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Zelensky’s former top aide Andriy Yermak remanded in Ukraine corruption probe Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky’s former top aide Andriy Yermak remanded in Ukraine corruption probe

A Kyiv court on Thursday detained a powerful former aide of President Volodymyr Zelensky – Andriy Yermak – on allegations of corruption in a high-profile graft probe that has roiled Ukraine. Yermak served as Zelensky's right-hand-man during most of Russia's invasion until his resignation in November when he was linked to…
bubmag
May 14, 2026
‘Extreme’ crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen Nukes

‘Extreme’ crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen

On a dark July morning in 1945, U.S. scientists and military personnel detonated the world's first nuclear bomb in a remote area of New Mexico. The blast unleashed the energy equivalent of 25,000 tons of TNT, completely vaporizing the bomb's drop tower and reducing the desert sand within a 1,000-foot…
bubmag
May 14, 2026
What the rise of natural gas-powered data centers means for emission-reduction pledges Google

What the rise of natural gas-powered data centers means for emission-reduction pledges

The tech sector’s rush to guarantee electricity for giant new data centers optimized for artificial intelligence is pushing Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech infrastructure providers to consider dedicated power sources that are “behind the meter,” bypassing long grid connection times. Those arrangements — along with the sector’s growing reliance…
bubmag
May 14, 2026
Hidden Warm Water Beneath Antarctica Could Rapidly Raise Global Sea Levels Antarctica

Hidden Warm Water Beneath Antarctica Could Rapidly Raise Global Sea Levels

Scientists have uncovered a hidden process beneath Antarctica that could make future sea level rise much worse than expected. Credit: Shutterstock Hidden warm-water traps beneath Antarctica may be melting the continent’s ice far faster than scientists realized. Global sea levels could rise faster than scientists once predicted, according to new…
bubmag
May 14, 2026
Kyiv Court Orders Former Zelenskyy Adviser Yermak Jailed On $3 Million Bail Volodymyr Zelensky

Kyiv Court Orders Former Zelenskyy Adviser Yermak Jailed On $3 Million Bail

KYIV -- A Ukrainian court ordered Andriy Yermak jailed as part of a luxury real estate scandal, setting bail at over $3 million for the man who was once President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's most influential adviser. It wasn't immediately clear whether Yermak, Zelenskyy's chief of staff from 2020-25, would be able…
bubmag
May 14, 2026