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- 1Russian Drone Strike Hits Kyiv Academy of Sciences, One DeadβRussian Drones Strike Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences, Killing One
A Russian drone attack on Kyiv struck the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, killing one person, according to reports circulating widely on social media and news outlets. The strike adds to a series of overnight drone assaults on the Ukrainian capital. Commenters are expressing outrage over the targeting of a scientific institution and renewing calls for stronger air defences.
- 2Russia Strikes Ukraine's National Academy of SciencesβVideo: Russia Strikes Ukraineβs National Academy of Sciences
Russian forces struck Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, drawing widespread condemnation as attacks on the country's scientific and cultural institutions continue. The strike is the latest in a sustained campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure, and footage of the aftermath circulated widely. Officials say the damage underscores the ongoing threat to civilian and research facilities amid the war.
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New research reported by Science News suggests that magnetic fields may have played a key role in the formation of the solar system, potentially helping to trigger the collapse of the gas cloud that ultimately formed the sun and planets. The finding adds to debate over what set off the processes that shaped our cosmic neighbourhood billions of years ago.
- 4Anthropic opens biology lab beyond AI ambitionsβAnthropic's New Biology Lab Signals a Bigger Ambition Than Building AI
Anthropic has established a new biology lab, a move read as a signal that the company's ambitions now extend beyond building AI models. The lab suggests Anthropic intends to apply its technology directly to biological research, positioning the firm to compete in the sciences as well as in the AI industry, and drawing attention to how AI companies are expanding into wet-lab experimentation.
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Researchers report that artificial intelligence can distinguish aged stem cells from young ones, a step that could improve understanding of ageing and regenerative medicine. The finding, circulated via a science news release, suggests machine learning can detect subtle cellular differences linked to age. Details of the study and its methods remain limited in early coverage.
- 6Crown-shaped sulfur ring discovered in mammalian cellsβScientists spy a crown-shaped sulfur ring in mammalian cells
Scientists have identified a crown-shaped ring of sulfur atoms inside mammalian cells, a molecular structure previously not observed in living organisms. The finding, reported by Chemical & Engineering News, could reshape understanding of sulfur chemistry in biology and open new questions about how such unusual ring structures form and function within cells.
- 7UCSB Researchers Join Three NSF Quantum Leap Challenge InstitutesβUCSB researchers to collaborate in three of NSF's Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara will take part in three of the National Science Foundation's Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes, the university announced. The multi-institution institutes are part of the NSF's effort to advance quantum science and technology, and UCSB's involvement underscores its standing as a leading center for quantum research.
- 8Immigration policies push foreign researchers out of the U.S.βImmigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S.
A STAT News survey finds that recent U.S. immigration policy changes are prompting foreign-born scientists and researchers to leave the country. Respondents report visa uncertainty, residency obstacles and a harsher climate for international scholars, raising concerns that the exodus will weaken American science, hollow out research teams and push talent toward countries more welcoming to skilled migrants.
- 9Stanford study says the brain is two separate organsβThe human brain is two separate organs, study finds
A new Stanford study argues that the human brain is actually two separate organs working together, challenging the long-standing view of it as a single unified structure. The finding, covered by Stanford News, is drawing attention among science readers, with commenters debating what the split means for how we understand consciousness and brain function.
- 10Ξ²-Silicon effect enables new enantioconvergent couplings of Ξ±-silyl alcoholsβΞ²-Silicon effect enables direct HAT for enantioconvergent couplings of Ξ±-silyl alcohols [IMAGE]
Chemists report that the Ξ²-silicon effect enables direct hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) for enantioconvergent couplings of Ξ±-silyl alcohols. The finding offers a new route to chiral molecules from readily accessible silyl alcohol precursors, a development of interest to synthetic and medicinal chemistry researchers following its announcement via a science news release.