Science & Technology — June 27, 2026
Placebos improved memory even when participants knew they were fake. Healthy older adults showed measurable gains in memory, physical performance, and stress levels after three weeks of open-label placebo pills, a new study found.
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Ancient Vesuvius-charred scrolls fully unrolled digitally for the first time. A Silicon Valley-backed team digitally unrolled scrolls destroyed in the 79 C.E. eruption, revealing a 2,000-year-old philosophical treatise on ethics, knowledge, and human nature.
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China’s LineShine supercomputer tops the global TOP500 ranking. LineShine’s novel chip design executes more than two quintillion calculations per second, surpassing all US systems on the industry’s premier benchmark list.
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A newly discovered antibiotic ‘megacluster’ gives scientists a new weapon against drug-resistant bacteria. Researchers identified a large cluster of antibiotic compounds that could help restock the arsenal against superbugs, scientists said.
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