The Spanish Minister of State has issued an order to the Guardia Civil (Police National) and the Policia Nacional that allows the consumption of drugs inside a parked car.  The order has caused discomfort and confusion among the officers who have to deal with this kind of intervention every day in Spain. According to the ruling, consuming drugs in a …

Robots walk into the fire to save humans when they can’t. Credit: Canva In a country routinely at war, Ukraine’s latest firefighting weapon is not a ladder or a water hose—it’s a robot. TAF AirCore35-C was developed by Italian engineers. EmiControls, was deployed this year—not in peacetime cities but as a frontline in an industrial war zone. It’s not working …

Certain foods and everyday products, like ripe fruit or mouthwash, could lead to a false positive in a breathalyser test — even if no alcohol was consumed. Credit : LightField Studios / Shutterstock A surprising number of everyday foods and products — including a fruit you’ve probably eaten recently — could trigger a false positive at a roadside breath test. …