VIENNA — In a sharp rebuke of recent hostilities targeting civilian infrastructure, the Philippines has issued a stern warning over a drone strike that hit a vital component of the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear energy network. Speaking at a Special Board of Governors Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on June 5, 2026, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Evangelina A. Bernas expressed Manila’s “deep concern” over the May 17 drone attack, which struck an electrical generator at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi. The attack,…

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The most ancient traveler ever observed in our cosmic neighborhood has just passed by — quietly, briefly, and carrying secrets older than Earth itself.Astronomers have confirmed that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is likely around seven billion years old, making it billions of years older than the Sun, the planets, and every grain of dust that would one day form our home world Its arrival in 2025 was fleeting. Its significance may last for decades. A Visitor From Before the Solar System Existed When the ATLAS sky survey in Chile spotted…

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When the sun rises over a city, it doesn’t just illuminate the skyline — it ignites it. Heat sinks into concrete, glass, and asphalt, turning dense urban districts into slow‑cooking ovens. Scientists call this the urban heat island effect, a phenomenon that makes cities significantly warmer than their rural surroundings. A City Built to Trap Heat At the heart of the problem is the very material that makes modern cities possible. Concrete, steel, and asphalt absorb enormous amounts of solar radiation during the day and release it only slowly at…

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For centuries, the number 13 has carried a reputation far larger than its simple arithmetic value. It is the world’s most famous unlucky number—a symbol whispered about in elevators without a 13th floor, in airlines that skip row 13, and in hotel corridors where room 13 mysteriously doesn’t exist. But is 13 truly a harbinger of misfortune, or is its dark aura nothing more than a story humans have told themselves for generations? A superstition older than most religions The fear of 13—known as triskaidekaphobia—has roots that stretch deep into…

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