Today's Science Pulse
UK-led study reveals hidden giant star clusters deep inside nearby galaxies
Astronomers using the VLA and ALMA uncovered previously unseen massive star clusters embedded in nearby galaxies, describing them as “ring factories” that produce giant clusters. The findings highlight how young stellar activity drives the evolution of their host galaxies.
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India Monsoon Starts Almost 40% Short as El Niño Upends Weather
India's summer monsoon has begun nearly 40% below average, raising concerns across agriculture and industry. The shortfall is linked to a strong El Niño, which models predict will sustain abnormal dryness through July and August, especially in the northwest and central regions. Crop alerts now cover soybean and groundnut, while Mumbai's water authority has suspended supplies to construction sites for the first time in 12 years. Officials warn the deficit could depress rice, sugar and cotton harvests and prompt export restrictions.
Cousin Comparison Parses Genetic Effects in Autism
A new preprint uses Denmark’s national health registries to compare autistic children with their maternal cousins, revealing how maternal genetics can influence autism risk both directly and indirectly. The study examined 18,374 diagnosed children born between 1998 and 2015, their...
SpaceX Starship Going for Orbit in August and September
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell outlined an aggressive Starship launch roadmap, targeting Flight 14 in August for a full orbital injection from Cape Canaveral. The company plans to establish a monthly launch cadence throughout 2026 and then accelerate to 100‑200 flights...
Reversing Humanity’s #1 Killer - Arterial Plaque | Dr. Matthew O’Connor - Cyclarity Therapeutics
Cyclarity Therapeutics, a biotech focused on engineered cyclodextrins, reported first‑in‑human Phase 1 data for its dimeric molecule UDP‑0003. The study in 72 healthy volunteers demonstrated that the drug is safe, has a three‑hour half‑life, and produces a dose‑dependent increase in urinary...
Did Humans Control Fire 1.8 Million Years Ago? | WION Podcast
The WION podcast reports a groundbreaking find in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave: burned small‑mammal bones dated to roughly 1.79 million years ago. The discovery challenges the prevailing timeline for when hominins first mastered fire, suggesting that Homo erectus may have been...
Was the 'Curse of the Pharaohs' Real? The Science Explained with Shini Somara #curseofthepharaohs
The video examines the legend of the 'curse of the pharaohs' associated with the 1922 opening of Tutankhamun’s sealed tomb by Howard Carter and financier Lord Carnarvon. It explains that the tomb’s 3,000-year closure created warm, stagnant conditions ideal for...
50 for 50: Wright Flyer Pieces Taken on Apollo 11
To mark its 50th anniversary, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is showcasing one artifact from each state; Ohio’s entry is a fragment of the 1903 Wright Flyer that actually traveled to the moon. Neil Armstrong carried a small...
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The video highlights the accelerating melt of glaciers and ice sheets and its direct contribution to rising sea levels. Assistant professor Ali Welter Kennedy explains her research focus: using geological samples to reconstruct how ice sheets responded to warmer periods...
What Do We Know About the Origin of the Hantavirus Outbreak?
An outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius drew global attention after an elderly Dutch couple were initially suspected to have been infected while bird-watching at a Ushuaia landfill. Scientists have grown skeptical of that origin story...
BE-7 Engine Longest Duration Hotfire
Blue Origin conducted the longest‑duration hot‑fire test of its BE‑7 liquid hydrogen engine, aiming to demonstrate sustained performance required for the company's upcoming lunar lander. The engine burned for over 1,200 seconds, delivering a steady 30,000 pound‑force thrust while maintaining chamber pressure...
Supplements Need Better Evidence
The video centers on the growing supplement market and the glaring evidence gap, using the product Rejuvenate as a case study. The host questions the safety of taking multiple supplements without clinical validation, contrasting them with FDA‑regulated drugs. Key points include...
#Neutrino70 | Chasing Cosmic Relics
The video “#Neutrino70 | Chasing cosmic relics” spotlights neutrinos—tiny, nearly massless particles that have survived since the Big Bang and continue to stream through Earth. It explains how the Sun constantly emits neutrinos alongside light, and how a dying star’s supernova...
Why NAC May Help Ulcerative Colitis
The video explains that ulcerative colitis (UC) patients commonly exhibit depleted mucosal glutathione, the body’s primary intracellular antioxidant, and proposes N‑acetylcysteine (NAC) as a way to restore it. NAC is a direct precursor in the rate‑limiting step of glutathione synthesis, so...
Psychiatric Expert "I Couldn't Get Off My Own Antidepressant" (What Patients Need to Know)
The video spotlights the staggering prevalence of antidepressant prescriptions in the United States—about one in six adults and one in ten children—many of whom remain on these drugs for an average of five years. It argues that the medical establishment’s...
Lifestyle and Metformin Interventions and Risk of Multimorbidity in Adults With Prediabetes (Paper June 15 2026)
A 21‑year observational follow‑up of 1,173 Medicare‑eligible adults from the Diabetes Prevention Program showed that intensive lifestyle intervention reduced the risk of developing multimorbidity compared with placebo, while metformin did not. Participants in the lifestyle arm experienced multimorbidity in 82%...
Insights From 173,303 Pakistan Genome Analyses
A new analysis of 173,303 exomes and genomes from the Pakistan Genome Resource reveals the phenotypic impact of thousands of homozygous loss‑of‑function (homLoF) variants. The study confirms known metabolic links—such as LDLR, LPL, ANGPTL3 and APOB to lipid levels—and uncovers...
ISCORE-PD: Stem Cells Advance Parkinson’s Research
A multinational team has launched iSCORE‑PD, an open‑access, isogenic stem‑cell repository that models key Parkinson’s disease genes such as SNCA, LRRK2, PINK1 and PARKIN. Using CRISPR/Cas9, the collection provides paired iPSC lines that differ only by defined mutations, allowing direct...
Lava Planet Has Hydrogen-Rich, Active Atmosphere
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observed five eclipses of the super‑Earth 55 Cancri e, a lava‑world 41 light‑years away. The data reveal a hydrogen‑rich, CO‑dominant atmosphere with trace CO₂, suggesting outgassing from a reduced magma ocean. Variable stratospheric CO emission...
Young Stellar Activity Drives Galactic Evolution Across the Universe
Astronomers analyzed about 18,000 star‑forming regions in nearby spiral galaxies using JWST, Hubble and ALMA data from the PHANGS survey. They discovered that ionized‑gas pressure drives the expansion of young regions, while the surrounding environment determines whether they continue to...
MOFs Advance Cleaner Carbon Capture, Methane Storage and Hydrogen Use
Researchers led by Reda Elkacmi published a review in *Carbon Research* that evaluates metal‑organic frameworks (MOFs) for simultaneous carbon‑dioxide capture, methane utilization, and hydrogen storage. The analysis highlights MOFs’ extraordinary surface areas above 6,000 m² g⁻¹ and tunable pore chemistry, delivering high...
Flipped Quantum Interference Unlocks Clearer Gluon Maps From Near-Miss Nuclear Encounters
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s RHIC have demonstrated a new method to map gluon distributions inside atomic nuclei using near‑miss gold‑ion collisions. By tracking the spin‑flipped interference patterns of electron‑positron pairs from J/ψ decays, they achieved sharper imaging than previous...
Electric Nose Detects When Your Food Has Spoiled
Researchers at UC Berkeley have unveiled an electronic nose that uses a 16‑sensor carbon‑nanotube array and machine‑learning algorithms to identify spoiled food and trace allergens with high precision. The device can detect as little as 0.05 g of walnut and differentiate...
Radiation Therapy Boosts Immune Response in Brain Metastases, Enhancing Treatment Effectiveness
Researchers at MD Anderson discovered that pre‑operative radiation reshapes the immune microenvironment of brain metastases, turning previously immunologically “cold” lesions into “hot” tumors. By analyzing tissue from over 300 patients, the study showed heightened cytotoxic T‑cell infiltration, increased T‑cell receptor...
Astronomers Find Four Separate Generations of Stars in ‘Globular Cluster’ Terzan 5
Astronomers using JWST’s infrared imaging together with Hubble’s long‑baseline proper‑motion data have identified four distinct stellar generations in the Milky Way bulge object Terzan 5. The populations formed roughly 12.5 billion, 4.7 billion, 3.8 billion and 2.5 billion years ago, far longer than a typical...
Childhood Stress Hormones Reflect Chronic Adversity in Palestinian Territories
A new study published in Psychoneuroendocrinology measured morning cortisol levels in 115 Palestinian boys aged nine to eleven from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The Gaza cohort exhibited a dramatic 159% rise in cortisol after waking, far exceeding...