An artist’s impression of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 sucking in matter from the disc that surrounds it. A mysterious “rogue” planet has been observed gobbling six billion tons of…
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Scientists identify a new dendritic nanotubular network in the brain that may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Neuronal nanotubes mediate intercellular transport and disease. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adr7403 Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and…
Undergrad students deploy applications to geosynchronous satellite 22,236 miles above Earth
Nischal Kharel and Dikchhya Kharel in the NSF Center for Space, High-performance, and Resilient Computing. Credit: Aimee Obidzinski, University of Pittsburgh For many college students, satellites are faint dots crossing…
Metabolically active visceral fat linked to aggressive endometrial cancer, new study reveals
Credit: CC0 Public Domain High metabolic activity of visceral fat may be associated with more aggressive endometrial cancer, new research presented at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association…
Amazon is overhauling its devices to take on Apple in the AI era
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Amazon.com Inc. recruited longtime Microsoft Corp. product chief Panos Panay in 2023 to run its devices division, his new colleagues thought the e-commerce giant was…
Prediabetes remission possible without dropping pounds, new study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There’s a long-held belief in diabetes prevention that weight loss is the main way to lower disease risk. Our new study challenges this. For decades, people…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 180 — NASA is Closed for Business
NASA is Closed for Business – And Other Top Space Stories – YouTube Watch On On Episode 180 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the…
Stabilization of neuropathy scores seen after gene editing therapy for rare nerve disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University College London’s National Amyloidosis Center leads a multinational team reporting that a single infusion of an in vivo gene-editing therapy (nexiguran ziclumeran) produced rapid, deep,…
AI in an ‘industrial bubble’ but will benefit society: Bezos
Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos has invested in the American generative AI start-up Perplexity. Artificial intelligence technology is in an “industrial bubble,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told a tech conference in…
Swiss solar furnaces recycling watchmakers’ waste metal
Panatere metallurgical engineer Jean-Francois Dionne, wearing a thermal protective suit, shows an aluminum ingot. A Swiss company inaugurated two solar furnaces on Friday in a watchmaking city, aimed at melting…
