Top News – Science
Press review · Monday, 26 October 2026
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interestingengineering.com
Atomic-6 space armor makes orbital debut after hypervelocity impact trials
Atomic-6's lightweight space armor has reached orbit for the first time, promising better protection from deadly debris.
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nypost.com
Super El Niño forces dramatic color shift in the Pacific — as record-breaking temperatures threaten marine life
Satellite images from NASA show that over the past year, the water color around the equatorial band of the Pacific has changed dramatically from verdant green to Cerulean blue.
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Scientists keep five quantum bits accurate while running them all at once
Researchers have demonstrated a way to operate five silicon-based qubits simultaneously through a single microwave control line, maintaining operation accuracy at or above 99.9%.
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theguardian.com
EPA quietly backtracks on claims US has phased out toxic Pfas compounds
Agency changes wording on website as Texas-based chemical firm continues manufacture of plastic containers
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The problem with telling people the world is ending
In the face of terrible crises, it can feel right to shock people into action. But what if that has the opposite effect?
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Margaret Hamilton obituary
Pioneering software engineer whose work was critical to the Apollo moon landings
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yahoo.com
Harvard study finds a single gene extended median lifespan by 14%
Increasing the RNA-processing factor SRSF1 shifted aged human skin cells toward younger molecular profiles while preserving fibroblast identity. In a study of 19 aged female mice, regulated SRSF1 expr...
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abc7news.com
El Niño Effect: How climate pattern could reshape California's winter
California could feel significant impacts from the return of El Niño, a climate pattern linked to some of the state's most memorable winter storms.
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foxweather.com
Archaeologists in Türkiye may have found the world’s oldest shipwreck
Archaeologists in Türkiye have discovered what may be the world’s oldest known shipwreck, with artifacts dating back nearly 5,000 years.
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How an accelerating Earth led experts to adopt the leap hour
International delegates agree leap second no longer tenable, but first leap hour not likely to happen for thousands of years
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calmatters.org
California’s riskiest dams are closer to big cities than you think
California has never penalized a dam owner for violating safety requirements, even as 57 dams sit in poor condition.
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laist.com
LA County red flag warning starts Thursday for ‘extreme fire risk’ potential
The warning is happening because of a combination of strong Santa Ana winds, low humidity and dry brush in the region.
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ynetnews.com
Big dogs age faster, die younger than smaller breeds. Scientists may have discovered why
A large-scale study reveals how 'jumping genes' may explain why bigger dogs age faster and die younger than smaller breeds; Researchers also found sex-based differences in aging, with potential implications for understanding human longevity
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arstechnica.com
Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins
AI design tools make proteins that break bonds that are stable for hundreds of years.
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independent.co.uk
Hunt for Amelia Earhart’s plane enters critical phase
Purdue University researchers will spend nights away from the search site because of the three-foot-wide, 9lb coconut crabs
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nationalgeographic.com
As Lake Powell Dries Up, Mud Threatens Its Future
Lake Powell’s retreat is revealing a lost world covered in deep piles of sedimentary sludge. A group of adventurers and scientists are teaming up to explore its resurrected canyons, and reveal the fate of this critical reservoir.
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zmescience.com
AI Designs Computer Chips We Can't Understand — But They Seem to Work Really Well
Can we trust systems we don’t fully understand?
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SoCal beach towns walloped by waves from Tropical Storm Rachel
From Newport Beach to Malibu, residents are surveying damage to their homes after high tides and waves inundated coastal communities.
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A 1960 study predicted the world will end next month. Here’s why
‘Our great-great-grandchildren will not starve,’ acclaimed physicist wrote, ‘they will be squeezed to death’
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AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.
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pbs.org
What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
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motherjones.com
Burned cattle, drought, smoke-choked pastures—and the SCOTUS case to make Exxon and Suncor pay
“Government can’t fix everything, but it's the tool we have to hold the private sector accountable.”
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outsideonline.com
Wyoming Officials Say Playing an MLB Game in Grand Teton Is an Error
Would a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park be a home run? A growing chorus of Republicans and Democrats in Wyoming have balked at the idea.
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It’s going to be a really hot October — and it’s going to last awhile
Forecasters say high temperatures are expected to last at least a week or longer.
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space.com
Record breaker! SpaceX Crew-13 astronauts dock at ISS less than 8 hours after launch in fastest American flight ever (video)
Crew-13 made the fastest-ever trip to the ISS by an American spacecraft.
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SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launching secret US spy mission tonight: Watch it live
The NROL-97 mission is scheduled to launch tonight (Oct. 1) at 11:53 a.m. ET.
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Liftoff! SpaceX launches Crew-13 astronauts on fastest Dragon trip to International Space Station yet (video)
Crew-13 lifted off more than two weeks later than expected.
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As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry
The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch.
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What time will SpaceX launch Crew-13 astronauts for NASA today? How to watch live (full timeline)
SpaceX's Crew-13 astronaut launch to the International Space Station will be an 8-hour flight. Here's what to know.
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Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
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m.economictimes.com
AI could pose existential risk to humans: Anthropic
Anthropic has indicated that its upcoming IPO will include warnings about potential catastrophic risks of advanced AI technology. This warning is unusually severe as companies typically do not mention extinction risks to investors. The company emphasised both the benefits and dangers associated with powerful AI models which could exhibit harmful behaviors. Recent incidents involving other AI systems have highlighted the importance of addressing safety concerns.
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futurism.com
SpaceX Preparing for Most Important Launch in Company History on Monday
On Monday, SpaceX is planning to launch its fourteenth Starship test flight, a key test of its super heavy launch platform.
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tpr.org
Gov. Greg Abbott declares statewide disaster proclamation over diesel shortages
The governor is allowing the used of dyed diesel on roads. Diesel prices reached a record high last week, seven months into the U.S.’s war with Iran.
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Scientists Alarmed by "Kelvin Wave" That Could Raise California Ocean Level by a Whole Foot
A massive surge of water is heading for California, as sea levels in Ecuador rise as much as 17 inches above average.
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alaskapublic.org
Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ
Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.
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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures
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Starship just reached orbit for the 1st time. What's next for the SpaceX megarocket?
Starship still has some work to do before it's fully up and running.
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Wow! Watch SpaceX's Starship megarocket deploy satellites into orbit for 1st time ever (photos, video)
Construction of the Starlink V3 satellite megaconstellation is officially underway.
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Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation
We couldn't provide detailed pricing to the CLD suppliers."
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usatoday.com
Supreme Court to consider Boulder wildfire climate-change lawsuit
After devastating 2021 wildfire, the Supreme Court is considering whether Boulder can sue fossil fuel companies for contributing to climate change.
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SpaceX's Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks
Starship had already flown 99 percent of the way to low-Earth orbit. Monday's flight added the last bit.
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SpaceX launches Starship into orbit for 1st time — largest rocket ever built notches key milestone on dramatic Flight 14 test
Starship has gone where it has never gone before.
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nbcnews.com
SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into orbit for the first time
Elon Musk’s rocket company aims for Starship to circle the globe six times over almost 10 hours before a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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Bangkok declared a ‘disaster zone’ after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction
Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big Island
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indiatoday.in
How China is training Pakistani pilots to work and live on Chinese space station
China is training two Pakistani pilots for a planned Tiangong mission. The flight would make one of them Pakistan's first astronaut and Tiangong's first foreign visitor.
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live
Liftoff is scheduled for Monday (Sept. 28) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT).
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mashable.com
SpaceX's Starship is about to attempt a 10-hour spaceflight: Watch live.
Getting to space was the easy part.
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A mysterious organ in the sperm whale's head gives it the power to sink ships
A survivor of the shipwreck that inspired the novel Moby Dick had a theory about how a sperm whale could destroy a vessel many times its size – 200 years later, he's been proved right.
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tech.yahoo.com
Team Of 37,000 AI Agents Discovered a Promising Lung-Cancer Drug
AI drug discovery: 37,000 agents evaluated CD276 as a lung-cancer target, a strategy later validated by an FDA breakthrough therapy designation.
