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Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader
Jared Isaacman, a pilot and financial tech billionaire, has commanded two groundbreaking spaceflights, including leading the first private spacewalk. But his most remarkable flying has
Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil
Larry Bushart, a man who was jailed for 37 days for reposting a Trump meme, has now sued the cops who allegedly schemed to keep
French ‘Doctor Death’ who poisoned patients jailed for life
A court finds Frédéric Péchier guilty of contaminating infusion bags with substances that caused cardiac arrest or hemorrhaging.
‘Maybe she’s an angel now’ says aunt of Bondi victim, 10, at funeral
Lina Chernykh tells the BBC her niece Matilda was a joyous child who spread love everywhere she went.
Eating high-fat cheese and cream may be linked to lower dementia risk
Eating more high-fat cheese and high-fat cream may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published on December
Genetic differences can affect the effectiveness of antibody therapies
The genome differs from person to person in thousands of positions. In some cases, this means that proteins have a different building block in certain
Cannabis use alters sleep stages in people with chronic pain
The most frequently reported reasons for medicinal cannabis use are for pain relief and improvements in sleep.
Social isolation emerges as a key, independent risk factor for cognitive decline
Using longitudinal data from the US Health and Retirement Study, this study applied causal inference modeling to disentangle the independent and joint effects of social
AI analysis of chest X-rays may reveal early signs of aging
Artificial intelligence may be able to reveal how fast your body is aging by analyzing a chest X-ray, according to a new study published in
Former NIH scientist sues Trump administration, claims illegal firing over research cuts
A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health has sued the Trump administration, saying she was illegally fired for warning that research cuts
New details revealed in Brown University investigation
New details revealed in Brown University investigation