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A DSIT analysis praises Horizon Europe research for wider citations and ambitious projects reaching fruition, as metrics demand their own funding stream.
UKRI’s £38.6 billion four year allocation funds targeted research, business growth and curiosity, while the foundations wait beneath the buckets.
Britain’s first Frontier AI Trends Report tests advanced systems, putting evidence between AI panic, corporate prophecy and PowerPoint.
A £100,000 Germany youth sport exchange gives diplomacy a football, a minibus and one more appeal against the referee.
NASA’s TRACERS space mission studies magnetic reconnection around Earth, giving the Sun another reason to avoid answering emails.
NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle gets serious scientific equipment for exploring the Moon, while the Moon prepares an extremely detailed equipment inventory.
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory arrives in Florida before a million mile mission to study Earth’s outer atmosphere.
A bright Baltic Sea bloom leaves a satellite unable to identify every microscopic culprit, while experts resist the lure of instant certainty.
A summer Barents Sea bloom near Bear Island triggers a fictional Arctic authority’s doomed attempt to issue a parking permit.
A rail fare freeze promises stable regulated fares while Britain’s railway administration attempts to process the good news.
NASA’s Terra satellite kept four instruments producing science data after 25 years, making retirement an awkward discussion for everyone involved.
A Gulf of Maine bloom turns the sea vivid blue and green, leaving microscopic plankton to deny they hired an ocean stylist.
