How education in Ukraine treads the line between preparedness and militarization

"I liked flying drones the most," 16-year-old Anna Alekseeva says. "We had simulators, and we could even fly them in the corridors between classes." Alekseeva is among the first students to finish ...
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Refueling the Mesh: What a Robotic Connector Off Virginia Tells Us About the Autonomous Fleet’s Missing Link

By Robbin Laird In August 2026, off Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, a Navy-industry team quietly ...

In 1988, diver Todd Barber watched a Cayman reef die, then invented hand-launched Reef Balls; his foundation’s modules now create habitat in over 70 countries

Todd Barber was diving around Grand Cayman when Hurricane Gilbert damaged the coral reef he had known since childhood. The experience led Barber and his father, Jerry, to look for a way to create ...