Old Glory on the Red Planet
This close-up view of the United States flag plate on NASA’s Perseverance was acquired on June 28, 2025 (the 1,548th day, or sol, of its
Meet the U.S. climate resistance
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet some of the Americans fighting back against U.S. cuts to climate science and policies, visualize how
How Smell Guides Our Inner World
When Thomas Hummel gets a whiff of an unripe, green tomato, he finds himself in his childhood home in Bavaria. Under the tilted ceilings of
Football headers trigger motor control changes in women
A study on women’s football heading reveals subtle changes in fine motor function, raising concerns about long-term neurological effects and concussion risks.
AI transforms healthcare for faster, smarter care in emergency crises
AI technologies are transforming humanitarian healthcare, enhancing crisis response with improved decision-making, resource allocation, and timely aid delivery.
New neurons form in the hippocampus even in late adulthood
A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain’s memory centre, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late
Developmental visual experience may shape brain architecture
Incoming information from the retina is channeled into two pathways in the brain’s visual system: one that’s responsible for processing color and fine spatial detail
Mapping the T cell response to Chikungunya virus
A new study, published recently in Nature Communications, offers the first-ever map of which parts of Chikungunya virus trigger the strongest response from the body’s
Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit
Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a “sex slave” over a six year period.
Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump’s truce bid
Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.
Roadblocks replace rallies as Serbian protesters demand new elections
After months of rallies, Serbian protesters are calling for people to join a campaign of civil disobedience.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confirm split
The couple said they were “shifting their relationship” to “focus on co-parenting”.
SCOTUS’s decision to let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ+ lessons won’t only hurt queer students
As wisely stated by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in his 1839 play, Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” This adage holds