Space & Industry: India’s first private orbital rocket, Skyroot’s Vikram-1, reached orbit and deployed payloads into a ~450 km path, with leaders framing it as a boost for India’s commercial space push. Space Science: A New Jersey meteorite fall is now tied to “prebiotic” building blocks, including amino acids and carbon compounds, after careful homeowner preservation. Tech & Materials: Brown University researchers report experimental signs of an 80-atom boron “buckyball,” a potential new player in nanotechnology. Health & Nutrition Myths: The viral “BRAIN” food acronym for brain health is called directionally helpful but scientifically oversimplified—diet patterns matter more than one-letter rules. Forensics & Justice: A critique of “junk science” in court highlights how shaky forensic claims can derail cases, even when DNA is treated as reliable. Environment & Climate: Studies and reporting keep pointing to climate-driven stress—from warming seas that leave Iceland puffins starving to wildfire damage that’s shrinking giant sequoia resilience. Biodiversity: A broad survey finds microscopic magnetic particles in most bee species, hinting magnet sensing may be far more widespread than assumed.