Monsoon Mayhem in the Philippines: Heavy habagat rains are disrupting the Ber-to-Amihan shift, with PAGASA issuing yellow rainfall warnings for parts of Luzon and advisories prompting Metro Manila and nearby provinces to move to alternative work and learning setups, including a House of Representatives work-from-home shift. Coral Conservation Under Heat Stress: Florida scientists are racing to find heat-resistant coral as a record marine heat wave left key species functionally extinct, while restoration teams keep planting corals to rebuild reef resilience. Education Scores, Real-Life Constraints: New PISA results show global learning declines, and critics say rankings miss poverty’s impact—plus Scotland and other regions are promising curriculum reforms after weaker math and reading outcomes. AI in the Classroom, With Guardrails: A new EGO pilot in St Maarten will blend AI, digital literacy, robotics, filmmaking, and social-emotional learning. Nuclear + Data Centers: West Virginia’s nuclear “lifecycle campuses” pitch includes spent-fuel handling and aims to support energy-hungry AI data centers—raising tough community questions. Space Science Update: UK astronomers used a new telescope instrument to study interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, suggesting it formed in extremely cold outer regions. Invasive Species Management: New Guam brown tree snake research finds multi-year removal can slow population growth over time.