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18:46ZALALAMARABIran's Revolutionary Guards say they shot down a US MQM-170 drone over Qeshm Island airspace18:46ZOSINTLIVESatellite images appear to show Neptune missiles hit two Su-34 parking spots at Marinovka airfield18:46ZPALESTINECQatari mediators return to Tehran seeking US-Iran agreement as Germany urges end to war amid Hormuz tensions18:45ZFRANCE24ENClaim that Muslims set five churches on fire is fake news spread by social media accounts18:45ZALALAMFAIran says it downed a US MQM-170 drone over Qeshm island18:45ZUNIANNETUkrainian company Fire Point says it has developed technologies allowing strikes on Russia without Starlink18:44ZWARTRANSLASatellite images confirm Neptune missiles hit two Su-34 parking spots at Marinovka airfield18:43ZPRESSTVYemeni forces release footage of strikes on Saudi troops and military vehicles
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Five science findings that landed on 21 July 2026, and why each one matters

From Helicobacter hidden in pygmy sperm whales to a new way of forecasting solar storms, this week's science desk spans virology, oncology, deep-time geology and space weather. Five papers, five plain-English explanations.

Ingrid Solheim · Monexus Science desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·21 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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Desk note: Monexus has framed these five findings as a single methodological cluster rather than as five separate "breakthrough" stories, which is how most wire outlets have run them. The grouping makes the slower, instrument-driven nature of contemporary basic science more legible; it also resists the urge to crown a "winner" from a week of papers. Sources are linked below.

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