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Russia plans nuclear power plant on the moon by 2036 as space powers race to build permanent bases Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2036 to supply energy for its lunar program and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, accelerating a new phase of competition over the earth’s only natural satellite. Roscosmos, the state space corporation, said it has signed a contract with aerospace firm Lavochkin Association to develop the project, which would support rovers, a lunar observatory and the…

The menace of climate change, civil strife, and growing resistance to conventional insecticides is paving the way for a concerning rise in disease cases. An entomologist is on the job, gathering mosquitoes along Butuji River in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, thanks to Tiksa Negeri from The New York Times for the visuals. Ethiopia is witnessing a dramatic spike in malaria infections, escalated by armed conflicts, climate change, and mosquitoes developing resistance to medications and insecticides — a setback for a nation that was…

Devastating floods have claimed the lives of at least 16 individuals in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with many more reported missing. The relentless torrential rains and landslides wreaked havoc, demolishing homes, obliterating roads, and damaging bridges throughout the heart of the country, according to officials. The town of Jablanica, located roughly 70 kilometers southwest of Sarajevo, where the unfortunate fatalities occurred, has become entirely isolated after both road and rail connections were severed. The extent of the…

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