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AI doubles Fermat proof code in one day
Kevin Buzzard and 25 researchers gathered in London for a week-long workshop using cutting-edge AI models to convert Andrew Wiles's century-defining proof of Fermat's last theorem into verifiable Lean
'People don't realise how at risk they are': A day with an ambulance service in a heatwave
South Western Ambulance Service paramedics dealt with a record volume of 999 calls during Britain's heatwave, with three of four callouts on one shift heat-related, as staff urged families and neighbo
UK Moves to Ban Colorful Vape Packaging and Flavors
The UK government launched a 12-week consultation proposing plain packaging, restricted flavor descriptions, and hidden displays for vapes to curb youth uptake, building on the recently passed Tobacco
Hilbert Brouwer math feud and the rise of AI proofs
A feature explainer traces the history of non-constructive proofs — mathematical arguments that establish something exists without showing it — from David Hilbert's 1888 'theology' to L.E.J. Brouwer's
Opinion: The primary care crisis paradox
Two physicians argue in an opinion essay that America's push to boost primary care has built a payment system that actively undermines specialty access, even though primary care metrics are strong and
STAT+: How a Boston doctor built a following as a ‘loud and unafraid’ voice in the Trump era
A STAT+ profile examines how Boston emergency physician Jeremy Faust built himself into a "loud and unafraid" medical commentator with a nearly 85,000-subscriber Substack while still practicing at Bri
BCNY's 150-year model: belonging shields boys from crisis
The Boys' Club of New York, a 150-year-old organization serving 2,500 boys across three clubhouses, has become an unlikely model for protecting boys' mental health through a simple, time-tested formul
5 Citizen Science Projects for the August 2026 Eclipse
A total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 will cross parts of Europe and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, and scientists are recruiting amateur volunteers for five citizen science projects ranging from s
Frog gut bacterium eliminated mouse tumors in single dose
Scientists at Japan's JAIST identified Ewingella americana, a bacterium from Japanese tree frog intestines, that eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single intravenous dose — achieving a 100%
USC: Methionine-Tuned Diet Made Mice Eat More, Lose Fat
USC researchers found that mice fed a modified Mediterranean-style longevity diet ate more food than any other group yet lost body fat and showed longer healthspan, with a human-data analysis of more
Study Debunks Baby Rattlesnake Danger Myth
A Loma Linda University study finds adult rattlesnakes are more dangerous than babies, not the reverse, and traces the opposite claim to decades of inaccurate news reports that spread through misquote
Focused ultrasound treats TTTS without surgery in trial
A world-first trial at a London hospital used high-powered focused ultrasound to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome non-invasively, successfully blocking blood flow in 90% of targeted vessels, th
Study Reveals Backup Immune Pathway in mRNA Cancer Vaccines
Washington University researchers found that mRNA cancer vaccines can mount tumor-fighting immune responses through an unexpected backup pathway, with cDC2 dendritic cells taking over when the long-as
Relativity Warps Chemical Bonds in First Observation
Researchers have observed special relativity reshaping chemical bonds for the first time, using a chilled bismuth-carbon molecule whose electrons move at relativistic speeds near the heavy atom's nucl
Donor retinas respond to light 10 hours after death
Researchers in Barcelona kept donated human retinas responding to light for up to 10 hours after death — double the previous record — by perfusing eyes with oxygenated blood, marking a key step toward
Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases
Michigan's cyclospora outbreak has grown to 992 confirmed cases—the largest in state history—while neighboring Ohio reports more than 500 cases and 28 other states investigate similar illnesses with n
White House Reviews FDA Commissioner Finalists
The White House is narrowing finalists for FDA commissioner as the agency operates under acting leadership since Marty Makary's earlier resignation, while a STAT roundup also flags AstraZeneca and Ion
Injection halves chromosome errors in older eggs
Researchers at Germany's Ovo Labs have developed an mRNA injection that cut premature chromosome separation in older human eggs roughly in half, offering what independent experts call the first therap
A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right
Fossils of a 555-million-year-old worm from South Australia reveal that the ancient creature had a preference for turning right, potentially the oldest known evidence of handedness and a sign that com
Northwest Bio's DCVax Stuck 931 Days in U.K. Review
Northwest Biotherapeutics submitted DCVax, its brain cancer treatment, to U.K. regulators in late December 2023 under an expedited pathway requiring a 150-day review — but 931 days later, the MHRA has
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