scienceWednesday, June 24, 2026
The TOP500 list got a shake-up: China's LineShine unseats El Capitan at No. 1, marking a new global exascale era. Meanwhile, NASA's Parker Solar Probe keeps setting records, and a startup is racing to save an aging spacecraft from a fiery end.
The TOP500 list is no longer a two-horse race, with a new Chinese system taking the top spot.
LineShine, a previously unlisted Chinese supercomputer, jumps straight to No. 1 on the TOP500, displacing El Capitan. This marks a new phase in the global exascale race, with China reasserting its position.
Los Alamos is building three new supercomputers using NVIDIA's Vera Rubin platform, designed for agentic AI and scientific simulation. It's a concrete sign of how AI is reshaping HPC procurement.
Two stories about spacecraft pushing their limits: one flew into the Sun, the other might get a second life.
The Parker Solar Probe flew through the Sun's corona at 430,000 mph in December 2024, surviving thanks to a 4.5-inch carbon shield. It's a reminder that the mission keeps delivering extreme engineering feats.
Startup Katalyst Space Technologies is trying to boost NASA's aging Swift Observatory to a higher orbit, saving it from reentry. It's a test case for satellite life-extension services.
Progress in reducing emissions 2026 report to Parliament - Climate Change Committeewww.theccc.org.uk
[Guest post] Excavating Exoplanets: How to Dust off Debris Disks Using a New High-Contrast Imaging Techniqueastrobites.org
Teen TB survivors may have reduced lung function, disability for up to 2 years post-treatmentwww.cidrap.umn.edu
While Elon Musk fills the sky with internet satellites, the ever-selfless Jeff Bezos has donated $26 million to fund an advanced orbital network that can scan the Earth from space, detect wildfires as small as a backyard pool, and alert authorities beforeluxurylaunches.com
Qwen-AgentWorld: Language World Models for General Agentsarxiv.org
Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybinwww.newscientist.comAnthony Fauci on mRNA vaccines, gene editing and AIshare.google
An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci covering the current state of American science, mRNA vaccine technology, gene editing, and artificial intelligence. Fauci discusses the politicization of science, the promise of mRNA platforms beyond COVID-19, and emerging biotechnologies. The
Is competitive online paging an artifact?arxiv.org
This academic paper argues that the Sleator-Tarjan model underlying competitive analysis of online paging algorithms contains a fundamental flaw: it charges a cost for the first access to newly computed data, whereas in real systems, data begins in the processor and incurs no col
China’s new flexible brain-computer chip retains 94% efficiency after 18 monthsinterestingengineering.com
A team of researchers from China and Japan has developed an ultra-flexible brain implant electrode array that maintains 94% signal clarity after 18 months of implantation. The material boasts an electrical conductivity of 2,512 S/cm, enabling it to detect faint neural signals. Te
Nederlandse doorbraak in ontwikkeling van biologische pacemaker: ’Zo kunnen we die al tijdens zwangerschap inbrengen’www.telegraaf.nl
Nederlandse onderzoekers van biotechbedrijf PacingCure, onder leiding van cardioloog dr. Geert Boink, hebben een doorbraak bereikt in de ontwikkeling van een biologische pacemaker op basis van gentherapie. Deze biologische pacemaker heeft geen hardware nodig, maakt operaties voor
Optimising exercise time-of-day for cardiometabolic health: Insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis in varied adult cohorts - PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates whether the time-of-day influences physiological responses to exercise. The researchers searched PubMed, CENTRAL, and Web of Science through June 2023, including clinical trials with human participants classified as healthy, o
Archaeologists to return to 1,200 Pictish power base in Moraywww.bbc.co.uk
Archaeologists from the Northern Picts project are returning to excavate a 1,200-year-old Pictish power base at Burghead in Moray, Scotland. Since 2015, the dig has uncovered decorated bone pins and combs, as well as timbers found in 2022 and 2023. Experts believe the fort was de
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