As the federal government entered a shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025, competing narratives quickly emerged about the cause. Some Republican lawmakers objected to Democrats’ push to include an extension of…
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‘Good’ gut bacteria can boost placenta for healthier pregnancy
Mice with Bifidobacterium breve in their gut lost fewer of their pregnancies. Credit: Jorge Lopez-Tello/ University of Cambridge Research led by the University of Cambridge has found the first clear…
With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in moon’s mantle
Commander Eugene Cernan retrieves a drive tube from the Lunar Roving Vehicle during an Apollo 17 EVA. Samples from one of the Apollo 17 drive tubes was recently opened and…
Roman writing tablets discovered in ancient wells
Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have unearthed a rare collection of wooden writing tablets dating from the Roman period. The discovery was made in Izernore,…
Live retinal imaging in mice reveals early immune cell activity before diabetes-related damage occurs
A new method of taking microscopic images of a live mouse’s retina through the eye allows the researchers clear, long-term observation of the living retina, down to the minute movements…
Quantum uncertainty captured in real time using femtosecond light pulses
Mohammed Hassan, associate professor of physics and optical sciences, is the corresponding author on a paper which explains how researchers captured and controlled quantum uncertainty in real time using ultrafast…
Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of power, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper…
New private ‘Arc’ spacecraft aims to deliver cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in less than an hour (video)
A new private spacecraft aims to help the U.S. military get key supplies where they’re needed, and fast. On Wednesday (Oct. 1), the California-based company Inversion unveiled Arc, a vehicle…
When pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide
Imagine walking into your pharmacy, handing over your prescription and having it denied. Now imagine that the reason is not insufficient insurance coverage or the wrong dose, but a pharmacist…
