Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 3-Nov-2026 14:17 ET (3-Nov-2026 19:17 GMT/UTC)

30-Jun-2026

 

AI-guided pathology analysis can help predict immunotherapy response in rare cancers

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of tumor biopsies can predict responses to immunotherapy in a study of patients with rare cancers, published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer.

Journal

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

30-Jun-2026

Scientists solve decades-old mystery of how malaria parasites invade human cells

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Columbia scientists caught a malaria parasite in the act of breaking into a blood cell, revealing a parasite machine that reshapes the cell from the inside. They then designed a mini-protein to jam it. 

Journal

Cell

30-Jun-2026

 

Artificial intelligence could transform breast cancer detection and recurrence prediction

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — June 30, 2026 — A new review was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on May 19, 2026, titled “Enhancing breast cancer detection with AI for early diagnosis and recurrence prediction.”

Journal

Oncoscience

30-Jun-2026

Research Enhancement Program: AI training shaped by teachers

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

The project aims to help teachers make thoughtful and effective decisions about using artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 classrooms. Professor Lauren Weisberg will work directly with local teachers through a series of virtual co-design workshops to learn how they are currently using AI, what opportunities and challenges they see, and what kinds of support they need to integrate AI into their teaching.

30-Jun-2026

 

Deep generative model of macrophage immune response for hepato-intestinal tumor therapy optimization

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at Central South University developed a bioinspired digital twin platform integrating variational representation learning with causal sequence modeling.

The research paper, published on Jun 16, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Journal

Cyborg and Bionic Systems

30-Jun-2026

UTA examines risks of GPS reliance in military

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

In today’s technology-driven world, it’s easy to rely on a smartphone’s GPS to get across town. But what happens when it stops working? That question is at the center of new research at The University of Texas at Arlington.

30-Jun-2026

 

Smart traps and AI-powered identification for forest pests take centre stage at the first FORSAID demonstration workshop

Pensoft Publishers
Reports and Proceedings

The FORSAID project organised its first technology demonstration workshop in June 2026, showcasing innovative technologies for the early detection and monitoring of forest pests in the field.

Funder

European Commission