
University of Chicago computer scientist Andrew A. Chien explains how flexible computing, battery storage and a proposed energy facility model could help data centres reduce pressure on electricity grids and make better use of renewable power.

MIT has enrolled nearly 500 fewer graduate students since 2024 following a $100 million drop in federal research awards, raising concerns that shifting US science funding towards AI and industry could weaken basic research and long-term scientific competitiveness.

Science Translational Medicine retracted a 2022 study exploring a vaccine targeting a conserved part of the coronavirus spike protein after an investigation found fabricated data and falsified images. The retraction is the researcher’s second this year.

The system developed by South African scientists can identify information encoded in intricate light patterns without first producing detailed images, potentially helping improve future optical communication networks.

Researchers at IISc have found that powerful magnetic fields could help white dwarf stars exceed the Chandrasekhar limit, potentially changing how scientists understand stellar explosions.

A China-based study reported an 18% rise in homework scores and a 20% drop in examination scores after six months of AI use, though the findings remain preliminary.

VSSC, LPSC, IISU and IIST are organising lectures, student activities and a public outreach programme in Kerala during World Space Week 2026, while ISRO has also conducted space science outreach for students in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

How penguin droppings could be changing Antarctica’s snowy landscape, study finds

Housing costs, education and austerity fuel protests across Europe

Hundreds of websites go offline as critical PHP flaws trigger global cyber alert

Anti-Putin cyberattack disrupts nationwide school assessments in Russia

SRH University begins 2026–27 winter semester with Indian students across German campuses

How penguin droppings could be changing Antarctica’s snowy landscape, study finds

Delhi Police may seek further custody of CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka

SBI probes data leak after personal details in 3,897 customer records surface on dark web

Sharjah schools set boundaries for AI use in homework and exams

Former MIT scientist wins $6 million defamation verdict in misconduct dispute
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