This bat fossil could fill in a piece of the evolutionary puzzle
Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a
Month: September 2026
US gets D+ grade for rising preterm birth rates, new report finds
The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
ElevenLabs lists five services on the UK government’s GBP 14B cloud framework
Five ElevenLabs services are listed on the software lot of G-Cloud 15, the UK government’s cloud buying framework, according to the Digital Marketplace. They cover
AI agents are learning to spend money. Who will handle the payments?
AI is already changing how people find and buy things online, comparing prices, narrowing down options, doing in seconds what used to take an afternoon
North Korea fires ballistic missiles off eastern coast, Seoul says
South Korea said it was closely exchanging information on the launches with the US and Japan.
Putin and Pezeshkian call out US dominance ahead of BRICS
The presidents of Iran and Russia have criticised US dollar dominance ahead of the BRICS summit in India.
Satellite image shows critical Saudi pipeline damaged in drone attack
Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack. Riyadh says the attack originated in Iraq.
New dendritic constrictions reveal hidden complexity in neuronal signaling
Neurons receive thousands of signals via tree-like extensions called dendrites. Until now, these dendrites were thought to be relatively smooth cables that conduct electrical signals
Video game offers new insights into autistic perception
People with autism often come at life from a different angle-seeing details others miss, focusing on patterns rather than faces, experiencing heightened or dimmed physical
Targeted nanoparticles strengthen anti-cancer immune responses in tumors
Adelaide University researchers have developed a new way of using mRNA technology to reprogram tumor-supporting immune cells and strengthen the body’s anti-cancer immune response.
Obesity suppresses natural protection against breast cancer growth
A research team at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has found that obesity prevents a biological process that kills cancerous
Lupus-linked genetic variants may boost antiviral immunity
Why do genetic variants that increase the risk of autoimmune disease remain so common in the population?
Traveler might have exposed many to measles in Massachusetts
A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, health officials announced.
Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
If you ask most satellite companies aside from SpaceX, they will tell you the world doesn’t have enough capacity for launching payloads into orbit. This