Anthropic launches Claude Science, an AI workbench that uses existing Claude models like Opus 4.8 to integrate 60+ scientific databases and specialized toolkits (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/anthropics-claude-science-bets-on-workflow-not-a-new-model-to-win-over-scientists/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260630/i26.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260630/p26#a260630p26" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Rebecca Bellan / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/anthropics-claude-science-bets-on-workflow-not-a-new-model-to-win-over-scientists/">Anthropic launches Claude Science, an AI workbench that uses existing Claude models like Opus 4.8 to integrate 60+ scientific databases and specialized toolkits</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Anthropic introduced Claude Science on Tuesday, an AI workbench that gives scientists one environment to do computational research &hellip; </p>