Blue Origin's New Glenn Explodes, Delaying Bezos' SpaceX Challenge
During a Florida hot-fire test, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket EXPLODED. This sets back Jeff Bezos’ push to challenge Elon Musk and SpaceX. Just more confirmation of Hanke's Schoolboy Theory of History: It's just one damn thing after another. https://t.co/5fja56boGh
Gut Microbes Drive Fish Carbon‑trapping Mineral Pellet Formation
A fish’s carbon-trapping mineral pellets may rely on a gut-microbe partnership rather than fish physiology alone. In Gulf toadfish, certain bacteria were abundant in both the intestine and the pellets. marinebiology
Singapore Researchers Achieve 19.7% Ultrathin TOPCon Cell
Singaporean scientists build 19.7%-efficient ultrathin ‘biPoly’ TOPCon solar cell #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/IKmZin3yXv https://t.co/Eclf6M6QX2
Retatrutide Delivers 28% Weight Loss, but Carries Risks
Retatrutide, the triple receptor (GLP-1, GIP, glucagon) most potent weight loss drug yet seen (w/ 28% body weight reduction), pushes the limits, introduces some risks, by @PostRowland gift link https://t.co/v9XrXc7vBJ https://t.co/hfg7zw3JRz
Brain Waste Drains Regionally, Bypasses Cervical Nodes, Disrupted by Disease
How the brain gets rid of its waste products, assessed by new tracer methodology, reveals regional drainage sites, little directed through cervical lymph nodes, and disruption by disease @CellCellPress https://t.co/hHBPJRfPGD
Diabetes Significantly Increases Risk of Dementia, Study Shows
Diabetes mellitus and risks of cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 144 prospective studies https://t.co/WUNT8xrd2U
SASP Links Endothelial Senescence to Cardiovascular Disease
SASP-driven vascular aging: unraveling the transcriptional nexus in endothelial senescence and cardiovascular disease https://t.co/RdmfI8Lk5A https://t.co/CWr5Ma7jxF
Antennae Galaxy Flare Too Small for Star Formation
A compact source in the Antennae galaxies varied over 13 days, constraining the emitting region to less than 13 light-days across. That scale and temperature do not fit ordinary star-forming activity, though one key signal is still absent. astronomy
Acute Stress Impairs Memory Replay, Not Learning
Acute stress did not block new learning. It weakened hippocampal replay of related memories, making it harder to connect separate events into a usable inference. memory
Scalable Hamiltonian Learning via Tensor Networks and ML
Scalably learning one-dimensional quantum many-body Hamiltonians from dynamical data By combining #tensornetwork techniques with those of automated differentiation and #machinelearning, we find a new way of pursuing scalable #Hamiltonian learning from data. I am happy to see our work out in...
P‑tau217 Blood Test Validated for Early Alzheimer Prediction
The p-tau217 breakthrough blood test replicated again, predicting Alzheimer's disease in a large cohort mean age 61. The cover of the new issue is telling @TheLancet https://t.co/Qre6mCkpMV https://t.co/ke8SULhdvI
Ocrelizumab Cuts Disability Progression 30% in PPMS
In primary progressive MS, ocrelizumab was associated with a 30% lower risk of disability progression than placebo in a broad Phase III trial. Benefits were also seen in patients with advanced disease, though one subgroup stood out more. multiplesclerosis
TRPV1 Activation Slows Aortic Aging via ISG15‑p53 Inhibition
Capsaicin Receptor TRPV1 Delays Aortic Aging in Atherosclerotic Mice by Inhibiting the ISG15-p53 Pathway https://t.co/xXBaNEbV45 https://t.co/YaGCtf4EUE
NASA Releases Draft RFP for Landsat 10
NASA said today the "2026-2030 Landsat Science Team" met earlier this month in Sioux Falls to discuss future of Landsat incl Landsat 10. https://t.co/a5EQw1tBnh Ystrdy it released Draft RFP for Landsat 10. https://t.co/AKyiXgJWKy
Celebrating a Decade of Base Editing Innovation
Time flies... last month was the 10th anniversary of the first base editing report, published in @Nature, led by Alexis Komor in the lab of @davidrliu. A worthy excuse then to re-post this fun 60-minute interview with Alexis and @NicoleGaudelli...
WMO and Independent Projections Converge on 2026‑27 Temperatures
Today the @WMO released projections of where temperatures may end up over the next five years (baed on 13 different models and 250 ensemble members). Their estimates for 2026 and 2027 are quite close to my (updated) ones: https://t.co/j1VBEaUOQn
New Eco-Friendly Method Cuts Lithium Extraction Costs
Researchers say they’ve found a new way to extract lithium, a crucial metal used in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles and energy storage arrays. This new technique could be more environmentally friendly and cheaper than existing ones.
Reversing Mesenchymal Drift Could Extend Healthspan
With aging, cells lose their identity and undergo a mesenchymal drift. Reversing this drift may be a way to mitigate aging and promote healthspan. A new @CellCellPress review https://t.co/fr4N6b75Im https://t.co/VLtiBVN1NM
Depression May Signal Early Dementia Risk and Diagnosis Challenge
Depression as an early symptom and risk factor of dementia - a narrative review "Depression may represent an early manifestation of an underlying neurodegenerative process, act as a risk factor for the later development of dementia, or coexist with early-stage dementia,...
Linking Chip Layout to Hamiltonian Enables Usable Qubits
Designing useable superconducting qubits involves bridging the gap between the physical chip layout and the Hamiltonian that governs its physical behavior.
Long COVID Autoantibodies Bind Tissue, Cause Disease in Mice
Excited to share our study by @keylas3 et al. on pathological autoantibodies in people with Long COVID. We asked whether IgG in patients with Long COVID bind to human tissues/antigens and cause pathologies when transferred into mice. With @PutrinoLab https://t.co/tcowCufWyf...
Mitochondrial Genome Mutates Sharply Post‑
Mitochondria in our cells have their own genome. A new paper @nature shows it mutates sharply after age 60. Now rare, one day it might be common to receive a mito-transplant later in life 🧬 https://t.co/pEbhh9SWY2
MRNA Cancer Vaccines Reprogram Immunity to Unmask Hidden Tumors
mRNA cancer vaccines allow us to reprogram the immune system to detect the previously undetected. It's one of the most powerful technologies today and will transform cancer cures and medicine.
Stem‑cell Heart Patches Improve Outcomes in 12 of 20 Patients
Cardiac "remuscularization" for treating severe heart failure with patched heart muscle derived from stem cells (a biological ventricular assist device) successful in 12 of 20 patients @NEJM https://t.co/mAwgj2rAwE https://t.co/3ogxaJFDE0 https://t.co/J1ozMsS4Oh
Ocean Circulation Tipping Threats Accelerating, Documentary Shows
This BBC documentary by Jonathan Renouf on abrupt climate change due to ocean circulation tipping is one of the best. From 1999, with top experts like Overpeck, Alley & the late Wally Broecker, it's chillingly current: that risk looks much higher...
Nature Publishes First Experimental Randomness Amplification Breakthrough
Are you in need of some certified #randomness? Check out our newest paper entitled "Experimental randomness amplification" which appeared in @Nature today. The work was done in a collaboration between the Renner and Wallraff (@qudev) groups at the...
Antiviral Valganciclovir Extends GBM Survival to 5 Years
🧠 GBM patients on continuous valganciclovir survived 56.4 months — nearly 5 years — vs. the typical 12–15. Years ago, Thomas Seyfried told me that CMV damages mitochondria and drives tumor initiation and growth. This NEJM study validated that insight in a...
Three Strategies to Detect Alien Life, One Near Breakthrough
Science’s three big hopes for finding alien life One of humanity's biggest hopes (and fears) is to find evidence of life beyond Earth. We now have three scientific methods for seeking it, with one likely to pay off soon. https://t.co/621jFQa01T
Gut Microbiome Remains Altered Years After Polyp Removal
The gut microbiome and colon cancer. Sustained changes (+metabolites) many years after an adenomatous polyp is removed. https://t.co/Q1hR6us7vS https://t.co/GhMlrOohVE
Flat Universe May Actually Have Donut Shape
“Our universe appears flat—but this observation still leaves plenty of options for its true shape. In fact, our cosmos could resemble a donut” https://t.co/ZFACWnXbXZ
Muscle Damage Not Required for Hypertrophy Gains
I received the final proofs for the 3rd edition of my textbook, "Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy." Looking back, it’s remarkable to see how much hypertrophy science has advanced over the past decade. One of the ...
First Universal Protein Model Promises New Therapies
Today Biohub is sharing a major scientific advance: our first world model for protein biology. This system can help scientists discover and design proteins that will hopefully lead to new medical therapies.
Measurement-Based Fourier Sampling Solves Hidden Symmetry Problems
What role do measurements play in quantum algorithms? We systematically explore this question in the context of a greatly simplified quantum algorithm for the abelian hidden subgroup problem for states (StateHSP), featuring substantially reduced circuit complexity. In this work, we...
Olive Leaf Extract Boosts Gum Health in Seniors
Adjuvant treatment with an oleuropein-enriched olive leaf extract improves periodontal outcomes in older adults with periodontitis: Metabolomic insights from a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/S4IctbQZBq https://t.co/jLM035FHEq
Chikungunya Threat Expands to Temperate Europe, North America
Climate models suggest chikungunya risk could move north into temperate regions by 2100. North-central Europe and northeastern North America repeatedly emerged as hotspots, driven largely by shifting mosquito habitat. chikungunya
Supplement Users Show Reduced Epigenetic Biological Age
Supplements and Drugs Are Associated With Biological Age in a Cohort of Exceptionally Healthy Individuals @Aging_Scientist Vincenzo Sorrentino, Jan Gruber, @BKennedy_aging @Aging_Cell: “Supplement users have lower epigenetic biological age than non-users. Several supplements or supplement classes are associated with some benefit on epigenetic age in...
Perovskite Solar Cells Achieve 50× Thickness Reduction
Researchers develop perovskite solar cells about 50 times thinner than conventional devices #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/xWFRT0NW6Z
Exercise Reshapes Gut Microbiome to Protect Alzheimer’s Brain
Exercise-based modulation of the gut-brain axis: a new direction for neurorehabilitation in Alzheimer’s disease Mechanistic model: exercise-induced microbiota remodeling, barrier reinforcement, and neuroprotection in AD. 👇👨⚕️ https://t.co/OxeCTvYhan https://t.co/5BLs8a6te1
Visceral Fat Loss Reduces Brain Atrophy, Boosts Cognition
Sustained visceral fat loss is associated with attenuated brain atrophy and improved cognitive function in late midlife https://t.co/gavVmRAAgh
Expansion Microscopy Reveals Centrioles at Nanoscale with Standard Optics
A single expansion step enlarged centrioles about 8–9× while preserving delicate ultrastructure. That made nanoscale organization visible with standard optical microscopy, leaving one long-standing imaging barrier less fixed than it seemed. microscopy
NASA Picks Astrolab, Lunar Outpost for 1‑ton Artemis Rovers
NASA has selected Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to build lunar rovers for the early Artemis missions. These will be approximately 1-ton vehicles with the capability to drive up to 200 km.
Neuroscientist Exposes Psychedelic Hype Behind Biotech Boom
Neuroscientist Gül Dölen, live and unfiltered — on psychedelics, plasticity, and the beautiful lie at the heart of the biotech boom. https://t.co/QEIrhJ2Ik3
Wearables Could Power AI-Driven Aging Research
Wearables are now abundant enough to generate population-level health data outside of clinical trials. So when will all this data produce progress? When we address the gaps between wearable data and what we need to understand disease. They measure physiology continuously, but...
Braiding Fibonacci Anyons Enables Universal Quantum Gates
How can we build universal quantum gates by braiding exotic particles that don't exist in free space? Fibonacci anyons are quasiparticle excitations of topologically ordered quantum states whose braiding statistics are rich enough to perform universal quantum computation.
Ivonescimab Shows
#ASCO26 LBA4 - Zhiwei - Ivonescimab + chemo vs tislelizumab + chemo 1L sq NSCLC - Ph3 HARMONi-6 [May 31, 2026] Zhiwei et al. https://t.co/oWEeVo2oyq #NCT05840016 #lcsm #ImmunoOnc
AQUARIUS Registry Unveils Multi‑Center Biomarker Discovery for Blood Cancers
AQUARIUS: A longitudinal multi-center molecular biomarker discovery registry for Pts w/ hematologic malignancies - @mtmdphd et al. @TempusAI & IFLI - Instit Follicular Lymphoma Innovation #ASCO26 abstr TPS7105, Poster 599a https://t.co/70G0v1P968 #NCT07154823 #lymsm #cagenome
AI Thermal Imaging Detects Gray Whales, Unveils Ocean Secrets
Thermal cameras and AI are spotting gray whales before humans can, but the real story is what those detections reveal about the ocean. https://spectrum.ieee.org/whales-ai-thermal-camera-tracking?share_id=9525422
AI Extracts Chemistry From Images, Boosting Searchable Data
Some of the most valuable chemistry is not written in text. It lives in figures and schemes. AI-based extraction is starting to interpret chemical structures and reaction pathways directly from images, bringing that hidden information into the searchable evidence base....
Midlife Swimming Boosts Muscle, Brain, and Gut Health
Chronic Swimming Routine Promotes Gut Microbiota Remodeling and Improvements in Physical Resilience, Episodic-Like Memory, and Inflammatory Status in Late Middle-Aged Mice "Exercise enriched genera associated with metabolic homeostasis and anti-inflammatory functions, including Akkermansia, Odoribacter and Alistipes, while reducing taxa more prevalent...
Targeting Gut‑Microbiota‑Senescence Axis to Combat Degeneration
Regulatory Mechanisms of Age-related Degenerative Diseases: Insights from the Gut Microbiota-Cellular Senescence Interaction Network "This review systematically dissects this [brain-gut] interaction network and its pathogenic role in major degenerative diseases, and highlights precision targeting of this network as a promising strategy...