Can Fast, Nimble Clinical Trials Deliver a Drug to Halt the New Ebola Outbreak?
The World Health Organization and African health agencies have launched an adaptive, randomized clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to evaluate two therapies—remdesivir and the experimental antibody cocktail MBP134—against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. The protocol draws on lessons from earlier Ebola studies such as PALM and the COVID‑19 RECOVERY trial, emphasizing simplified data collection and rapid enrollment. Researchers face steep obstacles, including armed conflict, community mistrust, and a shortage of diagnostic cartridges. If successful, the trial could provide the first robust efficacy data for these drugs and reshape outbreak response strategies.
Noxopharm Studies Confirm Cancer-Fighting Potential of Sofra Platform
Australian biotech Noxopharm announced new data on its Sofra platform, a TLR8‑activating oligonucleotide technology that could enhance cancer immunotherapy. Preclinical studies demonstrated up to a 200‑fold boost in TLR8 activity in human skin biopsies and nearly three‑fold activation in animal...
NeuroScientific Hails 80% Clinical Response in Crohn’s Stem Cell Program
NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals reported that four of five patients with fistulising Crohn’s disease showed a clinical response to its StemSmart mesenchymal stem cell therapy, an 80% response rate. All participants experienced symptom improvement and no serious adverse events were recorded. The...
This Plant Could Be the Smartest Carnivore on the Planet
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology found that the California pitcher plant Darlingtonia californica releases roughly 98% of the wasps that visit its nectar, turning a classic predator‑prey interaction into a mutualistic one. Mass‑spectrometry revealed wasps near...
Correction: A Genome-Wide Investigation of Depression Among Individuals with and without Irritability
A recent correction to a genome‑wide association study (GWAS) on depression clarifies findings for individuals with and without irritability. The original analysis, led by researchers at McGill University, identified several novel genetic loci linked to depressive symptoms, with distinct patterns...
Microglial Mitochondria Transfer to Astrocytes via GPNMB-Enriched Extracellular Vesicles Alleviates Cognitive Deficits in Tauopathy Mice
Researchers discovered that microglia in PS19 tauopathy mice package functional mitochondria into extracellular vesicles enriched with glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB) and deliver them to astrocytes. The mitochondrial transfer restores astrocytic function, mitigates tau pathology, and improves cognitive performance...
Study: Carbon Capture Could Cut Cement Emissions by 75 per Cent by 2035
A new study finds that deploying carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) in cement manufacturing could cut the sector's emissions by 75 percent by 2035. The model assumes 90 percent capture rates at large plants, backed by roughly $150 billion in combined public...
Watch: Disabled Parrot Takes up Jousting to Stay King of the Keas
Researchers at the University of Canterbury documented a disabled kea named Bruce that invented a jousting-like fighting technique using its exposed lower beak. Over a month-long observation, Bruce won all 36 dominance interactions, becoming the undefeated alpha of its group...
Chronic Liver Disease in Europe: A Preventable Crisis Going Undetected
A new Lancet Regional Health—Europe series led by ISGlobal warns that chronic liver disease is becoming a preventable public‑health crisis across Europe. One‑third of EU/UK residents are estimated to have metabolic dysfunction‑associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and alcohol accounts for...
New Maternal RSV Vaccine Lowers Infant Hospitalization Rates, but Accessibility May Be Limited, Study Finds
A new maternal RSV vaccine introduced in fall 2023 reduces infant hospitalizations, with the Dallas study showing zero hospitalizations among vaccinated infants versus 3% among unvaccinated. Vaccination rates varied sharply by insurance type and race, with private‑insured mothers at 37%...
May 25, 2026 Quick Space Links
Blue Origin confirmed a $600 million expansion of its New Glenn rocket factory in Florida, bolstering its launch‑vehicle production capacity. United Airlines has equipped 50 of its aircraft with SpaceX’s Starlink broadband, offering passengers free Wi‑Fi, while older planes still rely on...
Repetitive TMS Effective, Safe for Poststroke Neurogenic Overactive Bladder
A randomized controlled trial of 60 stroke survivors showed that low‑frequency contralesional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) significantly improves neurogenic overactive bladder symptoms, quality of life, and resilience scores compared with sham treatment. Benefits persisted through week 8, with mean OAB...
Hydrogen Puts Quantum Wormhole Conjecture to the Test
Physicists from the University of New Brunswick used the hydrogen atom’s ultra‑precise hyperfine spectrum to test the ER = EPR conjecture, which links quantum entanglement to microscopic wormholes. By modeling a tiny leakage of the electron’s electric field into a putative wormhole,...
Compensator Wasps Proven to Save Colonies From Chaos
UCL researchers experimentally removed queens from tropical paper wasp colonies (Polistes canadensis) in Panama, sparking immediate, violent power struggles among workers. Amid the chaos, a distinct subset of individuals—dubbed “compensators”—stepped back from the conflict and dramatically increased foraging and brood‑care...
Roswell Park Scientists Present Five Key Cancer Studies at Clinical Meeting
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will showcase five of its own studies at the ASCO 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago, alongside additional research presented by its faculty and fellows. Highlights include a real‑world analysis of GLP‑1 receptor agonists on hormone‑receptor‑positive breast cancer,...
Researchers Trace the Origin of Blood Cells Back to Possible Single-Celled Ancestors
Researchers at Kyoto University used a novel cross‑species gene‑expression analysis to reconstruct the evolutionary history of blood cells, identifying macrophage‑like cells as the earliest form around 700 million years ago. The study traced the ubiquitous FOS gene back to a single‑celled...
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NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 24, 2026 features a video captured by the Perseverance rover in 2022 of Mars’ tiny moon Phobos transiting the Sun. The 40‑second eclipse illustrates Phobos’ diminutive 11.5 km diameter and its orbit roughly 50 times closer...
New Thermal Imaging System Detects Early Melanoma Before It Is Visible
Researchers at Université de Montréal and INRS unveiled SMEAR‑ULM, a microneedle‑based thermal imaging system that can spot micro‑melanomas as early as four days after formation. The platform deposits upconversion nanoparticles beneath the skin, creating a temporary "intelligent tattoo" that emits...
GABA in NG2 Glia Drives Empathy-Like Behavior
A recent Nature Communications study reveals that GABA receptors on NG2 glia actively shape empathy‑like behavior in rodents. Using optogenetic and pharmacogenetic tools, researchers showed that GABA activation in these oligodendrocyte‑precursor cells triggers calcium signaling, influencing glial proliferation and synaptic...
Supercharging Solar Cells: Quantum Dot-Molecule Hybrid States Enable Near-Maximum Efficiency
Researchers at Osaka University and collaborators have demonstrated that hybrid electronic states formed between tetracene molecules and cadmium telluride quantum dots can drive singlet exciton fission with efficiencies approaching the theoretical limit. Using ultrafast laser spectroscopy and quantum‑chemical modeling, they...
In 1995, NASA’s Galileo Spacecraft Sent a Probe Into Jupiter’s Atmosphere that Kept Transmitting for Just 58 Minutes as It...
On 7 December 1995 NASA’s Galileo spacecraft released a 339‑kg probe that plunged into Jupiter’s atmosphere at 47 km/s, transmitting data for 58 minutes before heat and pressure silenced it. The probe survived the extreme deceleration—over 200 g—and temperatures near 16,000 °C, deploying a parachute after...
AI Speeds up Discovery of Next-Gen Computer Chips and Electronic Materials
An international team led by Flinders University and Khalifa University has created a machine‑learning platform that uses Bayesian optimization to discover new gallium‑based semiconductor materials. The AI engine learns chemical rules from thousands of existing compounds and proposes only chemically...
When a Soviet Rover Went Silent on the Moon in 1971, Scientists Assumed It Was Gone for Good — but...
In 1970 the Soviet Luna 17 mission delivered Lunokhod 1, the first rover on another world, equipped with a French‑built laser retroreflector. The rover went silent in September 1971 and its reflector was presumed lost for decades. High‑resolution images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance...
ATP2B4 Boosts Chromatin Compaction, Worsens Pancreatic Cancer Radiotherapy Resistance
Researchers have identified the calcium pump ATP2B4 as a driver of chromatin compaction that shields pancreatic tumor DNA from radiation damage. Elevated ATP2B4 levels were detected in roughly two‑thirds of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma samples, correlating with poorer radiotherapy outcomes. Genetic...
Pioneering Cell Therapy Offers Hope for Advanced Liver Disease
A phase‑2 trial of autologous macrophage therapy showed a marked improvement in transplant‑free survival for patients with end‑stage cirrhosis. After four years, 70% of the 26 participants receiving the cell therapy remained alive without needing a liver transplant, versus 40%...
The Geology of the Moon’s Far Side, Revealed in Pictures Taken During Artemis-2
During Artemis‑2’s lunar flyby, commander Reid Wiseman captured a series of far‑side photographs following astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy’s stacking protocol. Using a Nikon D5 DSLR with an 80‑400 mm lens, Wiseman recorded burst exposures that McCarthy later combined into high‑contrast, color‑enhanced images. The...
Does Gravity Create Reality? A Shocking Path to a Theory of Everything
Physicists are rethinking the path to a theory of everything by modifying quantum mechanics to incorporate gravity, rather than forcing gravity into quantum frameworks. This “gravity‑first” approach proposes new equations that treat gravity as a fundamental component of quantum theory....
Women Who Self-Harm Show Altered Brain Responses to Negative Social Media Comments
Young women who engage in non‑suicidal self‑injury (NSSI) exhibit markedly different brain activity when receiving Instagram feedback, with blunted responses to positive comments and amplified activation to negative remarks. The study, involving 88 participants split into clinical, subclinical and healthy...
Tuning Into Quantum Sounds: Acoustic Devices Simplify Quantum Sensors
Physicists at Caltech and Stanford have engineered nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) that exhibit intrinsic quantum nonlinearity by harnessing material‑native two‑level defects. This eliminates the need for external superconducting qubits, allowing a single NEMS device to operate at the single‑phonon level. The...
Discovery of Novel 11 Beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor by Machine Learning Enabled Large-Scale Virtual Screening
Researchers applied a machine‑learning‑driven virtual screening workflow to the Mcule catalog of roughly 139.6 million compounds, ultimately identifying a single top candidate, MCULE‑6869845113, as a potent 11beta‑HSD1 inhibitor. The Gradient Boosting Classifier achieved an AUC of 0.88 and Matthews Correlation Coefficient...
Unified Deep Learning Model Deciphers Peptide Spectra
Researchers introduced pUniFind, a large‑scale unified deep‑learning model that simultaneously scores peptide‑spectrum matches and performs zero‑shot de novo sequencing. Trained on over 100 million spectra, it aligns spectral features with peptide sequences across diverse modifications. In benchmark tests it boosted peptide identifications...
Four Decades of Glioblastoma Targeted Therapy: A Bibliometric and Pharmacological Perspective on Translational Failure and Future Directions
Over the past four decades, more than 5,000 studies have examined targeted therapies for glioblastoma (GBM), yet clinical success remains elusive. The United States and China dominate the research output, with the field progressing through four phases: molecular discovery, first‑generation...
Intermittent Fasting and Neuroprotection in Alzheimer’s Disease: Metabolic Mechanisms, Cellular Signaling, and Brain-Peripheral Crosstalk
Intermittent fasting (IF) triggers a metabolic switch that lowers glucose and insulin while boosting lipolysis and ketone production, notably β‑hydroxybutyrate (βOHB). In Alzheimer’s disease (AD) models, IF enhances brain ketone utilization, supports the astrocyte‑neuron lactate shuttle, and restores metabolic flexibility...
Come Full Circle with the Ring Nebula
Astronomy magazine’s Dave Eicher spotlights the Ring Nebula (M57), a planetary nebula 2,200 light‑years away in Lyra, visible through modest telescopes. He explains that the glowing gas shell is the remnant of a Sun‑like star that has shed its outer...
Interfacial Plating Driving Convection‐Like Motion of a Sandwiched Nanocrystal
Researchers demonstrated that nanoscale copper, silver and aluminum crystals confined between two plates move in a closed‑loop fashion when exposed to extreme axial temperature gradients of about 108 K m⁻¹. Atoms migrate along the surface from the hot side to the cold...
Hyperbranched Biorefinery Molecule‐Regulated Switchable Adhesion and Noninvasive Healing
Researchers have created a reversible biomedical adhesive using a hyperbranched polysaccharide produced via microbial fermentation. The nanoconfined structure supplies abundant dynamic disulfide bonds, delivering both high adhesive strength and a broad, controllable adhesion range (296 N/m down to 17 N/m). In animal...
JA Solar, Gold Stone Energy Claim World’s Highest Efficiency for Silicon Solar Cells with 28.2%-efficient Back Contact Device
Chinese PV firms JA Solar and Gold Stone Energy have set a new world record for single‑junction silicon solar cell efficiency, achieving 28.2% conversion in a hybrid back‑contact (HBC) device. The result, certified by TÜV Rheinland, surpasses the previous 28.13%...
Universe's Most Distant 'Hot DOG' Yet May Owe Extreme Infrared Glow to Polar Dust, Webb Reveals
James Webb Space Telescope observations have refined the picture of W2246‑0526, the most distant and luminous hot dust‑obscured galaxy (Hot DOG) known, at a redshift of 4.6 (about 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang). Researchers found that adding a polar‑dust component...
SpaceX Launches Improved Starship Rocket in Latest Development Milestone
SpaceX successfully conducted a test flight of the upgraded Starship V3 from its Boca Chica launch site on Friday. The vehicle featured a reinforced heat shield, upgraded Raptor engines, and a revised aerodynamic layout. The flight lasted roughly four minutes...
Mars Fungi Could Make Red Planet Regolith Fertile for Crops
An international team of U.S. and Brazilian scientists published a review in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences showing that beneficial fungi—particularly arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Trichoderma—can convert nutrient‑poor lunar and Martian regolith into fertile soil for crops. The fungi...
Lattice Oxygen‐Mediated Defect and Strain Regulation of SnO2 via Water‐Soluble Tb2O3 for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers introduced water‑soluble terbium oxide (Tb2O3) nanocrystals into chemical‑bath‑deposited SnO2 electron‑transport layers (ETLs) before annealing. The lattice oxygen from Tb2O3 passivates SnO2 oxygen vacancies, reduces surface roughness, and relieves tensile strain during thermal cycling. These improvements enable perovskite solar cells...
CERN Launches Public Consultation for Future Circular Collider
CERN has opened public consultations in Switzerland and France for its proposed Future Circular Collider, a 91‑kilometre underground tunnel that would host a next‑generation electron‑positron accelerator. The dialogue runs from May to October 2026, with workshops, site visits and online...
The Solar System's Largest Moon May Be Heating up — Offering Clues to Its Mysterious Origins
Researchers publishing in Science Advances propose that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is heating up through a novel "warming‑driven dynamo." Radioactive decay and tidal flexing may melt iron‑rich blobs, allowing a delayed core formation that powers its intrinsic magnetic field. This "cold‑start"...
Scientists Want to Send a Roly-Poly Robot Filled with 'Dandelion Drones' To Investigate Hidden Tunnels on Mars
Scientists propose a pillbug‑inspired "roly‑poly" robot that can slip through skylights in Martian lava tubes and unleash thousands of tiny "dandelion" drones. The drones would ride either natural wind currents or an onboard fan, using piezoelectric polymer for power, to...
DAS Solar, UNSW Build Tunnel Back-Contact Solar Cell with 27% Efficiency, Lower Silver Content
Researchers from UNSW and DAS Solar have introduced a zero‑busbar (ZBB) metal‑grid design for tunnel‑oxide passivated back‑contact (TBC) silicon solar cells. The new architecture reduces silver paste usage to roughly 6 mg per watt while maintaining high performance. Mass‑produced TBC cells...
Scientists Trained an AI Model Using an IBM Quantum Computer — and It Answered Questions Correctly that the Base Model...
Researchers at Multiverse Computing used a 156‑qubit IBM quantum processor to add tiny Cayley‑parameterized unitary adapters to Meta’s Llama 3.1 8B model. The hybrid quantum‑classical system lowered perplexity by 1.4 % while increasing parameters by only 6,000. It also corrected factual errors that...
Europe Sweats as ‘Heat Dome’ Causes Record May Temperatures
A persistent high‑pressure system, dubbed a “heat dome,” is trapping warm air from North Africa over Western Europe, driving record‑breaking May temperatures. Portugal is expected to near 40 °C while southern Spain may hit 38 °C, and France, Belgium, the UK and...
Pollution From Coal Plants Can Reduce Solar Generation by over 5%
A UK‑led research team used satellite data on 140,000 solar sites to measure how aerosols from coal‑fired power plants cut solar output. In 2023, aerosols reduced global photovoltaic generation by 5.8%, equivalent to about 111 TWh of electricity. China accounted for...
Forests and Soil, Not Diet, Hold the Climate Key for Big Emitters
A new comparative analysis in Climate Policy shows that Brazil, India and Indonesia can achieve the bulk of their 2050 greenhouse‑gas reductions by reforming land use, not by altering diets. The study finds that halting deforestation, protecting peatlands and boosting...
Tailoring Surface Chemistry for Robust and Ambient‐Stable Sodium Layered Oxide Cathodes
Researchers introduced a synergistic niobium‑titanium (Nb‑Ti) surface modification for Na2/3Mn2/3Cu1/3O2 layered cathodes, creating a robust defense barrier that curtails irreversible oxygen redox and transition‑metal dissolution. Multimodal characterizations and theoretical calculations confirm that the Nb‑Ti layer stabilizes the lattice, raises degradation...