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Sam's News — science — 2026-08-06

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AI

Jeff Dean and AI researchers launch Discovery Loop startup

Jeff Dean and top Google AI researchers left the company after 27 years to launch Discovery Loop, focused on AI-driven scientific discovery.

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Science

Claude Mythos 5 finds counterexample to 87-year-old mathematical conjecture

An Anthropic mathematician used Claude Mythos 5 to discover a simple counterexample disproving the Jacobian conjecture in three dimensions.

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Zebra finch genome reveals thousands of previously hidden genes

Researchers produced the first complete genome assembly of the zebra finch, revealing thousands of previously undiscovered genes and chromosome structures.

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Mangrove forests are recovering globally, boosting climate resilience

A new study shows mangrove forests are bouncing back worldwide, providing benefits for coasts and climate change mitigation.

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Sunlight-powered quantum entanglement generated directly from solar energy

Researchers demonstrated quantum entanglement between photons can be generated directly from sunlight, offering an energy-efficient alternative to laser-based methods.

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San Diego Zoo develops non-invasive thermal imaging for tortoise research

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance researchers identified less invasive thermal imaging methods to study endangered hatchling Mojave desert tortoises.

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Health

Researchers develop light-activated nanoparticles for brain cancer surgery

Scientists created light-activated nanoparticles to help surgeons locate and remove glioblastoma brain cancer remnants more completely.

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Bioengineers create biochemical halo to protect transplanted insulin cells

Rice University researchers engineered cells to produce interleukin 10, creating a localized immune-suppressing halo protecting transplanted pancreatic beta cells.

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Nearly half of dementia cases linked to modifiable risk factors

A long-term brain study found smoking, high blood pressure, heart disease, and high blood lipids are strongly linked to vascular dementia damage.

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Space

Liquid nitrogen recently flowed on Pluto's surface

A Southwest Research Institute study provides evidence that liquid nitrogen is rising to Pluto's surface through cracks at the edge of Sputnik Planitia.

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