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Epiroc wins large order in Chile for mine trucks
Epiroc AB – a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries – has secured a large order from Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA (Pucobre), a mining company in Chile, for an extensive fleet of underground...

New WatchGuard Research Reveals 171% Increase in Total Unique Malware as Attackers Defy Traditional Defences
GUEST RESEARCH: Other key findings show an increase in email-borne malware threats, a rise in unique and evasive endpoint threats, and a decline in ransomware—shifts shaped by the AI boom. WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in unified...

Andrés Velasco | Chile’s unhappy success
Let’s play a political parlour game. First question: Which developing country has, since 1990, consolidated a thriving liberal democracy, with free elections and a free press; almost trebled its real income per capita; sharply reduced its Gini...

Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. How plants build the microbiome they need to survive in a tough environment The...

Trump says he will impose 50 percent tariff on copper imports – Mining Engineering Online
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will announce a 50 percent tariff on copper later in the day, aiming to boost U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many consumer goods. Trump’s...

Science USA TODAY A comet from an entirely different solar system is flying through ours, NASA says
An interstellar tourist is taking a quick trip through our solar system, becoming one of just three known objects to ever do so, according to NASA. A comet from a solar system outside our own was first noticed on July 1 by a NASA telescope located...

Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts
A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas competitors by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the National Science Foundation (NSF), with unprecedented political interference at the agency jeopardizing the...

Chile Cuts Up To 70% Of Red Tape, Promises Streamlined Mining Approvals
Chile's Congress has passed a long-awaited mining regulation reform to cut permitting times drastically. The reform is expected to boost investor confidence in the world's top copper producer and second-largest lithium supplier. The legislation,...

Epiroc wins large order in Chile for mine trucks and digital solutions
Epiroc AB has won a large order from mining company Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA (Pucobre) in Chile for a significant fleet of underground mine trucks, as well as digital solutions. The equipment and solutions will strengthen Pucobre’s...

Chile’s Congress approves law to expedite investment project permits
The Chilean Congress has approved legislation to accelerate the permitting process for investment projects, a move that will significantly benefit the country’s mining industry and renewable energy sector. The new law, which awaits the president’s...
Astronomers spot an interstellar object zipping through our solar system
A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third celestial body from beyond our solar system ever to be...
New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and confirmed it was a comet from...

Science BGR Astronomers spotted a third ‘interstellar object’ streaking through our solar system
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. Astronomers have just confirmed the discovery of a rare visitor from beyond our solar system — a newly detected...

Melting glaciers could make volcanic eruptions more explosive, scientists warn
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China overtakes US to become world’s R&D research leader on the back Trump’s academic research cuts
China’s lead over the United States in global scientific output has leapt, as new data shows that the gap between the two powers has more than quadrupled in the space of a year, according to Nature’s 2025 index of research papers published in the...
Interstellar comet is only third known object to visit from beyond our solar system
Astronomers are rolling out a welcome mat for a newly identified visitor from beyond our solar system. The object — thought to be a comet — is only the third-ever confirmed interstellar visitor to pass through our cosmic neighborhood. Dubbed...

Scientists find new interstellar object racing through Solar System
Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System — only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. The visitor from the stars, designated 3I/Atlas,...
NIZE Intelligent Technology: innovative port development
Seatrade Maritime News talked to Steven Huang, General Manager of NIZE Intelligent Technology on intelligent port technology innovation and development. NIZE Intelligent Technology, the first technology-based-mixed-ownership enterprise newly...

Old photos help scientists predict ice shelf collapse and sea level rise
It started with a single ice shelf photo. On November 28, 1966, an American military plane flew over the Antarctic Peninsula, just south of Chile. A photographer onboard – likely from the U.S. Navy – snapped an image of the Wordie Ice Shelf. At...

Scientists spot mystery object believed to come from beyond solar system
It isn’t a bird, it isn’t a plane and it certainly isn’t Superman – but it does appear to be a visitor from beyond our solar system, according to astronomers who have discovered a new object hurtling through our cosmic neighbourhood. The object,...