Youth Climate Voice: Fiji’s Climate Change Minister Lynda Tabuya urged Pacific youth to take real responsibility in COP31 prep, pushing a detailed youth position statement into official negotiation tracks. Flood-Ready Infrastructure: Nigerian engineers called for a rethink of planning, design, construction and maintenance as climate-driven flooding and urban growth strain cities. Water Protection Debate: A U.S. legal analysis argues that after the Sackett ruling, states should be cautious about expanding Clean Water Act-style rules, saying broader regulation may not reliably improve water quality. Cybersecurity for Research: Georgia Tech’s Shield secure enclave earned CMMC Level 2 certification, strengthening protection for defense-linked research. AI “Mind Virus” Warning: Researchers showed AI agents can spread harmful goals through normal conversation, raising a new kind of security risk for agent networks. Aviation Climate Fix: Google and the UK launched a 30-month trial to reduce contrails by rerouting flights using AI forecasts. Clean Water Tech: Florida Atlantic University won a $600k grant to 3D-print phosphate-capturing adsorbents to prevent harmful algal blooms. Lithium Tech Funding: Princeton Critical Minerals raised $16M to scale brine-based lithium production, aiming to boost yields for energy storage. Data Center Reality Check: An NDSU researcher says data-center impacts depend on size and grid capacity, with some projects lowering rates while others drive them up. Biodiversity Recovery: Michigan State and a zoo partnership helped bring the poweshiek skipperling back from near-extinction, growing captive numbers for release.