Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. ChatGPT spits out surprising insight in particle physics
Physicists combined human acumen and AI-assisted math to show that a doubted particle interaction is possible after all
20 FEB 2026 BY PERRI THALER
2. A shocking explanation for tape’s distinctive screech
Fast-moving cracks in tape’s adhesive layer produce shock waves that make the stuff sing as it unrolls
20 FEB 2026 BY SACHIN RAWAT
3. Journal giant Elsevier unveiled an AI tool that scans millions of paywalled papers. Is it worth it?
First-of-its-kind product raises questions about costs, access, and equity
20 FEB 2026 BY JEFFREY BRAINARD
4. A little-known flu virus is sickening cattle around the world. Are humans next?
Features of recently identified influenza D point to possible pandemic threat
19 FEB 2026 BY JON COHEN
5. Unorthodox ‘universal vaccine’ offers broad protection in mice
Immune-stimulating cocktail could shield against diverse bacterial and viral infections
19 FEB 2026 BY MITCH LESLIE
6. Pollution plume from falling rocket debris tracked in real time
New analysis sheds light on space junk’s small, growing effects on upper atmosphere
19 FEB 2026 BY DANIEL CLERY
7. Highly destructive mussel has started to invade the Amazon
After ravaging waterways across South America, the fast-spreading species threatens a biodiversity stronghold
18 FEB 2026 BY SOFIA MOUTINHO
8. This glass wafer could back up your phone—and last 10,000 years
Laser-written patterns on glass could store data for millennia at a time
18 FEB 2026 BY ROBERT F. SERVICE
9. How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change
17 FEB 2026 BY ERIK STOKSTAD
10. If AI discovers a drug, who gets the money?
Two intellectual property lawyers on why questions of AI inventorship and profit remain wide open
17 FEB 2026 BY CELINA ZHAO
11. Giant viruses hijack their hosts’ protein factories
Researchers identify a complex that hands mimivirus control of protein synthesis in infected amoebae
17 FEB 2026 BY CATHERINE OFFORD
12. A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest
Inoculating soil with pink microbes could help reduce the use of toxic insecticides.
16 FEB 2026 BY ERIK STOKSTAD
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