AI in Healthcare Access: A new Annals of Internal Medicine commentary says people are turning to chatbots for health questions because the system is too slow and fragmented—warnings alone won’t fix the access gap. Care Delivery Tech: A Canadian study finds linking dementia patients with caregiver records in electronic health systems is possible but hard to scale due to record differences and privacy rules. AI for Science: Cornell researchers unveiled BINN, a biogeochemistry-informed AI model that speeds Earth-soil carbon simulations about 50x while keeping accuracy. Food Tech & Sustainability: University of Missouri work tests purple-corn anthocyanins as a heat- and shelf-stable alternative to synthetic food dyes, with encapsulation boosting pigment retention. Space & Astronomy: UK’s Jodrell Bank faces possible closure of the e-Merlin network in 2028 after funding cuts, threatening jobs and thousands of researchers. Climate Data: Scientists are tagging sharks to collect deep-ocean data that could improve hurricane and climate forecasts. Biomed Materials: IIT Gandhinagar reports an antibiotic-free cerium-rutin hydrogel that targets ROS and bacteria to speed wound healing. Public Health Policy: A diabetes patient group in Bulgaria urges more reimbursement and broader access to modern monitoring and therapies. Quantum/Defense R&D: QTREX and Northeastern launch a collaboration on cryogenic quantum interconnect micro-systems. Tech Governance: ESO warns mirror-like satellite plans could have “devastating consequences” for astronomy, urging limits.