This week in science: elephant trunks, butterfly migration and a hot galaxy cluster
NPR’s Short Wave talks about elephants’ sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a surprising discovery about the early universe.
RFK Jr. Decimates Vaccine Schedule
As we have been warning for months that he would do, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is coming to take away your vaccines. His
Video emerges of Minneapolis shooting filmed by ICE agent who opened fire
The clip shows the moments before gunfire rang out on a Minneapolis street.
Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it
We will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.
Trump’s Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises
“Today it’s uninvestable,” Exxon chief executive Darren Woods says of Venezuela.
‘I feel free’: Australia’s social media ban, one month on
Some say they’ve lost interest in social media since the ban, while others say nothing has changed.
ICE agent who killed queer mom was a Trumper, “committed Christian,” his family says
New details emerged about Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who lethally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old queer mother of three, on
SPINECRAFT: Engineering a 4D human spinal cord for disease research
Zaida Álvarez Pinto, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, one of the most prestigious
Pancreatic organoid study reveals key factors shaping complex lumen formation
Organs often have fluid-filled spaces called lumens, which are crucial for organ function and serve as transport and delivery networks.
Fish study reveals how ovulation triggers sexual receptivity in females
A research team led by Hiroshima University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have proposed a neuroendocrine mechanism in bony fish that signals ovulation
Non-coding RNA mutations unveiled as new cause of retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic eye disorder affecting around one in 5,000 people worldwide. It typically begins with night blindness in youth and progresses
New research decodes the bacterial “zip code” of colorectal cancer for prediction and survival
Bacterial communities in colorectal cancer reveal patterns linked to tumor genetics and patient outcomes, paving the way for personalized treatment strategies.