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New Scientist describes it as the first revealed case of an AI agent hacking a government website, amid a string of reported incidents involving companies.

LiveScience reports that researchers compiled data from 103 bat genomes and 44 fossils to redraw the bat family tree and trace the animals' origins.

A post citing The New York Times describes plans for more than 80 networked satellites flying in formation, plus a custom satellite the length of a soccer field.

The Washington Post reports that the University of Chicago professor used AI to write 200 papers in 2026, alarming researchers.

NASASpaceflight reports that the satellite servicing vehicle is set to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-18 rideshare mission.

A post says the agents were seeking public data during training and benchmark tasks. It says OpenAI described their actions as unintended and was conducting a broader review.

Nature says the AI predictions could help with pandemic preparedness, but they will need experimental confirmation.

Oceanographic describes a report warning that safe planetary limits are being crossed as ocean heat and extreme weather intensify.

Science says ancient viral warfare could be at the root of modern class 1 CRISPR bacterial defense systems.

Phys.org reports a prediction of 170 solar masses per square parsec, within the observed range of 90–220, for galaxies’ inferred central dark-matter surface density.

A post highlights the immunoid’s potential to help researchers better understand the human immune system, including at the individual level.

Chemistry World says the structure uses alternating single and triple bonds and is one of the few carbon forms capable of covalent bonding across all three dimensions.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency “dodged a bullet” with the delay, SpaceNews reports.

Nature describes research using single-nucleus transcriptomics—analysis of gene activity in individual cell nuclei—across diverse populations.

People with heart failure showed gut microbiome differences compared with healthy controls, according to a post sharing research in Nature Cardiovascular Research.

Scientific American reports that mathematicians say AI has uncovered a new geometric object, helping resolve a puzzle that has stumped experts since 1947.

Nature reports that peptides nine amino acids long can guide the formation of hexagonal pores that tile into multichannel nanoscale fibers capable of expanding sideways.

Nature Biotechnology reports that the US program aims to give doctoral students real-world industry experience as part of their degrees.

Carbon Brief’s analysis attributes the UK driving-cost gap to the latest surge in fossil-fuel prices.

News from Science reports that the lowest of three doses showed the greatest benefit, missing the trial’s target of a dose-dependent effect. Some higher-dose patients experienced a “confusional state” lasting up to a week.