Research Funding Showdown: Scientists and universities warn Trump-era rules could let political appointees overrule expert peer review, reshape grant priorities, and limit travel and international partnerships. Space & SETI: A SETI team scanned 3I/ATLAS for radio signs of alien tech across 74 million detections and found none tied to technology. Health & Aging: A new study links the popular joint supplement glucosamine to faster progression from mild cognitive impairment toward Alzheimer’s. Archaeology: Burned small-animal bones from South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave suggest early humans may have managed fire nearly 1.8 million years ago. Biodiversity: Chester Zoo and Malagasy partners kick off Madagascar’s biggest-ever butterfly survey to build the first comprehensive ID guide for Mangabe forests. Biotech Pipeline: Biomed advances NA-931 into global Phase 3 obesity trials, including a combo plan with oral semaglutide. STEM & Industry: AMD and Imperial team up to use AI-enabled accelerated computing for research from materials to neuroscience. U.S. Defense Tech: Patton wins a subcontract to build source-secure fiber optic transport modules for mission-critical defense systems. Public Health (Bees): Scotland confirms its first American foulbrood case of the year, triggering movement restrictions and tighter biosecurity. Science Policy (U.K.): World-leading UK research facilities face risk amid a reported £162m funding crisis.