Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Scientists at USC Stem Cell have developed a new method to grow renewable and expandable supplies of immune cell progenitors called granulocyte-monocyte progenitors (GMPs), which can be engineered to hunt cancer cells and strengthen immune responses. In animal studies, the engineered cells fought tumors and showed promise as an off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapy platform.^[1]

Jannik Sinner survived a five-set scare on opening day of Wimbledon 2026, while Novak Djokovic needed over three hours to defeat China's Wu Yibing at the Championships, which are introducing video reviews for the first time in tournament history.^[2]

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for what powers Yellowstone's supervolcano: instead of a deep plume rising from near Earth's core, a broad 'mantle wind' may push hot rock beneath the surface, generating magma and explaining how supervolcanoes remain active for long periods.^[3]

NASA's mission to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been rescheduled to launch no earlier than July 1 after weather caused a delay. The mission will use Katalyst Space's robotic spacecraft to boost the 22-year-old telescope's orbit on the final flight of the historic Pegasus XL rocket.^[4]

France defeated Sweden 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice and Bradley Barcola adding a third, advancing Les Bleus to face Paraguay in the Round of 16. Mbappé now has 18 World Cup goals, one behind Lionel Messi's all-time record.^[5]

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a nearly 300 billion pound defense investment plan, increasing the defense budget by 15 billion pounds over four years, ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8.^[6]

Morocco knocked out the Netherlands from the World Cup Round of 32, winning 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, continuing Africa's historic run in the tournament with nine nations reaching the knockout stage.^[7]

A new AI-powered framework could transform how astronomers measure the expansion of the universe, analyzing images of Type Ia supernovae and modeling their environments in unprecedented detail to estimate cosmic distances with greater accuracy.^[8]

The United States and Iran are set to meet Tuesday in Doha for high-level talks following the interim agreement between the two countries, with discussions focusing on implementing the memorandum of understanding and resolving the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.^[9]