CMU researchers develop software that turns subtle skin changes into trackable data
01/28/2026 Mallory Lindahl
The Breakdown:
- New RI software works with a handheld imaging tool to map skin texture in 3D.
- The…

01/28/2026 Mallory Lindahl
The Breakdown:

Security communities have been warning about this for several years. Multiple OWASP Top 10 reports put prompt injection, or more recently Agent Goal Hijack, at the top of the risk list and pair it with…

An international study found that U.S. long COVID patients report far more brain fog and psychological symptoms than patients in lower-income countries. Researchers believe the gap is driven by culture and healthcare access, not biology –…

This isn’t just an odd quirk of the ocean. Scientists warn it’s a disturbing sign of a broader environmental breakdown in progress. As climate change pushes more areas of the deep sea into low-oxygen “dead zones”, key species that…
Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit future deep space missions by completing a…

A scientist at the University of Glasgow has delved into the possible existence of massive hypothetical energy-harvesting structures called Dyson spheres.
In a new study, they showed that both stellar engines and Dyson bubbles could become…

Scientists analyzing 443-million-year-old Scottish fossils have uncovered the early evidence that some of the first groups of vertebrates possessed surprisingly advanced eyes and traces of bone, reshaping our understanding of how the vertebrate…

Medical marijuana could soon be reclassified into a medical category that includes prescription drugs like Tylenol with codeine, ketamine and anabolic steroids.
That’s because in December 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive…

Researchers and doctors are beginning to modernize asthma treatment using innovative therapies.
Asthma is a common, chronic and treatable lung disease that touches nearly every family in America. It affects people of all ages and costs our…