The Metal World
On 15 May 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft skims Mars at 12,333 mph to steal its gravity. Destination: an iron asteroid that may be a dead planet’s exposed core.
Life in the Ice
Sealed beneath a kilometre of Antarctic ice, lakes hold living organisms isolated for millions of years. What they tell us about life on Europa.
After the Job
Millions of robots are being deployed now. The IMF says 40–60% of jobs face exposure. Here is what the wave actually looks like — and what comes next.
When the Body Turns
78% of autoimmune patients are women. New research into the X chromosome is finally revealing why – and why it took so long to ask.
Escape Velocity
Ray Kurzweil’s books predict the Singularity by 2045 and longevity escape velocity by 2029. Here’s what the science actually says.
The Silicon Synapse
Intel’s Loihi 3 packs 8 million artificial neurons on a 4nm chip. Neuromorphic computing is no longer a research curiosity — it’s approaching commercial scale.
Before the First Pill
AI is building mathematical models of individual human bodies to simulate drug responses before a single patient is dosed. The FDA has noticed.
Robodoc
AI is matching and beating doctors at detecting cancer, heart disease and genetic drug risks. How patients are already leading the AI diagnostic revolution.
The Spectrum of Causation
Autism prevalence has risen 312% since 2000. The science of why is finally legible — genes, exposome, mitochondria, and the AI systems mapping it all.
The Glass Falls
Today’s AI writes sonnets and finds 27-year-old bugs overnight. It still can’t picture a falling glass. Inside the four missing pieces of the LLM, May 2026.
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