DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak, Ecuador’s conference role, US civil-space funding
DR Congo’s government has recorded more than 5,000 Ebola deaths in the country’s deadliest recorded outbreak, while researchers have started enrolling participants to test protection against the Bundibugyo virus. Ecuador has been chosen to host the 2028 biodiversity conference after the meeting in Armenia. Finalized US civil-space funding provides a baseline for a presidential budget request that proposes cuts across all seven priorities examined in an Aerospace Corporation analysis.
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Health
DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 5,000, government data show
DR Congo’s government tally puts Ebola deaths above 5,000 in the country’s deadliest recorded outbreak. Saudi Arabia has extended travel restrictions to Kenya, while researchers have begun enrolling participants in a trial intended to test protection against the Bundibugyo virus.
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Ecuador wins selection to host biodiversity conference in 2028
Ecuador has been selected to host COP18 in 2028, following the biodiversity conference in Armenia. COP17 president Hambardzum Matevosyan congratulated his Ecuadorian counterparts and wished them success in preparing for the meeting.
Space
Aerospace Corporation puts US civil-space funding at $42.6 billion
The FY2026 civil-space allocation spans 19 non-defense agencies rather than NASA alone. The finalized funding provides a baseline for the president’s FY2027 request, which proposes reductions across all seven priorities in the analysis and awaits congressional decisions.
Rubin data reveal 2 more trailing Neptune Trojans and 1 candidate
Researchers identified additional trailing Neptune Trojans in Rubin Observatory’s test images, while another object remains a candidate. The discoveries add to a sparsely observed group that astronomers think preserves clues to planetary formation; planetary scientist Meg Schwamb expects the observatory’s survey to find hundreds more.
Gamma-ray burst GRB 260310A’s optical and X-ray glow ranks in brightest 1%
GRB 260310A developed exceptionally bright afterglows after a modest gamma-ray flash. Chandra observations helped rule out a neighboring X-ray source as the cause of a later surge, leaving researchers to test whether the jet’s structure or an additional supply of energy can explain it.
General Science
Dartmouth provost Santiago Schnell resigns after disclosure findings
Santiago Schnell has resigned as Dartmouth’s chief academic officer after a faculty-led review found disclosure failures in his writing. President Sian Leah Beilock said leaving was his decision; Matthew Delmont takes over as interim provost through June 2028.
STAR reports about 20% particle and jet suppression in oxygen collisions
STAR reports suppression in oxygen collisions that researchers interpret as evidence of an extremely hot state of matter resembling the early universe. The measurement extends the conditions where its energy-loss signature has been found; additional oxygen data remain available to investigate the limits of plasma formation.
Archaeologist Chelsea Kaufman recovers Duaty’s name from tomb painting
Archaeologist Chelsea Kaufman identified Duaty, whose name means “He-of-the-Underworld,” a title associated with Anubis. Kaufman says the intended religious link remains uncertain, but reading the inscription gives the painted companion animal back part of its identity.
Archaeologists identify 17 architectural elements at Peru’s El Huarco
Researchers have identified cliffside architecture at El Huarco alongside submerged settlement remains. Archaeologist Rocío Villar Astigueta interprets the sea-facing masonry as a display of imperial power to sailors and links it to ports or paths within the Inca road network.
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