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Researchers from Columbia and Harvard have successfully redesigned portions of E. coli to function without isoleucine, one of the 20 amino acids that form the basis of the genetic code across all known life.
The pirate RPG was hammering storage drives with relentless read-write cycles, but developers have now deployed a fix that cuts disk usage by up to 75 percent.
From NASA's renewed Moon push to Claude's leaked source code and the FDA's peptide reversal, March 2026 brought major shifts across space, artificial intelligence, and public health policy.
Police released an affidavit detailing golfer Tiger Woods's single-vehicle accident near his Martin County home, where he told officers he was distracted by his phone and radio when his SUV flipped onto its side.
Nvidia's latest software update brings Dynamic Multi Frame Generation with 5X and 6X multipliers to RTX 50-series cards, automatically adjusting frame output to match your monitor's refresh rate. We've tested whether the new modes deliver smooth gameplay without sacrificing image quality.
The Trump administration pressured Anthropic to abandon safeguards on military AI use, while Google made strides in quantum-resistant encryption and the tech industry faced regulatory challenges ranging from loot box gambling to vaccine policy.
A U.S. military counter-drone laser system mistakenly destroyed a Customs and Border Protection aircraft near the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting congressional criticism over inadequate coordination between defense and civilian agencies.
From robot companions to space industry pivots, a roundup of the research and developments that shaped the month.
