Space & Health Monitoring: Copernicus Sentinel-3C and ESA’s FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) launched from French Guiana on a Vega-C rocket, with Sentinel-3C set to track sea and land temperatures, ocean color, wildfires, droughts, vegetation health, harmful algal blooms, and coastal water quality—data that can support disaster response, agriculture, and safer seafood. Plant Stress & Climate: FLEX will measure faint plant fluorescence from space to show how efficiently vegetation is photosynthesizing and how heat and other stresses affect plant health, feeding into better carbon-cycle and ecosystem models. Amazon Health Link: A new analysis warns malaria is rebounding in the Amazon not just from health-system gaps, but from deforestation and land-use failures that raise mosquito risk, especially in Indigenous territories. Environment Policy Pressure: Experts caution that a rightward shift across Amazon countries could expand mining and agribusiness, threatening conservation efforts that help protect both ecosystems and public health. Wildlife & Conservation: Scientists report a newly named tiger cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, highlighting how genetics can uncover hidden biodiversity and improve conservation planning.