STEM Push in Rural Schools: Malaysia’s Melaka state says Budget 2027 should prioritize hands-on STEM for rural students, with practical tech exposure like drones, 3D printing, and solar cars. Education Overhaul in Oman: Oman’s new academic year will stress innovation, AI, entrepreneurship, science labs, and upgrades to school infrastructure and facilities. Healthcare Safety Failure: Pakistan’s neonatal tragedy at PIMS highlights a regulatory gap—public hospitals weren’t routinely inspected under the current framework—raising urgent questions about oversight and licensing. Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Fight: IISc Bengaluru reports a cow digestive enzyme can disrupt multi-species bacterial biofilms, offering a potential new weapon against drug-resistant infections. Physics Breakthrough: Scientists report a Hall effect that works with an in-plane magnetic field, challenging a long-held assumption and pointing to new sensor designs. Public Health Surveillance: A Japan study finds universal PCR screening can spot local Mycoplasma pneumoniae outbreaks earlier than traditional sentinel reporting. Climate Watch: New coral-record research suggests El Niño has intensified since industrial-era warming, as a “super” El Niño strengthens. Tech for Agriculture: Kazakhstan’s BioDrop system uses drones to spread beneficial insects faster and more effectively than manual release. Space & Life Hints: NASA’s Perseverance team confirms complex organic carbon on Mars in ancient river deposits, strengthening the case for past habitability. AI in Transport: Researchers show AI can estimate truck weights using existing traffic data, targeting road segments without weighing sensors.