A nuclear bomb explodes at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1946, one of several U.S. test explosions.
Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
From cyber attacks to artificial intelligence, no business can ignore the role of technology. New research shows Australia’s boardrooms are missing key expertise.
Smoke rises in Abu Dhabi on March 1, 2026, after Iranian drone strikes around the city, including on data centers.
Ryan Lim/AFP via Getty Images
Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government services. And critical infrastructure is often targeted in war.
PlantNet is the brainchild of a consortium composed of four French research organisations (CIRAD, Inria, INRAE and IRD) and the Agropolis Foundation. It has recorded over 80,000 plant species and registers, on average, 100,000-700,000 new users per day and is available in 54 languages.
Plantnet.org
Pl@ntNet, the “shazam” for plants is a well-known app among the hiking community and nature enthusiasts, but not many know that it’s a precious resource for scientists.
In a landscape that can flip quickly from soaking up water to sending it downstream, small differences in how wet the wetlands are can be the difference between a manageable spring and a damaging flood.
(USFWS Mountain-Prairie)
In the Prairie Pothole Region, millions of wetlands fill, spill and connect in ways that defy prediction. Combining hydrology with AI offers a path forward.
Digital tools have transformed how violence is documented, allowing activists, journalists and families of victims to gather forensic evidence, yet legal systems still often sideline that grassroots knowledge.
(Unsplash)
The expansion of technologies has increased the documentation of violence. But it doesn’t always lead to justice since courts often exclude information gathered by families and communities.
The first basic income proposals were a reaction to the seizure of common fields by English landlords.
George Stubbs/The Yorck Project
Today’s basic income proponents say cash payments would be good for everyone. In the 1790s, the idea’s inventor argued something else: It was owed to everyone.
The Pacific has some of the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world. Smartphones, social media and AI deepfakes are where much of the abuse plays out.
Digital surveillance at borders in Africa is at an all time high.
Wikimedia Commons
New biometric and AI border systems in west Africa promise better security but may also undermine privacy, increase discrimination and limit free movement.
This small drone is using sonar, similar to bats’ echolocation, to navigate through a grove of trees.
Nitin Sanket
Inspired by bats, a new ultra-low-power sensing system enables tiny drones to navigate through darkness, smoke and dust, where cameras and other light-based sensors fail.
