Science

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.

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.

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

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

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.

NewsMobile reports that Anthropic says Claude helped identify a system called ART in bacteria-infecting viruses. Its DNA repeats resemble those in CRISPR, but its function remains unknown.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

STAT reports, citing state officials, that four unvaccinated people died from measles in Pennsylvania in the weeks leading up to September 24, 2026.

Quanta Magazine reports that the compound helps comb jellies withstand the extreme pressure of the deep ocean—and may play a different role in human brains.