Google says its prototype satellite, developed with Planet, will test how its Tensor Processing Units handle launch stresses, radiation and temperature extremes.
A post claims Japanese scientists used CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome for the first time. Another goes further, claiming the work creates the ability to cure Down syndrome.
STAT reports on the planned research in a Q&A with project leader Russell Shilling.
SpaceNews reports that the effort to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft has officially ended.
A post shares a video it describes as a deep dive into the removal, praising the change as an example of Elon Musk’s “The best part is no part” mantra.
NASA says San Marino signed the accords at a ceremony in Rimini, committing to safe and sustainable space exploration.
Anthropic says Claude worked largely unsupervised for days, using established methods at a total cost of a few thousand dollars. It says physicist Lance Dixon independently verified the result.
STAT reports that the sublicensing agreements were signed with an eye toward pandemic preparedness.
A post frames the claim as “bad news” for longevity strategies based on continuously replacing organs with young ones.
The treatment, called Onswik, offers an alternative to daily long-acting insulin injections, STAT reports.
C5R says AI designs, executes and observes experiments across biology, chemistry and materials science. It also introduced SciUniverse, a benchmark it says measures AI’s ability to do real-world scientific research.
The International Space Station’s account announced the decision after a September 25, 2026 Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NIH says the findings could help identify new, more precise depression treatments in the future, but more research is needed.
Science reports that a new Science Advances study links the crisis, which produced 232 casualties, to a compounding breakdown of the forest’s food supply.
A Nature investigation reports that a network of organizations has been building its ranks through deceptive practices.
A September 25, 2026, post describes another crane on the skyline and steel staged for the Project Horizon building, with the GS2 test area well underway.
Nature reports that collective escape in Danionella cerebrum arises from detecting other fish’s rapid, biologically realistic movements.
Phys.org reports that the vibrations arise from different wave equations—and that a string-inspired correction splits their otherwise matching tones.
Nature says understanding why some people see no benefit from anti-obesity medications could lead to new therapies and personalized weight-loss regimens.
