Neuroscie
Targeting Brain’s Drainage Pathways Rejuvenates Memory
Summary: Rejuvenating the brain’s lymphatic vessels can enhance memory in aging mice by improving the removal of waste products from the brain. This research suggests that targeting the meningeal lymphatics—vessels…
Dendrites Link Memories Formed Close in Time
Summary: A new study shows that our brains physically link memories formed close together in time through changes in the dendrites of neurons, rather than in the cell bodies. Using…
Schizophrenia Risk May Begin in the Placenta
Summary: A new study highlights the placenta’s role in neuropsychiatric development, showing that DNA methylation influences gene expression tied to psychiatric disorders. Researchers found strong links between placental DNA methylation…
TikTok Misinformation May Distort ADHD Perceptions
Summary: A new study found that popular ADHD-related content on TikTok often misaligns with clinical guidelines, potentially influencing how young adults perceive the disorder. Researchers analyzed the top 100 ADHD…
Life
Nature
Newfound bat skeletons are the oldest on record
Two fossilized bat skeletons unearthed in western Wyoming represent a new species and are the oldest set of bat bones yet discovered, researchers say. The incredibly complete fossils of Icaronycteris…
Astronomy
Bridging the gap between the cosmic microwave background and the first galaxies
A new image of cosmic microwave background radiation (half-sky image at left, closeup at right) adds high definition from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope to an earlier image from the Planck…
Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields
Strong gravitational lenses captured by Euclid. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Cuillandre On 19 March 2025, the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission releases its…
Chang’e-6 samples suggest 4.25-billion-year-old impact formed moon’s South Pole–Aitken basin
Schematic illustrating that Chang’e-6 norites document the 4.25 Ga lunar South Pole-Aitken impact event. Credit: Su Bin Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon’s South Pole–Aitken…
A Dyson swarm made of solar panels would make Earth uninhabitable, suggests study
Artist’s illustration of a Dyson Swarm. Credit: Archibald Tuttle As civilizations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It’s likely that an advanced civilization might need so…
