2026 Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel for optogenetics
The prize recognizes the development of optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control specific brain cells, now a workhorse of neuroscience.
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India demonstrates first 5.56-km free-space quantum key distribution link
QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar's outdoor QKD link advances quantum-secure communications beyond fibre, an area of growing national and commercial interes
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Nearly 200 people isolated in Siberia after lab worker dies of pneumonic plague
The case in the Irkutsk region is attributed to a laboratory accident and has prompted monitoring of around 200 possible contacts.
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Stanford study suggests the human brain has two distinct evolutionary origins
The finding proposes that human brain cell types trace back to two separate lineages rather than one, with implications for how the organ is studied.
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Astronomers find sugar in interstellar clouds for the first time
The detection of a sugar molecule between stars suggests the chemical ingredients for life can form in deep space.
BBC Sky at Night Magazine · +14 outlets
Extinct yak relative identified from DNA in Siberia's Denisova cave
Ancient DNA from hundreds of bone fragments reveals a previously unknown bovine species that lived in southern Siberia before and during the last ice age.
Newscientist · +4 outlets
Astronomers discover first second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf
The world appears to have formed from material left behind by the dead star it now circles, a scenario predicted but not previously observed.
Phys · +14 outlets
UK launches major trial seeking 250,000 people on rise of bowel cancer in under-50s
The study will examine diet and lifestyle factors behind increasing early-onset bowel cancer cases in young adults.
Cancer Research UK · +6 outlets
Blood test detected melanoma recurrence a median 70.5 days before clinical detection
The assay flags molecular signs of returning melanoma earlier than standard imaging or exams, which could speed treatment decisions.
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Mathematicians warn arXiv is being flooded by AI-generated papers
Researchers say the preprint server has become nearly unusable, prompting arXiv to impose new limits on low-value submissions.
Newscientist · +3 outlets
Is AI the End of Math As We Know It?
Quantamagazine · +14 outlets
Physicists measure the 'other' kind of quantum entanglement after 25 years
The achievement closes a long-standing measurement gap in quantum information science and could aid future quantum technologies.
ScienceAlert · +13 outlets
Dana-Farber research identifies possible new target for sickle cell and beta thalassemia
The finding points to a potential therapeutic pathway for two inherited blood disorders that affect millions worldwide.
News-Medical · +10 outlets
NASA's PRIMA far-infrared space telescope moves into design phase
The Probe Explorer mission aims to observe wavelengths beyond James Webb's reach, targeting dust-obscured and cool objects.
SSBCrack · +13 outlets
Extreme heat increasingly threatens pregnant women and newborns, UN climate chief warns
The UN's climate chief plans to highlight rising health risks to mothers and infants as global temperatures climb.
Phys · +14 outlets
UCLA study links specific gut bacteria to faster brain aging
Older-looking brains were associated with particular gut microbes and byproducts, plus poorer memory, focus and mood, suggesting early biological signals.
Sciencedaily · +9 outlets
China advances assembly of BEST fusion reactor in Hefei
The compact tokamak project marks a step in China's push toward fusion energy research and demonstration.
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Speech pattern changes may signal early dementia risk, study finds
Analysis of speech in a large cognitive health study suggests subtle language shifts could serve as an early marker of brain aging.
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