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Fresh flooding in Nepal on October 11, 2026 https://apnews.com/article/nepal-budhi-gandaki-river-flash-flood-evacuation-e87cb02dd1a1711c5137a28f717680d5 The Budhi Gandaki river merges into the Trishuli river near Siurenitar (सिउरेनी टार), Ghyalchok, Gandaki Province, Nepal and Bahuntar...

I've known about right vs left (dextro vs levo) molecules since high school. There was some speculation that l-glucose might be an alternative to d-glucose in combatting obesity. l-glucose is metabolized differently than d-glucose, or at least that was thinking about 50+ years ago...

Henri B. Kagan, Université Paris-Sud, France Kenso Soai, Tokyo University of Science, Japan “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis” https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/press-release/

Potential Scam or Con, the latter term used by Ed Zitron, a fervent critic of AI.

If a digital device is connected to the internet, it can be attacked! I took a course in Digital Relaying/Remote terminal unit (RTU) about 40 years ago, before the internet. We covered the utility of remote digital (microprocessing) relays and systems. Utilities could monitor voltage, current...

It was reported on Yahoo News, where a scientist, Mario Rodríguez Mestre said he and his colleagues had been studying the ART enzymes and related molecules for four years and had shared key findings with Anthropic while using its AI models...

Anthropic's statement: Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats Not so fast: Anthropic Claude’s Claimed Breakthrough in Biology Faces a Major Question — Scientist Says He Had Already Studied the Enzymes for 4 Years...

With respect to GNF3 earlier in this thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/the-nuclear-power-thread.9091/post-7111773 GNF (GE Vernova) has introduced the GNF4 11x11 fuel assembly. https://www.gevernova.com/nuclear/fuels/gnf4...

Usually, a PhD candidate does 'original' work, which contributes the field of interest in the Arts and Sciences, e.g., in physics, chemistry, history, economics, biology, medicine, . . . . It could be a new theory/understanding or a novel application, e.g., a new measurement technique...

https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-cooperative-geologic-mapping-program https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ngmdb/ngmdb_home.html https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/ It seems spares or incomplete in some areas.

Massive hack uses AI agents to steal over 600,000 credit cards and hit hundreds of sites with malware https://www.yahoo.com/tech/cybersecurity/articles/massive-chinese-hack-uses-ai-130000879.html That has been an ongoing concern regarding AgenticAI Meanwhile, IBM reports...

I found an article regarding a discovery by Anthropic's Claude. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ai/claude/articles/anthropic-says-claude-found-something-225603044.html I believe this is the story. Anthropic says Claude AI helped discover novel enzyme system...

More on What is a neural network? A neural network is a machine learning model that stacks simple "neurons" in layers and learns pattern-recognizing weights and biases from data to map inputs to outputs. Neural networks are among the most influential algorithms in modern machine...

That apparently requires a Google account. I'm avoiding establishing accounts on institutions like Google. Are there alternatives to setting the preference on Google, or other organizations?

Too early to tell. The incidence happened in June of this year. There is certainly an investigation. One commenter mentioned that it looks like the AI-agent was trying to access public information, which is clearly posted, but apparently it accessed the system (government health data portal)...