A study in mice by researchers from Stanford University has traced the loss of cartilage that comes with aging to a single protein, pointing to treatments that may one day restore mobility and ease discomfort in seniors.
The protein 15-PGDH…
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A new CRISPR startup is betting regulators will ease up on gene-editing
“I went to Fyodor and said, ‘Hey, we’re getting all these great results in the clinic with CRISPR, but why hasn’t it scaled?” says Hu. Part of the reason is that most gene-editing companies are chasing the same few conditions, such as…
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Is dark matter made of mysterious ‘ghost particles:’ Galaxy clusters could hold the answer
If dark matter particles decay, then scientists could hunt for signs of this process, including X-ray or gamma-ray radiation or even emitted “ghost particle” neutrinos, in vast clusters of galaxies.
Not only could this finally reveal what…
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Rhea Space Activity applies optical navigation to military rendezvous missions
WASHINGTON — Rhea Space Activity, a Washington, D.C.-based space technology startup, is adapting navigation software originally developed by NASA for military use under a U.S. Space Force contract, targeting a long-standing…
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The Weight-Loss Drug Revolution—From Shots to Pills and the Science behind It All
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.
Over the past few years GLP-1 drugs have gone from relatively obscure diabetes medications to household names for weight loss. The…
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1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal
The 1,100-year-old mummified remains of a man reveal he likely died in an ancient turquoise mining accident in Chile. Extensive evidence of blunt-force trauma discovered on the man’s skeleton suggests he died because of a rockfall or mine…
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NASA Canceled Its First Spacewalk Of 2026 On January 8 Due To Medical Emergency? Here’s What We Know
Expedition 74 was ready for NASA’s first EVA on January 8th. Astronomers Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke were supposed to do routine microbial swabs and hardware QA photography alongside setting up the ISS for a new set of solar arrays….
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Here’s why Greenland is wanted so much, according to a geologist
Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the
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Soy giants drop Amazon no-deforestation pledge as subsidies come under threat
The world’s largest buyers of Brazilian soy have announced a plan to exit from a landmark antideforestation agreement, the Amazon Soy Moratorium. The voluntary agreement between soy agribusinesses and industry associations prevented most soy…
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Team discovers unexpected oscillation states in magnetic vortices
Magnon frequency combs could enable coupling across different physical systems.
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