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Category: Technology

‘Cheaper, More Humane’ Drones Emerge as Key Weapon in Mosquito Control from Poland to Africa
Technology

‘Cheaper, More Humane’ Drones Emerge as Key Weapon in Mosquito Control from Poland to Africa

August 27, 2025

In Ghana, Kenya, Japan, Poland and probably other countries as well, it’s now the mosquitos who fear the sound…

Bamboo Panels on World’s Longest Sea Crossing Withstand 6 Years of Sun and Typhoons–Still Solid as Ever
Technology

Bamboo Panels on World’s Longest Sea Crossing Withstand 6 Years of Sun and Typhoons–Still Solid as Ever

February 20, 2025

Six years after their installation on the world’s longest sea crossing, thousands of bamboo panels have withstood six years…

Living During the Dawn of Biohybrids—Robots Made from Designed to Work in Nature
Technology

Living During the Dawn of Biohybrids—Robots Made from Designed to Work in Nature

September 5, 2024

Recently, a series of innovations in robotics has seen motherboards replaced with fungal mycelium, metal chassis replaced with oat…

Fungal-Made Structures Could Be the Best Solution to House Humanity On Mars
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Fungal-Made Structures Could Be the Best Solution to House Humanity On Mars

October 17, 2022October 28, 2023

Story at a glance… Research into growing habitats on Mars with fungal mycelium is being funded by NASA. The…

“Out of the Shadows” Comes the First Congressional Hearings on UFOs—Everything You Need to Know
Technology

“Out of the Shadows” Comes the First Congressional Hearings on UFOs—Everything You Need to Know

May 18, 2022

PICTURED: A jet fighter passes by a strange spherical object—an example of UAP, or unidentified aerial phenomena, that was…

Small Town Sweden Reaches for the Sky Building the World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper
Technology

Small Town Sweden Reaches for the Sky Building the World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper

October 15, 2021

PICTURED: The Sara Cultural Center and Wood Hotel, Skellefteå, Sweden. PC: White Arkitekter. Released. Story at a glance… The…

From the UK Comes a “Cyber Seed” Which May Soon Allow Firms to “Grow” Their Own Technology
Technology

From the UK Comes a “Cyber Seed” Which May Soon Allow Firms to “Grow” Their Own Technology

June 24, 2021

PICTURED: Dr. Imelda Friel from Queen’s University Belfast works on the innovative cyber seed. PC: Queen’s U. Belfast. Released.…


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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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