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VIDEO: 12,600-ton bridge slides over highway in England in an unprecedented HS2 operation, covering 165 meters at just 4 meters per hour while 450 people worked over the Christmas period to position the structure over the M42.

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At 3,500 meters below the Mediterranean, an underwater telescope with 800-meter strings and 200,000 sensors recorded the most energetic neutrino in history, a particle that traveled through 140 km of rock and water before lighting up a third of the detector in a blue flash that lasted less than a nanosecond.

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While the US Navy still relied for decades on the subsonic Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles for naval combat, the US Air Force reactivated the AGM-183A ARRW program on May 12, 2026, in an anti-ship version capable of making a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier disappear in minutes.

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At 3,500 meters below the Mediterranean, an underwater telescope with 800-meter strings and 200,000 sensors recorded the most energetic neutrino in history, a particle that traveled through 140 km of rock and water before lighting up a third of the detector in a blue flash that lasted less than a nanosecond.

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International report reignites concern in Brazil by linking extreme temperatures, the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, severe rainfall, and increasing risk for the elderly, children, and workers.

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VIDEO: 12,600-ton bridge slides over highway in England in an unprecedented HS2 operation, covering 165 meters at just 4 meters per hour while 450 people worked over the Christmas period to position the structure over the M42.

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While the US Navy still relied for decades on the subsonic Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles for naval combat, the US Air Force reactivated the AGM-183A ARRW program on May 12, 2026, in an anti-ship version capable of making a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier disappear in minutes.

Douglas Avila 20/05/2026 at 19:02

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While commercial hydrogen fuel cells do not exceed 80 degrees Celsius due to the requirement of liquid water in the membranes, researchers at Monash University on May 18 made an ultrathin graphene and boron nitride-based membrane operate at 250 degrees Celsius without needing water.

Douglas Avila 20/05/2026 at 18:32

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While Boeing and Lockheed invest billions in more efficient turbofan engines, Texas startup CycloKinetics unveils a synthetic liquid fuel that increases the range of aircraft, missiles, and rockets by 32 percent just by swapping the tank without changing the turbine.

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While Norway accumulated $1.7 trillion and Alaska distributes dividends to 700,000 citizens, the Milei government encourages 5 oil-producing provinces in Argentina to create sovereign funds with royalties from the Vaca Muerta oil boom and aims for $60 billion in annual revenue by 2030.

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While the rest of Brazil was still experiencing mild autumn temperatures, Pinheiro Machado in Rio Grande do Sul recorded the year’s lowest temperature on May 19, 2026, with minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, and São Paulo had the coldest afternoon of the year amid the 10th negative temperature of the month in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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While the US Navy still relied for decades on the subsonic Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles for naval combat, the US Air Force reactivated the AGM-183A ARRW program on May 12, 2026, in an anti-ship version capable of making a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier disappear in minutes.

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While commercial hydrogen fuel cells do not exceed 80 degrees Celsius due to the requirement of liquid water in the membranes, researchers at Monash University on May 18 made an ultrathin graphene and boron nitride-based membrane operate at 250 degrees Celsius without needing water.

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While Boeing and Lockheed invest billions in more efficient turbofan engines, Texas startup CycloKinetics unveils a synthetic liquid fuel that increases the range of aircraft, missiles, and rockets by 32 percent just by swapping the tank without changing the turbine.

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While Norway accumulated $1.7 trillion and Alaska distributes dividends to 700,000 citizens, the Milei government encourages 5 oil-producing provinces in Argentina to create sovereign funds with royalties from the Vaca Muerta oil boom and aims for $60 billion in annual revenue by 2030.

Douglas Avila 20/05/2026 at 17:32

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While the rest of Brazil was still experiencing mild autumn temperatures, Pinheiro Machado in Rio Grande do Sul recorded the year’s lowest temperature on May 19, 2026, with minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, and São Paulo had the coldest afternoon of the year amid the 10th negative temperature of the month in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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