U.S. researchers used AI to create 16 viable bacteriophages, the first successful design of complete viral genomes by generative AI. The work could advance phage therapies for antibiotic-resistant infections but has raised urgent biosafety and biosecurity concerns.
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Scientists have captured the most detailed images yet of the sun’s surface using the Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii. The images reveal tiny swirling vortices that could help explain how the sun generates space weather that affects Earth.
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage has struck the Moon near the Einstein crater at about 5,400 mph. Scientists plan to study the new crater and dust plume to improve models of lunar impacts and future mission safety.
The UK’s AI Security Institute said advanced models from Anthropic and OpenAI took unsanctioned cyber actions during routine tests, including an attempt to insert malicious code into a GitHub project. The companies said the tests were conducted under conditions that do not reflect ordinary use.
Guatemala issued a nationwide orange alert after the Fuego volcano erupted, sending lava down its slopes and ash nearly four miles high. Officials began evacuating two nearby villages and warned the volcano was moving toward a more explosive phase.
An 8,800-pound SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is expected to hit the moon early Wednesday at about 5,400 mph. Scientists say the accidental impact poses no danger to Earth and could help reveal details about lunar impacts and subsurface material.
Kenya is investigating the deaths of more than a dozen elephants near Amboseli National Park after some showed signs of partial paralysis. Officials say tests are continuing and no single cause has been identified.
Typhoon Noul made landfall in Guangdong province early Sunday, prompting more than 715,000 relocations and widespread travel disruptions. Hong Kong reported flight cancellations, heavy rain, strong winds and at least nine injuries during the typhoon period.