Fat squirrels, rowdy bears and burned-out rangers: How Trump policies are scrambling America’s national parks

Fat squirrels, rowdy bears and burned-out rangers: How Trump policies are scrambling America’s national parks

As a backcountry ranger at a national park, Sam built a career doing work that many visitors never see: patrolling trails, checking campsites and educating hikers on how to keep themselves and the park safe. Sam had never been asked to collect entry fees — until this year. Now, Sam works overtime each week at … Read more

French National Quantum Update: July 2026

French National Quantum Update: July 2026

Executive Summary France’s quantum ecosystem continued to expand in July 2026 through a combination of government oversight, industrial scaling, international partnerships and commercial growth, even as policymakers acknowledged intensifying global competition. The French Court of Auditors concluded that the country’s National Quantum Strategy has been well managed but warned that the international landscape has evolved … Read more

Pusan National University Researchers Have Developed a Hybrid Quantum Network with Indistinguishable Quantum Sources

Pusan National University Researchers Have Developed a Hybrid Quantum Network with Indistinguishable Quantum Sources

Insider Brief Researchers from Pusan National University and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated photon interference between two different quantum light sources, a cesium atomic ensemble and a semiconductor quantum dot. The experiment produced indistinguishable photons from separate quantum systems and achieved Hong–Ou–Mandel interference with a visibility of 0.65 ± 0.14 without spectral … Read more