AI Safety & Governance: UN rights chief Volker Turk warned that frontier AI poses “unprecedented risks,” urging urgent safeguards as capabilities race ahead. AI Risk Debate: Ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, saying current trajectories could enable catastrophic harm; lawmakers and cross-ideology figures are now pushing a “pro-human” AI declaration. Clean Energy Siting: A new fact sheet compares wind and solar ordinance trends across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, finding more counties adopting solar and wind rules from 2025 to 2026. Public Health & Environment: A survey from Quiet Communities and Science for Georgia reports most residents near data centers/cryptomining hear noise indoors, with impacts on rest, sleep and concentration. Biomedical Research: UBC researchers linked a genetic variant to earlier, more aggressive Huntington disease via runaway DNA changes in vulnerable neurons. Earth & Space: Scientists say a “super” El Niño is likely to bring a mild winter to parts of the central U.S., with drought relief possible in some areas. Materials & Tech: Princeton engineers built an erasable, light-responsive semiconductor only a few molecules thick, aiming at smarter, adaptable electronics. Health & Safety: ASU researchers unveiled an AI heat-stress early-warning system for construction workers using biosensors and site conditions. Cancer & Exposure: A study at the European Respiratory Society found microplastics in 66% of lung cancer patients’ lung fluid samples, raising questions about how exposure may relate to disease.