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In a 1st, scientists reversed type 1 diabetes by reprogramming a person’s own fat cells
For the first time, scientists in China reprogrammed a woman's fat cells to turn them into insulin-making pancreatic cells that reversed her type 1 diabetes.The feat adds to a growing body of evidence that...
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Earth sure looks spooky in these ‘hyperspectral’ images from Europe’s Hera asteroid probe
A strange Earth shines in new imagery captured by a European asteroid mission.The Hera spacecraft, which launched this month to study a binary asteroid system up close. turned its gaze back at our planet...
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The Noncommuting-Charges World Tour (Part 4 of 4)
This is the final part of a four-part series covering the recent Perspective on noncommuting charges. I’ve been posting one part every ~5 weeks leading up to...
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What is DANA, the strange weather phenomenon that has caused deadly flooding in Spain?
A strange weather phenomenon known as a DANA has caused catastrophic flash flooding in Valencia, Spain, this week. More than 155 people have died and dozens remain missing in what meteorologists are calling one...
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India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon’s south pole
India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lander and rover in collaboration with Japan.S. Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), discussed...
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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 episode 3: Why are nanites causing havoc in a luxury space hotel?
There are echoes of "Apocalypse Now" in the third episode of "Lower Decks" season 5, as Lt Bradward Boimler is recruited to track down a flag officer who's gone AWOL in a luxury space...
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Quantum Frontiers salutes an English teacher
If I ever mention a crazy high-school English teacher to you, I might be referring to Mr. Lukacs. One morning, before the first bell rang, I found him wandering among the lockers, wearing a...
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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement hidden in Saudi Arabian oasis
A small 4,400-year-old town in the Khaybar Oasis of Saudi Arabia hints that Bronze Age people in this region were slow to urbanize, unlike their contemporaries in Egypt and Mesopotamia, a new study finds.Archaeologists...