Personalized mRNA skin cancer vaccine cuts recurrence and death in late-stage trial, approval expected
A bespoke vaccine tailored to an individual's tumor reduced recurrence or death in a late-stage melanoma trial, with an approval decision expected next year; sk
Newscientist · +14 outlets
Nearly 3,000 exploding stars challenge our understanding of the Universe
Sciencedaily · +7 outlets
Global race to update computers as AI discovers most disruptive hack yet
Newscientist · +9 outlets
UN says 1.5C warming target will be missed, best case is an overshoot to 1.8C
A new UN assessment accepts that the 1.5C goal is out of reach and outlines a path based on temporary overshoot plus large-scale carbon removal.
Ars Technica · +14 outlets
FDA-cleared PTSD treatment using personalized brain mapping hits 68% remission in trial
The magnetic stimulation approach targets abnormal brain activity mapped to each patient, reporting a 52% symptom reduction in the clinical trial.
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IUCN warns all tropical coral reefs could collapse within 50 years
At a UN biodiversity conference, the IUCN said shallow-water reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, threatening fisheries and coastlines.
Newscientist · +8 outlets
Just 3% of glaciers account for more than half of global glacier ice loss
Glaciers ending in lakes, oceans or ice shelves lost 134 billion metric tons of ice a year between 2000 and 2019, a disproportionate share of total losses.
Phys · +14 outlets
US drinking water PFAS levels may be double official estimates, model finds
Common reporting methods may underestimate concentrations of the forever chemicals in US drinking water by as much as twofold.
Phys · +14 outlets
Uranium 'sandwich' molecule uranocenium isolated after more than 50 years
Chemists at Manchester and Lancaster isolated and characterized the positively charged form of the landmark uranium compound uranocene, a long-sought synthetic
Phys · +2 outlets
China's Kikai-area warnings aside, Japan's Kikai caldera is refilling with magma
Underwater seismic surveys reveal a large magma reservoir recharging beneath Japan's Kikai caldera 7,300 years after a major eruption.
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope enters final commissioning phase
The flagship observatory is closing in on releasing its first images after launch.
NASA Science (.gov) · +6 outlets
Euclid space telescope discovers its first comet
The European dark-energy mission added a comet to its science haul, its first such detection.
Mashable · +11 outlets
Study finds no brain benefit from two years of fish oil supplements
Omega-3s reached the brain but did not improve memory or slow Alzheimer's-related shrinkage in the randomized trial.
Sciencedaily · +14 outlets
Dental implants corrode and hijack immune cells, explaining antibiotic-resistant infections
Titanium particles released by bacteria-driven corrosion appear to subvert immune defenses around implants, a possible route to better infection control.
Sciencedaily · +3 outlets
Brazil election dispute centers on alleged bias in Meta AI campaign tools
Supporters of Lula accuse Meta of making it easier to generate content promoting rival Flavio Bolsonaro, adding to scrutiny of AI in elections.
Newscientist · +11 outlets
Cambridge team builds $10 optical sensor that could put a lab on your wrist
The sensor matched laboratory-grade precision in identifying foods, plastics and medicines, pointing to cheap wearable diagnostics.
Sciencedaily · +2 outlets
DNA programs a cell-free material to build its own motors and move
Researchers embedded cell-free gene expression in a protein sheet, creating a material that synthesizes the proteins behind cell movement without living cells.
Phys · +1 outlets
Stupendously large black holes are not a major component of dark matter, study finds
Black holes more massive than galaxies cannot account for the bulk of the universe's missing mass, the analysis concludes.
Space · +1 outlets