Science & Technology — June 11, 2026

Ancient whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean. Scientists discovered a 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea necropolis of more than 450 whale skeletons in the Diamantina Zone, hosting thriving communities of bone-eating worms and jellyfish.

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Anthropic CEO floats universal basic income. Dario Amodei said universal basic income may become necessary as AI displaces jobs, and argued the government should be able to block dangerous AI deployments.

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Gene-edited human embryos reignite ethics debate. U.S. scientists edited human embryos not intended for pregnancy using a more precise version of the gene-editing tool CRISPR. China’s gene-edited babies drew condemnation eight years ago.

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China’s neutrino detector releases first results. The underground JUNO detector reported its first major measurements of neutrinos, nearly massless “ghost particles,” with findings that could reshape physicists’ understanding of the particles.

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