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Jun 11, 2026

Trillions of Particles Push Codex Into Black Holes

Codex is being tested on black hole simulations, where AI-written science code must be verifiable—not just plausible.

7 min read

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Jun 3, 2026

World's Biggest Private Laser Bets on Fusion Payoff

Xcimer switched on Phoenix, the world’s largest private laser—but commercial fusion still needs a giant leap.

6 min read

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Jun 3, 2026

A Star May Have Destroyed Itself — SN 2023vbw Hints

SN 2023vbw may be a pair-instability supernova, a rare blast that destroys the star instead of leaving a remnant.

6 min read

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May 29, 2026

Lithium Exposes Red Dwarfs Eating Earth-Like Planets

Lithium in six red dwarfs suggests they swallowed rocky, Earth-like planets—not odd stellar chemistry.

7 min read

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May 27, 2026

Human Brains 'Alive' for 24 Hours? Reddit Erupts

Bexorg’s 24-hour post-mortem brain activity claim has turned drug testing into a fight over consent and consciousness.

7 min read

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May 25, 2026

20.81-Second Swim Exposes Enhanced Games' Drug Problem

Kristian Gkolomeev beat the 50m freestyle benchmark, but PEDs and secrecy made the Enhanced Games’ record claim impossible to crown.

8 min read

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May 25, 2026

2,864-Mile Mars Skim Hands NASA Psyche Its Big Test

NASA’s Psyche used a close Mars flyby to test instruments and grab images before its 2029 mission to 16 Psyche.

6 min read

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May 25, 2026

CAR-T HIV Therapy Lets Patients Ditch Daily Drugs for Months

A tiny CAR-T trial kept two HIV patients off daily drugs for up to 20 months, hinting at durable immune control—not a cure.

8 min read

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May 23, 2026

Stone-Age Tricks Still Rule Scientific Measurement

Modern instruments look complex, but their authority still comes from counting events or comparing signals to a trusted reference.

11 min read

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May 23, 2026

75% Loss Sends UK Hedgehogs Into AI's Satellite Hunt

Cambridge is using Tessera, satellites and AI to map UK hedgehog habitats after rural numbers plunged up to 75% since 2000.

9 min read

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May 22, 2026

CDC Vaccine Panel Grab by RFK Jr. Just Hit a Hard Wall

RFK Jr.’s withdrawn ACIP charter exposed a fight over whether vaccine policy stays expert-led or opens wider to anti-vaccine pressure.

11 min read

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May 19, 2026

How to Integrate Lab Management Systems with Bioinformatics

Seamless integration of ELN and LIMS with bioinformatics tools transforms multi-omics labs by boosting efficiency, compliance, and data workflow automation.

10 min read