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Excess RNA Damages Mitochondria, Study Finds New Cellular Threat
Too much RNA inside cells can directly damage mitochondria and disrupt energy production, with implications for vaccines, aging, and disease.
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Cancer-Promoting Protein Repurposed to Supercharge Immune Cell Attack
Scientists found that activating PPARD in immune cells boosts their ability to fight tumors, offering a new path for hard-to-treat cancers.
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Childhood Exercise May Shape How Efficiently Adults Move
A Penn State study found that physical activity early in life may permanently reduce how much energy the body needs to move as an adult.
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Neanderthals Were Skilled Woodworkers, Unprecedented Evidence Reveals
Archaeologists in Barcelona uncovered 597 wood imprints at a Neanderthal site, including tools, spears, and a wooden club — the first of its kind.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Finland's Largest Viking Age Silver Hoard Found by Metal Detectorist
A metal detectorist uncovered nearly 10 pounds of Viking Age silver coins and jewelry in Finland, the largest such hoard ever found in the country.
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New Mexico's Largest Reservoir Drops to 1.4 Percent Capacity
Elephant Butte Reservoir hit its lowest level since 1971 in July 2026. NASA satellites are helping water managers track the shrinking Rio Grande supply.
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Climate Change Is Driving a Resurgence of Yellow Fever
Yellow fever is reappearing in regions that haven't seen it in years. Climate change is creating favorable conditions for the mosquitoes that carry the virus.
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Sucralose and Stevia Alter Gut Bacteria Across Mouse Generations
A mouse study found sucralose and stevia changed gut microbiomes and gene activity in ways that affected metabolic health across two generations.
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Warming Speed, Not Just Temperature, Threatens Atlantic Ocean Circulation
New research finds the rate of global warming, not just peak temperature, determines whether the AMOC ocean circulation system collapses.
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High Lipoprotein(a) Levels Linked to Greater Cardiovascular Risk
A study of 20,000+ patients found very high Lp(a) levels raise the risk of stroke and cardiovascular death, even with standard treatment.
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World's Highest Frozen Lake Fractures Along China-India Border
An astronaut photo captured ice fracturing across Pangong Lake on the Tibetan Plateau, with the break aligning almost perfectly with a disputed border.