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Issue №5 · 29 September 2026

A 55-year-old conjecture falls to randomness, a quantum computer watches matter switch on, and the gentoo penguin turns out to be four species

One item each from math, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine — including a heat-proof deep-sea enzyme and immune cells implicated in Alzheimer's-model mice.

Math Physics Chemistry Biology Medicine

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№4 A graph sandwich finally proved, Webb's little red dots split astronomers, and the brain's two separate origins 22 Sep 2026 №3 Ten thousand AI agents race to a Millennium Prize, one odd knock from underground, and why bats don't bother repairing 15 Sep 2026 №2 A conjecture about balance moves, the Hall effect's blind spot, and an old enzyme reading new letters 8 Sep 2026 №1 The flood point, a self-bound quantum droplet, and the riskiest mutation in biology 7 Sep 2026

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