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Japan

Japan launches spacecraft to collect samples from Mars and return them by 2031

Japan’s successful H3 rocket launch advances its space exploration programme and aims to inspire future scientists.

Former Crick PhD student’s COVID-19 vaccine research retracted over fabricated data

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.

Wits researchers develop light-powered neural network to decode complex signals

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.

IISc researchers studying magnetic white dwarf stars and the Chandrasekhar limit.

IISc Study Challenges Chandrasekhar Limit, Finds White Dwarfs Could Grow Far Beyond Expected Mass

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.

Generative artificial intelligence

AI may lift homework scores but weaken real learning, World Development Report raises concerns

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.

ISRO expands student outreach during World Space Week 2026

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.

Why Anthropic brought a Vedanta monk into its AI ethics discussions

Swami Sarvapriyananda was among religious and philosophical thinkers consulted by Anthropic as the AI company examines questions around AI behaviour, morality and the values that should guide its Claude models.

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