Sonia Ramirez

A Portuguese Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon on static display in a public square in Viana do Castelo during the 74th-anniversary celebrations.

A Portuguese air force F-16 now sits in the middle of Viana, and the reason goes back 74 years

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July 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Removable solar panels installed precisely in the center of an active Swiss railway track, demonstrating a new way to harvest energy.

Switzerland laid the world’s first removable solar plant between its train tracks, and the early results are turning heads abroad

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July 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Concept visualization of the French ASN4G hypersonic cruise missile integrated with a Dassault Rafale F5 fighter jet.

France is building a hypersonic nuclear missile for its fighter jets, betting on raw speed over stealth: why that choice matters

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July 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A digital rendering of the DragonFire high-energy laser system mounted on the deck of a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer.

The UK is shrinking its DragonFire laser to arm a Type 45 destroyer by 2027, becoming the first NATO nation to fire one at sea

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July 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Solar panels installed as a canopy over a section of an irrigation canal in California's Central Valley as part of the Project Nexus pilot program.

California roofed its irrigation canals with solar panels, and covering all 4,000 miles could save billions of gallons of water

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July 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
An aerial view of the massive construction pit for Unit 6 at the Paks II nuclear power plant, highlighting the scale of the earthworks.

Hungary dug a hole deep enough to bury a seven-story building, all to hold one 330-ton steel reactor vessel

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July 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A historic photograph of British and German warships exchanging fire during the 1916 Battle of Jutland.

To trap a few English ships, Germany’s fleet pushed into the Skagerrak in 1916 and triggered one of history’s biggest sea battles

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July 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A sonar scan image of the USS Herring (SS-233) resting upright on the seafloor near Matsuwa Island.

After 82 years, a sunken WWII submarine with Minnesotans aboard is identified: the USS Herring lost in 1944

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July 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The F111 Bonifaz, the first F-110 class frigate, being prepared for its 2028 delivery at Navantia’s shipyard in Ferrol.

Spain commits billions to its biggest naval renewal in decades: 37 warships and four S-80 submarines

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July 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A nearly intact WWII StuG III assault gun being unearthed by workers at the Nordholz naval air base in Germany.

Workers digging at a German naval airfield uncovered a nearly intact WWII assault gun: the buried Sturmgeschütz III shocked everyone

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July 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A vertical view of the La Ruche tiny house, showing its compact, two-story wooden design intended for garden studio use.

This skyscraper-style tiny house sleeps two in a footprint smaller than you’d think: how it stacks rooms instead of spreading out

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July 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A view of the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, now modernized to accommodate double-stack intermodal freight trains.

For 130 years, a Baltimore tunnel was too short for double-stacked trains, and hundreds of millions of dollars just changed that

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July 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A 3D architectural rendering showing a coastal ship entering the entrance of the Stad Ship Tunnel carved into the Stad Peninsula.

Norway is building the world’s first ship tunnel, boring 1 mile through solid rock to link two fjords: work starts in 2027

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July 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A conceptual view of the Last Chance Grade area, showing the treacherous cliffside coastal road that the new tunnel bypass aims to replace.

California is digging a $2.5 billion tunnel under Highway 101, and at 6,000 feet it would set a state record

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July 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
An aerial view of a Canadian nuclear power facility, highlighting the scale of reactor infrastructure needed for the grid expansion.

Canada wants up to 10 new nuclear reactors in 15 years, betting on an old design to reshape its grid

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July 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
An aerial view of the Callao Naval Base and surrounding commercial port facilities, highlighting the strategic maritime logistics hub in Peru.

The US will spend 1 billion dollars on a new naval base in Latin America: why it could redraw the region’s balance

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July 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An artist's concept of a long-range missile launch, representing the Air Force's move toward networked "kill web" air superiority.

The US just answered China with the world’s longest-ranged air-to-air missile, and its reach changes the math in the sky

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July 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber flying over the Arctic, closely shadowed by a Norwegian F-35 fighter jet.

Russia sent Tu-160 strategic bombers escorted by MiG-31s on Arctic patrols, and the message behind the route the Aerospace Forces chose is unmistakable

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July 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A modular underwater data center submerged off the coast, utilizing offshore wind energy and natural seawater cooling for AI servers.

China just switched on the first underwater data center, cooling servers with the ocean to slash energy use, and coastal cities like Cartagena could be next

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July 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Federal agents and local law enforcement monitor airspace near the FIFA World Cup fan festival in downtown Miami to enforce no-fly zones.

The FBI and Homeland Security visited two Miami creators after a drone flight over a FIFA no-fly zone

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July 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM