Athena gives NASA a 20+ petaflop boost at Ames, cutting major simulations from weeks to days and supporting Artemis‑era missions.

A San Diego‑led team mapped nine CD8 T‑cell states and identified two transcription factors that revive exhausted T cells without erasing immune memory. The finding points to new cell‑therapy strategies.

ERCOT's new 'batch' interconnection plan could put about 8.2 GW of approved data‑center load back under review, forcing clearer timelines and staged commitments.

Medtronic will acquire CathWorks and its AI FFRangio system in a deal worth up to $585M, folding a wire‑free coronary diagnostic into its cath‑lab offerings.

A new Austin survey finds 61% of residents worry AI could displace jobs and many fear deepfakes and a loss of the human touch. Local leaders are pressing for reskilling.

San Diego biotech Neomorph has dosed the first patient in a Phase 1/2 trial of NEO‑811, a molecular glue for clear‑cell kidney cancer, after landing multibillion‑dollar pharma deals. Early safety and activity readouts will be the near‑term test.

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers aim to develop new glioblastoma treatments using "glioblastoma-on-a-chip" and immunostimulatory wafers following surgery.

Two University of Florida scholars influenced Mars mission planning with their report on science goals for the Red Planet, prioritizing the search for life and other scientific explorations.

Bloomberg reports Amazon flagged hundreds of thousands of suspected child-sex-abuse images in datasets used for AI training; child-safety groups say missing provenance makes many reports inactionable.

Northwestern announced nearly $25M from trustee Kimberly Querrey to launch the Simpson Querrey Brain Health Institute, aiming to measure and prevent cognitive decline.

Colorado regulators will review adding ibogaine to the Natural Medicine program this spring, raising questions about sourcing, safety and who would provide treatment.

An 11-year-old from Fort Collins returned home after a rare combined heart-liver transplant at Children's Hospital Colorado. Surgeons and the family credited a speedy donor match and a coordinated, multidisciplinary team.

Salk Institute scientists mapped a rapid immune switch in plants that flips on minutes after rewatering; the discovery could guide new drought‑resilient crops.