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The first electronic surrender was during Gulf War 1 and now the machines are taking prisoners and territory.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-latest-putin-troops-surrender-military-robot-first-time-11825010 …

Putin's Troops Surrender Position To Robots For First Time: Zelensky 
Volodymyr Zelensky has said that robotic systems have carried out more than 22,000 missions on the front line in just three months, saving thousands of lives.

New research reveals repeated flooding is altering Florida freshwater resources #florida

New research reveals repeated flooding is altering Florida freshwater resources
Heavy rains causing repeated river flood intrusions into Florida's freshwater springs are changing the function of the clear natural resource. Findings from University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers Paul Donsky and Matt Cohen reveal that these intrusions can cause flow reversal, worsening already present problems.

Mailbag: Use first-round pick to get a veteran? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-use-first-round-pick-to-get-a-veteran

"Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves $3.75 in wildfire damages, study finds"
#Wildlife #Environment #FossilFuels

Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves $3.75 in wildfire damages, study finds
Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, of nearly 300 fires in the western United States. The study estimated that the treatments, such as forest thinning and prescribed burns, prevented $2.8 billion in losses, reduced wildfire spread and fire severity.

History of #Minnesota: forests, fires, policy
"The Past, Present, and Future of Forest Fires" by Hayden L. Nelson
https://niche-canada.org/2026/06/13/th

The Past, Present, and Future of Forest Fires
Upfront costs–in research, in personnel, and in deployment–are essential for fire prevention. Yet today, as in the early twentieth century, the federal government, despite possessing knowledge indicating the opposite, would rather spend money in disaster relief than in disaster prevention.

"We’re delighted to announce the first #GalaxyZoo workflow to include images from the NSF-DOE Vera C #Rubin Observatory, using #galaxies drawn from its first Data Preview": https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2026/05/12/a-first-galaxy-zoorubin-project/ - "[t]he new workflow went live on the site just now, but with only 10,359 subjects it won’t stick around for long, so do jump in and get classifying."

Anthropic says its $20M donation to Public First Action can't be "used to influence federal elections" and is to educate the public on AI policy (Veronica Irwin/Transformer)
https://www.transformernews.ai/p/anthropic-su…

Anthropic’s donations can’t be used to influence elections — despite what everyone thought
The company's money isn’t allowed to be used in the midterm battles. Without it, pro-safety candidates may be even more outgunned than expected

"Climate change could erase most South American cloud forests, study warns"
#SouthAmerica #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change could erase most South American cloud forests, study warns
Up in the misty mountains, teems a kaleidoscope of life: trees drip with epiphytes, hummingbirds sip from bright blossoms, and rare creatures occupy every nook in the cloud forests, which scientists have likened to terrestrial coral reefs. But a new study warns that climate change could strip away the conditions that make cloud forests possible, […]

Despite oil spills in Nigeria’s mangrove forests, Shell continued operations, documents show https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/despite-oil-spills-in-nigerias-mangrove-forests-shell-continued-operations-documents-show/

Despite oil spills in Nigeria's mangrove forests, Shell continued operations, documents show
Global oil giant Shell continued operating a compromised pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta despite knowing it posed a pollution risk in the surrounding coastal wetland environment, newly disclosed internal company communications reveal. The emails and memos, reviewed by Mongabay, show senior leadership knew of the poor conditions of the 97-kilometer (60-mile) Nembe Creek Trunk Line […]