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EPA targets microplastics and drugs in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now targeting microplastics and pharmaceutical contaminants in drinking water, a move lauded by the Make America Healthy Again movement. This initiative co
Many Patients Leaving ICU Face Cognitive Challenges
Leaving the ICU often marks the beginning, not the end, of a patient's struggle, as prolonged intensive care can trigger a cascade of physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges. These post-ICU
Westlake Platform Yields Fast Covalent Protein Drugs
Researchers at Westlake University unveiled a high‑throughput yeast‑display platform that engineers fast‑acting covalent protein therapeutics, enabling rapid target engagement for cancer, cytokine, an
Parakneria thysi Fish Scale 15‑Meter Congo Waterfall
Scientists have captured and documented the first confirmed footage of tiny Parakneria thysi fish scaling a 50‑foot Congo waterfall, revealing a multi‑hour, rest‑filled climb enabled by specialized fi
Hawkmoths pollinate Japan's black‑nectar flower
A University of Tokyo team has shown that nocturnal hawkmoths, not daytime insects, chiefly pollinate the black‑nectar flower Jasminanthes mucronata, marking the first confirmed case of colored nectar
Study finds 13‑ton sediment from Arkansas unpaved roads
A new Arkansas study reveals that watershed characteristics, not just road crossings, drive massive sediment runoff from unpaved roads, prompting a shift toward landscape‑wide water‑quality management
EPFL microwave photon detector reaches 70% efficiency
EPFL scientists developed a semiconductor detector that converts individual microwave photons into measurable electrical current, achieving 55–67.7% detection efficiency that approaches 70% with optim
Westlake University Builds 1,000‑plus Human Pangenome
A research team at Westlake University has assembled a pangenome of over 1,000 human genomes using a cost‑effective hybrid sequencing method, creating the largest human pangenome to date and expanding
Rice Study Measures 'Racial Realism' in One-Third of Black Adults
Rice University researchers have published one of the first national measures of 'racial realism'—the belief that racism is a permanent feature of American life—identifying it in roughly one-third of
9-spin quantum beats thousands of classical nodes at weather
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China showed that a quantum processor built from just nine interacting atomic spins outperformed classical reservoir networks with thousands
Nanotube Injector Moves Mitochondria Between Living Cells
Researchers at Waseda University developed a nanotube membrane injector that transfers cytoplasmic contents and functional mitochondria between living cells, achieving over 90% transfer efficiency and
Biotech investors plead Trump leverages 100% tariffs
The Trump administration is leveraging new 100% tariffs on imported brand-name drugs to pressure both large and small drugmakers into confidential agreements for lower prices and U.S. manufacturing, a
Trump 100% tariffs on drugs, 20% cut for US production
The Trump administration announced a 100% tariff on imported brand‑name drugs, while carving out exemptions for firms that commit to U.S. manufacturing and lower pricing, and offering a reduced 20% ra
Rohan Mittal team finds fermionic dark-state symmetry
A theoretical study by Rohan Mittal and colleagues at the University of Cologne shows that a single‑parameter fermionic dark‑state symmetry can preserve quantum coherence in large, noisy, far‑from‑equ
AI Repurposed Cancer Drug Shows Broad Antiviral Promise
An AI drug-discovery platform from Model Medicines has identified a shelved breast cancer drug that, in lab and mouse tests, blocked influenza, multiple coronaviruses, RSV, norovirus, and hepatitis B,
Supreme Court Blocks Colorado Conversion‑Therapy Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Colorado’s ban on conversion‑therapy counseling violates the First Amendment, treating talk therapy as protected speech and sending the law back for higher scrutiny n
Aging Lung Cells Drive Severe Flu, COVID in Older Adults
UCSF researchers have identified how aging lung cells trigger runaway inflammation that turns flu and COVID infections life-threatening in older adults, pinpointing a fibroblast-immune cell circuit as
DXA Study Finds BMI Misclassifies 33% of Adults
A new Italian study using gold‑standard DXA scans finds that BMI misclassifies over one‑third of adults, overstating overweight and obesity rates and prompting calls to revise national public health‑a
8-Year-Old's Plushie Orbits Moon Aboard NASA's Artemis II
An 8-year-old Mountain View boy's smiley-face plushie named Rise — winner of a NASA and Freelancer 'moon mascot' competition — is serving as the zero-gravity indicator aboard Artemis II, NASA's first
Study: All 11 Kids' Shirts Tested Exceeded Lead Limits
Researchers at Marian University found that all 11 children's shirts purchased from fast-fashion and discount retailers exceeded the U.S. safety limit of 100 ppm for lead, with simulations suggesting
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