“Q-Day” sounds like a cinematic moment when a machine suddenly breaks the internet. The practical risk is slower and already present. Organisations rely on
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A laser methanol test could make travel safer, but only if it reaches the places at risk
Methanol poisoning repeatedly turns ordinary travel and celebrations into medical emergencies. Contaminated alcohol may look and smell normal, while sympto
Harvesting water from air is promising, but it must pass the litres-and-energy test
The atmosphere contains an enormous amount of water, including above places where rivers and groundwater are scarce. New atmospheric water-harvesting mater
China’s reusable-rocket recovery is a space-economy signal
A rocket stage falling back toward Earth can look like a spectacular engineering image, but the real story is economic. If a launch system can recover and
Immigration New Zealand’s biometrics failure is a warning about invisible IT risk
RNZ reports that the Public Service Commissioner is investigating integrity issues after an independent report found major flaws in MBIE’s handling of an I