Researchers have found that forecasts starting from La Niña conditions were able to predict El Niño events up to a year in advance over 70% of the time. scim.ag/4BkreHw

Using genome editing to trace cell lineages, researchers have captured the early history of the mouse embryo in unprecedented detail. Learn more: scim.ag/4z5PhIP @NewsfromScience

A new “digital twin” framework shows that two out of nine FDA-approved drugs have the potential to treat preterm labor. scim.ag/4jtldBT

A new device can detect scents and transmit them between people across distances, with the potential for long-range transmission. It marks another stage in the development of human-machine interfaces: enabling the sharing of smell. scim.ag/3W2F4hw

Researchers have developed an AI-based approach to help physicians with real-life clinical workups, starting with the patient’s chief complaint, systematically asking questions and deciding what laboratory and imaging tests to order, and then continuing the evaluation on the basis of the answers received. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/3U8xn94

Swarm robots use pairwise interactions to pass information to each other, leading to a global understanding of the swarm’s geometric shape, and subsequently the geometrical shape of the arena in which they reside. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4A4WYz9

🚨 LAST CHANCE: Apply for the BioInnovation Institute & @ScienceMagazine Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health The Grand Prize winner will receive USD 25,000 & have their winning essay published in #STM. Apply by 1 November 2026: bit.ly/4hXqyQE

Coexposure to heatwaves and air pollution from landscape fires has been increasing globally over the past 2 decades, according to a new analysis. scim.ag/4dEcPf6

Borrowing an idea from one research discipline to solve a thorny problem in another is an age-old scientific trick. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection, for example, famously inspired algorithms in computer science that “evolve” solutions to complex problems. But such clever leaps are fleetingly rare. For #AI, however, hopping between fields can be a breeze. Researchers highlighted that ability with the release of 36 preprints produced with a single suite of AI tools called BootLoops. The so-called harness can be used with any large language model, such as Anthropic’s Claude or OpenAI’s ChatGPT. And in just 3 months, researchers used Claude outfitted with BootLoops to cross-pollinate at a massive scale, spotting—and precisely solving—problems in seemingly unrelated fields that share the same mathematical structures. The resulting papers range widely, from figuring out the age of sunspots, to analyzing government health policies, to attempting to decipher a mysterious medieval manuscript. Learn more: scim.ag/3TUUyDJ