AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMosquito control in France: After record chikungunya and dengue outbreaks, a Montpellier startup (Terratis) is scaling up a sterile-male mosquito program, aiming to produce millions of infertile males weekly to drive down Aedes albopictus populations. Space science: China’s Tianwen-2 has completed a key engine burn to rendezvous with the quasi-moon asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, setting up new surface mapping and future sampling plans. Urban cooling with plants: Vertical gardens are getting renewed attention as a practical way to cut building heat and boost city biodiversity, with Latin America adopting the idea on a huge scale. Connected TV shake-up: Fox is set to acquire Roku in a roughly $22B deal, betting that owning the streaming “pipes” matters as much as content. Public health and climate risk: Rising European temperatures are widening the threat range for tiger mosquitoes, pushing cities to adopt new prevention tech faster. Science of loneliness: Researchers are digging into the biological “cellular substrate” behind loneliness, using animal and human studies to understand social need. Reunion-relevant local history: A Réunion shipwreck letter tied to the Warren Hastings (1897) is headed to auction, adding another artifact to the island’s maritime record.
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