Science & Tech

Massive Mouse Cell Atlas Finds Aging Follows Coordinated Patterns Across Organs

A 7-million-cell atlas across 21 mouse organs suggests aging is a synchronized, body-wide shift in cell types and DNA regulation—not random decay.

#aging, #genomics, #mice, #immunology, #epigenetics

SCIENCE

NASA Delays First Artemis Moon Landing to 2028, Turns Artemis III Into Earth-Orbit Test

NASA will push its first Artemis lunar landing to 2028, repurposing Artemis III into a 2027 Earth-orbit dress rehearsal amid safety, budget and China pressure.

#nasa, #artemis, #moon, #spaceflight, #spacex

HEALTH

Lilly’s daily GLP-1 pill beats Novo’s oral semaglutide in diabetes trial, but side effects drive more dropouts

A Phase 3 head-to-head study finds Lilly’s orforglipron lowered A1c and weight more than Rybelsus, with higher quit rates.

#diabetes, #glp1, #weightloss, #pharma, #clinicaltrials

SCIENCE

Rubin Observatory’s real-time sky alerts debut with 800,000 notifications in a night

Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first large-scale public test sent 800,000 rapid alerts, previewing a system built for millions nightly in LSST.

#astronomy, #rubinobservatory, #lsst, #space, #datastreams

SCIENCE

Warming Seafloors Are Quietly Draining Fish From Northern Seas, Major Study Finds

A 28-year analysis links seabed warming to steep fish biomass declines—and warns heatwave-driven booms can mislead fisheries quotas.

#climatechange, #fisheries, #oceanwarming, #marineheatwaves, #biodiversity

TECHNOLOGY

UK’s International AI Safety Report 2026 Shapes Debate Ahead of New Delhi Summit

A UK-led report chaired by Yoshua Bengio maps rising risks from frontier AI and scrutinizes voluntary safety “thresholds” as leaders meet in New Delhi.

#artificialintelligence, #aisafety, #regulation, #uk, #india

HEALTH

AMA and University of Minnesota Launch Independent Vaccine Review in Wake of CDC Panel Upheaval

The AMA and University of Minnesota will publish independent reviews of flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines, citing shaken trust in the CDC process.

#vaccines, #cdc, #ama, #publichealth, #covid19

TECHNOLOGY

Germany’s antitrust watchdog orders Amazon to halt price-control algorithms, hand over €59 million

Germany’s cartel office says Amazon abused dominance with opaque price caps on Amazon.de, ordering it to stop and disgorge €59 million as Amazon appeals.

#amazon, #antitrust, #germany, #marketplace, #algorithms

TECHNOLOGY

When AI Pitches the Scoop, the Fact-Check Still Wins

A newsroom tested seven AI-generated geopolitical “tips.” All collapsed under verification, highlighting why generative tools can’t replace reporting.

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #disinformation, #unitednations

SCIENCE

New ‘Spiny Dragon’ Fossil Preserves Dinosaur Skin Cells, Redrawing a Familiar Herbivore

A newly named iguanodontian from China preserves skin and hollow spikes in rare detail—down to cell-like structures—challenging views of dinosaur coverings.

#dinosaurs, #paleontology, #fossils, #china, #evolution

TECHNOLOGY

Spain’s Sánchez proposes under-16 social media ban and legal liability for tech bosses

Spain’s prime minister wants to bar under-16s from social media, mandate age checks and probe platforms—sparking backlash from Elon Musk.

#spain, #socialmedia, #childsafety, #agedverification, #digitallaw

HEALTH

Measles Surges Across the Americas as 2026 World Cup Nears

PAHO warns measles is spreading fast across the Americas as vaccination rates lag—raising stakes for Mexico, the U.S. and Canada ahead of 2026.

#measles, #vaccines, #paho, #worldcup2026, #publichealth

SCIENCE

Engineered CRISPR plasmid spreads through bacteria to erase antibiotic resistance — with an added off switch

UC San Diego scientists report a self-propagating CRISPR plasmid that moves through bacterial communities, deletes a resistance gene and can be reversed.

#crispr, #antibioticresistance, #microbiology, #biofilms, #genedrive

TECHNOLOGY