Malta’s Tuna & Sea Urchins: Malta’s tuna ranching sector faces fresh scrutiny over environmental impacts, while a two-year moratorium on collecting sea urchins (rizzi) kicks in as near-extinction threatens the marine ecosystem; a restocking programme is now underway. Plastics Clarity: A debate on “biodegradable” bags highlights why oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastics are not the same, with the distinction tied to whether materials fragment or truly break down. AI in Education: Malta’s education stakeholders weigh how AI can personalise learning and ease teacher workload, while stressing ethics, privacy, bias and the risk of widening digital inequality. Planning Authority Pushback: A new critique argues the latest planning-law consultation is cosmetic and fails to tackle environmental damage and over-development at the heart of the issue. Health Drug Warning: Malta is seeing demand for unlicensed retatrutide via social media, prompting public health warnings about falsified or unsafe products. Comino Nature Mitigation: ERA says a Comino hotel project must trigger planting 540 indigenous trees after protected vegetation removal, as the permit faces court appeal. Fraud & AI Scams: Bank of Valletta runs a fraud-prevention webinar for businesses, warning that AI is making scams more sophisticated and urging stronger user vigilance. R&D Funding Snapshot: Eurostat data shows EU public R&D budgets up to €130.2bn in 2025, but Malta remains among the lowest per inhabitant. UN Youth Delegate: Julianne Vella is appointed Malta’s new UN Youth Delegate for the next two years. Pharma Collaboration: Gedeon Richter expands its partnership with Malta’s Adalvo to develop tirzepatide-based therapies, with USFDA review steps already underway.