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A reactive copper–organic matrix enables a molecular ink pathway to printable corrosion-resistant copper, converting solution-phase precursors into highly conductive copper circuitry at low temperatures under ambient conditions. Learn more in this week’s issue of Science: scim.ag/4fqaaam

Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back. Learn more: scim.ag/4deiMOT @NewsfromScience

A multiplexed platform named NeuroSense enables near real-time monitoring of CSF biomarkers in patients in the neurological ICU, potentially supporting timelier diagnosis and intervention. Read more in @ScienceTM: scim.ag/435rOc7

"My mental health struggles have forced me to check in with myself, respect my limits, and make space for emotion in an environment that treats it as a liability." #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth scim.ag/4hjFt61

Of the hundreds of types of amino acids found on Earth, it’s a mystery why life settled on 20 as the building blocks for all its proteins. Although certain species can use more—some microbes employ up to 22—no one’s ever found one using fewer. But now scientists are closer to creating such an organism, after partially eliminating one of the 20 amino acids from the bacterium Escherichia coli. The research used #AI to propose alternatives to the amino acid isoleucine in dozens of proteins making up bacterial ribosomes—the protein factories of the cell. The findings offer a glimpse into how earlier, simpler life forms might have lived and suggest new ways to synthesize proteins with bespoke functions in medicine and biotechnology. Learn more: scim.ag/4wifwLc @NewsfromScience

A unique combination therapy that refashions #rapamycin into a polymeric nanoparticle delivery vehicle for ponatinib can release both drugs to shrink venous malformations in mice with a single dose. @ScienceTM scim.ag/4tmyUE4

“When I am open about my own experiences, I’ve found others tend to open up themselves.” #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/4uH1UaF

A new #SciencePerspective highlights the scientific gaps that need to be filled to better forecast volcanic eruptions. scim.ag/3OSGEj2

Drawing on a large-scale dataset of more than 12 million scientists, a new #SciencePolicyArticle reports that early-career scientists may be more inclined toward transformative breakthroughs, whereas seasoned researchers excel at synthesizing and extending existing knowledge. scim.ag/4wi7emp

In 1991, a museum in Stuttgart, Germany, purchased a 113-million-year-old fossil from a private dealer in Germany. The specimen—the skull of a massive carnivorous dinosaur named Irritator challengeri—is one of thousands of fossils taken out of Brazil over the past century. For years, Brazilian researchers have called for the repatriation of Irritator. Now, it may finally be heading home. Last week, during Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s visit to Hannover, Germany, the governments of both countries issued a statement proclaiming the “willingness” of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart to return the cherished fossil to Brazil. Learn more: scim.ag/49e3p7K @NewsfromScience

Sheep transmit high loads of H5N1 and H5N5 influenza viruses through their milk—and, by suckling, lambs can spread infection to other udders—according to a new @ScienceAdvances study. scim.ag/4cTKGkc

The May 2026 issue of Science #Robotics is out! This month's cover highlights an underwater robot that can autonomously map and monitor coral reef hotspots using visual and acoustic cues. Learn about this research and more: scim.ag/4ezw7Ug

A trio of papers highlights promising gene editing therapies, a near-real-time platform could support timelier monitoring of cerebrospinal fluid in neurocritical care, and more this week in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. scim.ag/4uEt0iw

New research finds that nursing carpenter ants apply their venom to their brood to prevent fungal infections, highlighting peptides’ role in colony hygiene and social immunity. Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: scim.ag/4uHSQCc

A new #ScienceReview argues that addressing essential knowledge gaps for neuromorphic ionic computing could provide new possibilities for energy-efficient computing, with applications ranging from #AI to robotics and beyond. scim.ag/4uKGZn3

A new paper in @SciSignal visualizes the delicate ebb and flow of receptors within neurons via the unusual process of transcytosis—helping answer how these cells maintain their function and connectivity in vivo despite their spindly, elongated nature. scim.ag/4dm8OLu

Indigenous challenges to Spanish colonizers shaped Latin America in profound ways, argue two historians in the new book The Radical Spanish Empire. Read the #ScienceBooks Review: scim.ag/49rb6aO

For decades, biology textbooks have enshrined a simple rule: DNA is made by copying a template. After one enzyme unzips a DNA double helix into separate strands, another called a polymerase builds a complementary sequence, base by base, for each strand. Presto: two copies of the original DNA. But new research into how bacteria defend themselves from viruses now shows this synthesis rule isn’t absolute. Now, a team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template, using its own structure as a guide. Learn more: scim.ag/4tTc5IA @NewsfromScience

Carnivorous sundew plants know they’ve trapped their dinner thanks to glutathione, according to a new @ScienceAdvances study. scim.ag/4newqWO

In a new #ScienceEditorial, Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp reflects on his discussion with @TimothyDSnyder, a professor at the University of Toronto who studies authoritarian movements in history. Thorp was curious to know how Snyder would apply his lessons in resistance—usually discussed in the context of topics like immigration or the rule of law—to the scientific process and community. scim.ag/4tZBhO0