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- 1Seven MIT Affiliates Elected to National Academy of Medicine●Seven MIT affiliates elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2026
Seven people affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2026. The election recognises their contributions to medical science, health care and public health. The announcement, carried by MIT News, highlights the institute's continued strength in research spanning engineering, biology and medicine, and places the new members among a select group honoured annually by one of the country's most prestigious academic bodies.
- 2NASA Picks 19 New Citizen Science Projects for 2026▼NASA Selects 19 New Citizen Science Proposals in 2026
NASA has selected 19 new citizen science proposals for 2026, inviting members of the public to take part in real scientific research alongside professional scientists. The agency announced the selections through its science division. The funded projects are expected to let volunteers contribute observations and data analysis across a range of research areas.
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An essay examines how evolutionary biology concepts, such as sexual selection and claims about innate sex differences, have been appropriated by online male-supremacist communities to justify their worldview. The piece argues that researchers did not intend their work to be used this way, and explores how popularised interpretations of evolutionary theory feed into manosphere ideology and gender debates.
- 4Monthly round-up links science stories you may have missed●Monthly Links Our monthly selection of links to items you may have missed … Science, Technology, Natural World So what i
A monthly links round-up is circulating, collecting science and technology stories readers may have missed. Highlights include a long-read essay speculating the Universe could have been created in someone else's laboratory, a piece on Voyager 1 still listening to the stars beyond the solar system and how much longer it can last, and an update on the Juno mission. The selection targets curious general readers rather than specialists.