Ocean Climate Monitoring: The U.S. National Science Foundation has started dismantling an ocean observing network years ahead of schedule, cutting long-term data on marine heat waves, hurricanes, fisheries, and climate shifts. Physical AI Push: Reka and Moonvalley are merging to accelerate “physical AI” models and infrastructure, adding researchers from major labs to build systems that simulate and act in the real world. AI + Physics Twist: A new cosmology study says transfer learning could speed up searches for new physics, but AI may miss truly novel signals by over-relying on what it already learned. Energy Transition Deal: Oil India and Canada’s PTRC signed a collaboration framework to advance CCUS, geothermal, clean energy tech, and startup-led innovation. Extreme Heat Alerts: Philippines local governments warned residents as heat indexes hit dangerous levels, urging hydration and heat-stroke precautions. Conservation Tech in Action: China’s Yellow River Delta is using camera + AI bird monitoring to boost wetland conservation and track migratory species. Geology & Mining: Sri Lanka revised its mineral policy after 27 years, aiming to stop exporting raw minerals and push local value addition. Field Robotics: A humanoid robot named Pemba reached the summit of Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano in harsh field conditions, testing legged robotics beyond lab settings.