Sunday, July 5, 2026

The 113th Tour de France opened in Barcelona with a 19.6-kilometer team time trial, with Jonas Vingegaard's Visma-Lease a Bike team winning the opening stage and putting the Danish rider in the first yellow jersey.^[1]

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed a spray-on powder that can stop life-threatening bleeding in approximately one second by instantly forming a hydrogel barrier over wounds, even deep and irregular injuries where conventional products struggle.^[2]

University of Utah researchers discovered that a brain protein called Arc helps spread toxic Tau proteins from diseased neurons to healthy ones in Alzheimer's disease, identifying a potential new target for therapies that could slow or stop disease progression.^[3]

Two independent research teams at Tsinghua University and the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology have built the first working nuclear clocks using thorium-229 atoms, devices that may surpass even the best atomic clocks in precision.^[4]

McGill University scientists created a quantum device that generates precisely controlled bursts of sound-like particles called phonons by forcing electrons through an ultra-thin crystal at extremely low temperatures, a breakthrough that could lead to phonon lasers and faster communications technology.^[5]

SpaceX completed a static-fire test of all six Raptor engines on Ship 40, the upper-stage spacecraft slated for Starship's 13th test flight, which is expected to launch within the next month.^[6]

Morocco defeated co-host Canada 3-0 in the World Cup round of 16, with midfielder Azzedine Ounahi scoring twice as the 2022 semifinalists advanced to the quarterfinals where they will face France.^[7]

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed an intranasal DNA vaccine for tuberculosis that targets bacteria hidden from antibiotics; in animal studies, it cleared infections faster, reduced lung inflammation, and prevented relapse.^[8]

Super Typhoon Bavi, with sustained winds of 259 kilometers per hour, is approaching the US Pacific islands of Guam and the Northern Marianas, prompting residents to board up windows and stock supplies as the category-5 equivalent storm nears.^[9]

South Korea will host the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan from July 19-29, marking the country's first time hosting the meeting since joining the World Heritage Convention in 1988, with K-pop star G-Dragon appointed as honorary ambassador.^[10]