As an avian flu virus continues to infect dairy cattle in the United States, researchers are hoping to examine its impact on the animals by deliberately infecting them in labs with high biosafety levels. scim.ag/6RN

Inspired by carnival motorbike attractions, “daredevil” running could help astronauts maintain muscles in low gravity. scim.ag/6RJ

In the global race to build a fully functional quantum computer, Australia has wagered heavily on a company developing a dark-horse technology. scim.ag/6RF

After 26 years of planning and construction, the world’s highest telescope has begun operating in Chile, offering a rare opportunity to make ground-based observations far into the infrared part of the spectrum.

Learn more in this week’s News at a glance. scim.ag/6RC

Captured carbon dioxide exhaust could be recycled into valuable chemicals and fuels with the help of a new catalyst. scim.ag/6RA

New research marks the first documented case of an ape using a plant with scientifically proven medicinal properties to treat a fresh wound. scim.ag/6Ry

If elected, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo would bring an extensive background in science and engineering to Mexico’s presidency—but many researchers are anxious about how she would govern. #LongReads scim.ag/6Rx

A new study has found that #AI models are not only seeing things, but are also hearing things. scim.ag/6Rw

China’s #ChangE6 mission will target the largest and oldest lunar impact crater. scim.ag/6Ru

In a historic departure from generations of U.S. drug policy, the Drug Enforcement Administration has agreed to loosen its restrictions on cannabis. scim.ag/6Rs

Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, faced 3 hours of grilling and intense criticism from a House of Representatives panel investigating the origin of the #COVID19 pandemic. scim.ag/6Rq

A steep decline in aerosols emitted by Chinese factories and power plants in the 2010s appears to have amplified a string of extreme heat waves on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, driving up to 30% of the temperature increase during these heat waves. scim.ag/6Ro

A gene-editing technique has shown modest success at treating a blindness disease, according to new results from a clinical trial. scim.ag/6Rl

Green-rumped parrotlet stepdads are as likely to adopt the mother’s chicks as to kill them. scim.ag/6Rf

A newly identified water-loss mechanism means Venus may have had an ocean more recently. scim.ag/6Rc

When and how should text-generating #AI programs such as ChatGPT help write research papers?

In the coming months, researchers from various disciplines and countries will weigh in on guidelines that could be adopted widely across academic publishing. scim.ag/6R8

Near a field lab in California, a helicopter roared in with an unusual cargo: four desert bighorn sheep. Samples from the animals are part of an ambitious U.S. project studying how #SARSCoV2 moves between people and wildlife.

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A new study may help explain whiskey tastes stronger neat, and beer is better cold. scim.ag/6R1

The United States has a new way to mask census data in the name of privacy.

Here’s a guide to understanding the highly technical analysis and why it matters. ⬇️ scim.ag/6QV

Joints in jaws and limbs—once thought to have evolved for life on land—turn out to date back much earlier, to sharks and their relatives. scim.ag/6QQ