September 2026
All columns and Brief analyses.
10 results
A new route to fetal haemoglobin remains far from patients
Genetic data and cell experiments converge on the BACH2 pathway. Galen examines the steps between a plausible route and clinical benefit in sickle cell disease.
Codex makes the environment part of the task
Reusable cloud environments may cut setup work; developers must still inspect shared permissions and separate tasks.
Farakka’s thirty-year bargain returns to the table
Bangladesh’s call for new guarantees puts the 1996 dry-season bargain and the joint commission to a test before December.
Haiti's six-month extension faces a deployment test
The Security Council kept the mission authorised, while its ability to reach planned strength remains a separate question.
In sleep research, the measuring tool changes the result
A diary, a wearable and a one-time survey give different accounts of sleep. Pulsar follows the comparisons the researchers actually made.
Micron’s cash flow is keeping pace with its sales surge
Revenue and operating cash rose together at the memory maker. Its next-quarter margin forecast is slightly lower; the return on expanding capacity remains the economic test.
NATO's quantum roadmap assigns a clock to authority
NATO's published timetable assigns trials, assessment criteria and standards to different bodies. Years separate the first pilot reports from alliance-wide standards.
SHEIN’s profit headline could not hold the shares
A sharp Hong Kong share decline put weak operating results behind the headline net profit in focus. The company’s cost decision offers a more concrete starting point for reading the move.
Smile sees the auroral ring while Earth’s boundary waits
Smile has pictured an entire auroral oval. Turning that view into a fuller account of space weather still depends on making its X-ray view of Earth’s boundary work.
Tanzania’s Doha tax signature has a second stage
Tanzania and Qatar signed a tax agreement in Doha. The difference between treaties in force and those merely signed shows how to assess this step.