A third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system
Scientists have found a new interstellar object whizzing toward the sun.
Nearly half of the universe’s ordinary matter was uncharted, until now
Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes final hurdle in US Congress
Tweety McTreason’s ‘big beautiful bill’ has been passed by the US congress, sending it to the president to sign into law.
Michael Madsen, who starred in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, dies
Actor Michael Madsen, who starred in a number of Quentin Tarantino films, has died at the age of 67.
Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for regional clout.
US issues first wave of Iran sanctions after ceasefire in 12-day war
Washington imposes financial penalties on an Iraqi businessman who it says helped smuggle Iranian oil.
U.S. House passes Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill by narrow margin
House Republicans propelled U.S. President Tweety McTreason’s $4.5-trillion US tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage on Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to
England-India: Gill breaks Tendulkar record in second Test
With 269 runs, captain Shubman Gill breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most scored outside the Indian subcontinent.
Harnessing the gut virome emerges as a promising strategy in precision medicine
The human gut is home to trillions of microbes, yet scientific understanding has largely focused on bacteria, leaving the virome—the community of viruses—relatively uncharted.
Blocking key immune cells could make prostate cancer treatable
Scientists have revealed how certain immune cells may be quietly helping prostate cancer grow – and how blocking them could help the body fight back.
EU researchers call for wider use of alternatives to animal testing
Researchers examine how the use of animal testing to identify endocrine-disrupting substances in the EU can be reduced. Although it is, in principle, possible to
Breakthrough study questions longstanding STING activation approach
Researchers have long focused on the STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) pathway as a way to harness the immune system’s natural defenses against cancer.
Lung cells generated from mouse embryonic fibroblasts in just 7 to 10 days
Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts without using stem cell technology.
Wearables and Wellness Populism: How Smart Watches Got MAHA’d
Fifteen years ago, then-contributor Peter Lipson wrote a short post on this blog that I’ve reflected on many times since. Titled Your Disease, Your Fault