Tech
Vitamin D Analog Shows Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer in Trial
A small trial found that paricalcitol, combined with chemotherapy, reduced tumor-protecting fibroblasts and showed encouraging survival signals in pancreatic ca
Nature
MEGATRON Simulations Bridge Early Universe Stars and JWST Observations
The MEGATRON project uses advanced cosmological simulations to connect James Webb Space Telescope data with chemical clues preserved in ancient stars.
Curiosities
Indigenous Americans' Ancestors Arrived During Last Ice Age's Coldest Peak
A new genetic study suggests the ancestors of today's Indigenous Americans migrated to the Americas no earlier than 21,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Ma
Curiosities
Oxalate in Healthy Plant Foods May Drive Gut Inflammation
A natural compound in spinach, almonds, and beetroot may worsen inflammatory bowel disease in people whose guts process it differently.
Nature
1,700-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Found With Greek Poem and Protective Spells
A newly discovered Egyptian tomb dating back roughly 1,700 years contains a poem written in ancient Greek alongside spells intended to protect the dead.
Tech
Readers React to NASA's Roman Space Telescope Mission
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is heading to Lagrange point L2 to study dark energy and habitable exoplanets with a 300-megapixel wide-field camera.
Space
SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time, Then Explodes
Starship reached orbit for the first time on Sept. 28, but an engine failure cut the mission short and the rocket exploded at sea.
Space
CRISPR Therapy Cuts LDL Cholesterol by 52% After One Year
A single infusion of CRISPR gene-editing therapy reduced LDL cholesterol by 52.5% and triglycerides by 47.8% in a Cleveland Clinic trial.
Curiosities
Mammography Overdiagnosis Rates Far Lower Than Previously Estimated
A new analysis of all major mammography trials finds breast cancer overdiagnosis is below 5%, not the 30–50% some studies suggested.
Nature
Magnetic Bacteria Extend Lifespan in Worms by 43 Percent
A magnetotactic bacterium extended average lifespan in C. elegans by over 43%, with researchers identifying ferroptosis suppression as the key mechanism.
Space
Aging Muscles Lose Nerve Communication — and It May Be Reversible
Researchers found that nerve-to-muscle signaling fails with age. A protein target may offer a path to restoring muscle strength in older adults.
Tech
How the Brain Resolves Conflicting Signals Between Visual Regions
New research shows the brain may resolve visual conflicts through a "consensus building" process between neighboring cortex regions.
Curiosities
Jennifer Doudna on 14 Years of CRISPR: Cures, Costs, and Climate
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna reflects on CRISPR's biggest milestones, from a $2 million sickle cell cure to reducing methane from cattle farming.
Curiosities
Gravity-Based Quantum Decoherence Theory Ruled Out by Underground Experiment
A new underground experiment has eliminated a leading gravity-based explanation for why quantum effects vanish at everyday scales.
Tech
New Brain Implant Records and Delivers Drugs at Multiple Depths
A needle-thin brain implant with microchannels can record neural activity and deliver drugs to multiple brain locations simultaneously.
Nature
How Atoms Formed From the Primordial Soup After the Big Bang
Atoms didn't always exist. Here's how quarks, protons, neutrons, and electrons assembled into atoms in the Universe's earliest moments.
Space
Physicists Plan First Gravity Test Using Second-Generation Particles
Researchers at ETH Zurich and PSI are building an experiment to test whether Einstein's equivalence principle holds for muons, a heavier cousin of the electron.