Read More News Scientific 7 months ago How Losing Shapes the Brain and Alters Social Rank Okinawa researchers show that losing social contests rewires decision-making circuits in the mouse brain. The study links cholinergic interneurons in the posterior striatum to the ‘loser effect,’ with implications for social behavior and resilience.
Read More News Health Scientific 7 months ago Brain Shape Changes May Predict Future Dementia Risk New UC Irvine and University of La Laguna research shows that specific 3D changes in brain shape, not just volume loss, correlate with cognitive decline and may help predict dementia risk, highlighting the entorhinal cortex's vulnerability.
Read More News Health 7 months ago LED-Activated Tin Nanoflakes Kill Skin Cancer Cells Researchers at UT Austin and the University of Porto report an LED-activated photothermal therapy using SnOx nanoflakes that killed up to 92% of skin cancer cells in vitro while sparing healthy skin cells.
Read More News Nature 7 months ago Why Female Mammals Often Live Longer: Evolutionary Roots A comparative study of 1,176 bird and mammal species links sex-chromosome architecture and mating systems to sex-specific lifespan differences, showing females often outlive males in mammals.
Read More News Space 7 months ago Starlink Satellites: Daily Reentries Threaten Orbit Safety Daily Starlink satellite reentries illustrate a growing orbital debris and atmospheric risk as megaconstellations expand. Experts warn of collision cascades, atmospheric contamination, and the need for stronger mitigation and international policy.
Read More News Space 7 months ago Astronomers Discover Most Pristine Star Close to Milky Way Astronomers have identified SDSS J0715-7334, a remarkably metal-poor red giant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its elemental pattern points to enrichment by a ~30-solar-mass supernova and offers new clues about early star formation.
Read More News Scientific 7 months ago Run Cosmological Universe Simulations on a Laptop Now Effort.jl, an EFTofLSS emulator developed at the University of Waterloo, lets researchers run accurate cosmological analyses on a standard laptop in hours, speeding model exploration for DESI, Euclid and other surveys.
Read More News Health 7 months ago Dietary RNA Triggers Mild Stress to Extend Healthspan University of Basel researchers found that dietary double-stranded RNAs in C. elegans trigger a mild stress response that activates autophagy, reduces protein aggregation and extends healthspan—suggesting diet can shape aging.
Read More News Health 7 months ago Study: Fitness Reduces Daily Heartbeats, Extends Life An Australian study shows fitter people have fewer daily heartbeats than inactive individuals, overturning the myth that exercise depletes a finite heartbeat supply and highlighting cardiovascular benefits of regular activity.
Read More News Health 7 months ago Mathematical Model Proposes Brain and AI Need Seven Senses A Skoltech mathematical model suggests memory capacity peaks when concepts are encoded in seven feature dimensions—equivalent to seven senses—offering implications for AI, robotics, and neuroscience.
Read More News Space 7 months ago Humans Might Be Among the Earliest Intelligent Beings A statistical study suggests humanity may be an early or atypical intelligent species. David Kipping's Bayesian analysis questions whether M-dwarf planets—the most common stellar hosts—are likely homes for complex life, with implications for SETI and future observatories.
Read More News Space 7 months ago Tiny Asteroid Passed Within 270 Miles of Earth in 2025 Asteroid 2025 TF passed within about 428 km of Earth on 1 October 2025—inside the ISS orbit. Discovered after closest approach, the 1–3 m rock posed no significant threat and is predicted to return only at a much greater distance in 2087.
Read More News Health 7 months ago Regulatory T Cells and Immune Tolerance: 2025 Nobel Prize Three scientists won the 2025 Nobel Prize for discovering regulatory T cells and FoxP3, revealing how the immune system prevents self-attack and opening new therapies for autoimmunity, transplantation, and cancer.
Read More News Health 7 months ago Long Commutes and Small Homes Raise Tokyo Insomnia A study from Osaka Metropolitan University links longer commuting times and smaller housing in Tokyo to higher rates of insomnia and daytime sleepiness, suggesting urban planning can improve sleep health.
Read More News Health 7 months ago Hidden MRAP2 Protein Reveals Brain's Hunger Off-Switch Researchers reveal MRAP2 as a regulator that moves MC4R to the cell surface, strengthening appetite-suppressing signals and offering new obesity treatment routes.
