Life
Injectable nanodevices could provide effective treatment for drug-resistant glioblastoma
To test HITMAN against the most clinically realistic version of this disease, the research team worked with tumor tissue obtained from patients diagnosed with aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant glioblastoma at Mayo Clinic. Using cells derived from this tissue in the...
Life
A burst of “pink noise” may lead to more restorative sleep
During the day, waste products such as lactic acid and worn-out proteins build up in the brain. When we sleep at night, waves of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) help to wash away this waste, keeping the brain healthy.In a new...
Science
How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño – NASA
Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial industries, including shipping. The satellite now is flying 30 seconds behind its predecessor, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. Both satellites...
Science
Winter work shows it really pays to be a smart mountain chickadee
A mountain chickadee waking up in the Sierra Nevada range on a snowy morning has no time to dawdle.Weighing about as much as a pencil, it needs to find stashed pine nuts within minutes or succumb to the howling...
Life
OpenAI Just Launched ChatGPT Images 2.5, and Here’s How It Compares to Google’s Nano Banana 2
In among the maelstrom of everything else that's happening with AI right now, OpenAI has pushed out ChatGPT Images 2.5, which it describes...
Environment
A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems to be down in 2026
The Hawaiian Islands rarely see significant hurricane damage, but they just experienced the effects of their second hurricane in a year as Hurricane Lowell’s eyewall brushed Niihau, west of Kauai, on Sept. 8, 2026.The hurricane...
Science
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars – NASA Science
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science InstituteEarth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways. First, Curiosity became a world-class (for Mars at least) mountaineer by...
Life
Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk
The work by Oxford University, which is published in the International Journal of Cancer, defines any drink at 65 degrees Celsuis or above as "very hot" and posing a potential risk.Consuming six or more hot drinks per day also...
Environment
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
This July, during Britain's record-breaking hot summer, a curious row broke out on X over climate science.Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice shared a Telegraph article headlined: "Heatwaves caused by fall in pollution." He said cleaner air, rather than carbon...
Space
Japan’s Hayabusa2 Achieves First-Ever Laser Ranging Experiment with an Asteroid
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 spacecraft hit another milestone this summer, which was also a first-ever for space agencies. On Sunday, July 5th, the probe conducted the first successful...
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Evicted Spanish pensioner, Maricarmen Abascal, can move home, lawyer says
An evicted elderly disabled woman, who has become symbolic of Spain's housing crisis, will be able to return to...