Science & Technology — June 10, 2026
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FDA approves first new sunscreen ingredient in two decades. Bemotrizinol, long used in Europe, blocks both UVA and UVB rays and is the first new sunscreen ingredient cleared for US use since the early 2000s.
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Joint supplement linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression. A large study tied glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, to a 25% higher likelihood of faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Anthropic restricts its new AI model’s risky topics. The company’s Fable 5 model ships with hard refusals on cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry queries, a new safety approach for frontier AI systems.
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Drone boat completes first unmanned sea rescue. The Navy’s unmanned vessel Corsair retrieved the crew of a downed Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, the first rescue of its kind.
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NASA names Artemis III moon landing crew. The agency assigned astronauts to the first crewed lunar landing since 1972 and set an aggressive timeline for the mission’s launch.
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