September 22, 2026
Boletín 14–19 Sep 2026 · Science
AI meets hard math
Nature and Science cover an OpenAI-linked math breakthrough (Navier–Stokes / credit debates) that jolted the field.
- AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics? (Nature)
- Who gets credit in the AI era? OpenAI maths bombshell sparks debate (Nature)
- OpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math (Science)
Tutankhamun: hidden chambers
Fresh evidence for rooms beyond the tomb, with Nature’s exclusive plus a briefing chat follow-up.
- Exclusive: New evidence for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb (Nature)
- Briefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb (Nature)
Human neurons in mouse brains
Human cortical tissue / organoids take root in mice lacking a cortex — a new window on neurodevelopment.
- Transplanted human brain-tissue takes root in mice without a cortex (Nature)
- Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex (Ars)
- Human neurons flourish in mouse brains, offering a new view of neurodevelopmental disorders (Science)
Little red dots / early black holes
Quanta and Nature spar over whether JWST’s “little red dots” are black holes growing fast or black-hole stars.
- Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots.’ (Quanta)
- Overmassive black holes and little red dots naturally form in simulations (Nature)
Quantum & space
- Where Does the Quantum World End and Ours Begin? (Quanta)
- Department of Energy launches $215 million race to build quantum computer by 2028 (Science)
- For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit (Ars)
- Road transport of trapped antiprotons (Nature)
Climate & medicine
- Trump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants (Ars)
- EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants (Ars)
- First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment (Nature)
- Cognitive resilience helps to predict Alzheimer’s dementia (Nature)