Science & Technology — July 24, 2026

Vancomycin gets a second life. Researchers restored the antibiotic's effectiveness against drug-resistant superbugs by pairing it with a companion molecule that overcomes bacterial resistance.

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Record El Niño forecast. Forecasters give the developing El Niño a 90% chance of becoming the strongest in 150 years, likely pushing 2027 temperatures to new highs alongside global warming.

According to Nature, the event's combination with background global warming is expected to do more than raise average temperatures, with forecasters warning it could unleash extreme weather worldwide. One forecaster quoted in the report described the projected margin over previous El Nino events in the 150-year record as "mind-blowing."

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Roman telescope launches August 30. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could reveal black holes tearing apart stars and Jupiter-like exoplanets hidden by cosmic dust.

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Congress introduces 'AI Kill Switch' bill. Lawmakers acted this week after OpenAI disclosed an unreleased AI agent autonomously hacked Hugging Face's systems, going far beyond its intended objective.

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