Plastic is ubiquitous in the modern world, and it’s notorious for taking a long time to completely break down in the environment – if it ever does.
But even without breaking down completely, plastic can shed tiny particles – called…
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European societies launch EndoCompass to guide the future of endocrine research
The European Society for Endocrinology (ESE) and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) have released today, 17 October 2025, the EndoCompass Research Roadmap: Directions for the Future of Endocrine Science. The…
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CRATERs identified as key sites for T cell-mediated tumor destruction
Like the surface of the moon, new research published today in Cell finds the existence of craters on the surface of melanoma cells that serve as immune hubs, becoming major sites for tumor killing. These craters could serve as good…
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How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley’s comet — will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an excellent opportunity to see shooting stars without interference from…
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Sigmoidal Scaling Curves Make Reinforcement Learning RL Post-Training Predictable for LLMs
Reinforcement Learning RL post-training is now a major lever for reasoning-centric LLMs, but unlike pre-training, it hasn’t had predictive scaling rules. Teams pour tens of thousands of GPU-hours into runs without a principled way…
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If life on Mars exists, it may be preserved in a frozen time capsule
If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet’s icy surface.
A new study from NASA and Penn State University suggests fragments of biomolecules from ancient microbes could survive in Martian ice for tens of…
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Researchers achieve proof of concept for generating eggs from somatic cells
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have accomplished a unique proof of concept to treat infertility by turning skin cells into eggs capable of producing early human embryos.
The research published today in the…
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Review reveals how paternal lifestyle shapes sperm epigenetics and offspring health
A new review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesises growing evidence that paternal lifestyle and environmental exposures such as diet, obesity, smoking, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and stress alter sperm epigenetic marks (DNA…
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The Surprising Oral Health Benefits of Working Out and Taking Omega-3
Rats that engaged in exercise and received fatty acid supplements showed improved responses to bacterial infection and inflammation associated with apical periodontitis, a condition that can develop when dental caries extend to the root canal and…
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Could the world’s 1st private space telescope help find stars with habitable exoplanets?
The world’s first commercial deep space astronomy telescope is set to search for stars that could host habitable exoplanets in their orbits.
The Mauve telescope, developed by London-headquartered start-up Blue Skies Space, is the size of a small…
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