This lovely tree, native to Japan, blooms in June when many other trees are done for the year, making it a popular stop for butterflies, bees, and birds.

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data centers is predicted to explode over the next few years.

Two IDF officers and a civilian face indictments for smuggling contraband into Gaza using humanitarian aid trucks, part of a growing wartime smuggling investigation. Military and civilian prosecutors on Tuesday filed prosecutors’ declarations ahead of indictments against two IDF officers and a civilian suspected of exploiting humanitarian aid trucks to smuggle prohibited goods into the Gaza Strip for profit, in the latest in a growing wartime cluster of Gaza-smuggling cases.