TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minHow escalating costs scuppered a radio telescope at Joddrell BankNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02380-0 Where to spot a basking shark and a gloomy tale about an abandoned telescope, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minThe forgotten 20 million: why is the world neglecting Afghanistan’s girls and women?Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02454-z It is shameful that half the country’s population continues to be overlooked by the international community.Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minPhosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammoniaNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10991-w Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammoniaNature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minWhen the best decision is no decision: the rise of randomization in grant fundingNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02082-7 If reviewers can’t reliably tell the difference between top grant proposals, why should they pretend they can? A new wave of funders is turning to lotteries to break…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minHIV vaccines guide rare immune cells to make broadly neutralizing antibodiesNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02374-y Three studies in non-human primates show that strategically designed vaccines could prime a population of B cells to produce effective antibodies against HIV.Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minNIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policyNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02489-2 US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minShipping on rivers packs a surprisingly large climate punchNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02431-6 Growing traffic on inland waterways could offer an opportunity for cutting emissions.Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minSeven tips for a graceful lab exitNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02452-1 Job transitions are challenging, but good communication and planning will help.Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minSolar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteriesNature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02142-y Researchers will travel to Spain and Iceland to observe the solar eclipse on 12 August, hoping to answer questions about the solar corona.Nature
TechnologyTechCrunchTechnologyAug 10, 2026 · 1 minAs AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber modelOpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it.TechCrunch
TechnologyHacker NoonTechnologyAug 10, 2026 · 1 minGreen on Black: What Early Computers Taught Us About ImaginationBefore computers became seamless worlds of color and stimulation, they asked users to imagine what might exist behind cryptic signs on a dark screen. Author's note: This essay is adapted from Dreaming Systems , my ongoing memoir about…Hacker Noon
TechnologyVentureBeatTechnologyAug 10, 2026 · 1 minOpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with reduced refusals, 95% completion on advanced cybersecurity tasksEarlier today, OpenAI launched GPT-5.6-Cyber , a specialized model designed to perform advanced vulnerability research and exploit development for approved defenders — including categories of work that its general-purpose models will often…VentureBeat