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- Health & Medicine
How one amino acid might help fight colon cancer and infections
Dietary arginine reduces tumor formation and viral load in mice by boosting key immune proteins.
- Animals
A new monkey species has been found deep in Congo’s forests
A canopy call, a partial photo and DNA revealed a new primate species — one that may already be at risk of extinction.
- Health & Medicine
Healthy pregnancies and newborns are possible after CAR T cell therapy
Women who received treatment for autoimmune diseases with CAR T cell therapy went on to have regular pregnancies and healthy babies.
- Animals
Elephants can relearn how to live wild after years in captivity
Researchers documented behavioral similarities between 11 rehabilitated elephants and their wild counterparts.
- Animals
‘Forever chemicals’ could be aging dolphins beyond their years
Common dolphins in New Zealand are biologically older than their calendar ages. Trace metals and “forever chemicals” may be to blame.
- Astronomy
New images reveal Betelgeuse’s buddy star
A century of hints has suggested the famed red supergiant had a star pal but seeing it amid Betelgeuse’s brightness has been hard — until now.
- Animals
Seals’ amphibious hearing developed a long, long time ago
Researchers scanned the ears of hundreds of marine mammals to deduce when pinnipeds evolved to hear well in both air and water.
- Paleontology
Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed species
Remains pulled from the La Brea Tar Pits revealed deformed vertebrae and rare tumors, possible signs of inbreeding among now-extinct saber-toothed cats.
- Climate
What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?
The inferno that sent toxic smoke billowing toward the United States won't be the last. Officials are now battling both the wildfires and misinformation.
- Artificial Intelligence
Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips
A chat with aged avatars of future selves can guide people paralyzed by tough decisions. The question is what information to feed the bots.
- Astronomy
What kinds of black holes exist — and how are they different?
Scientists have identified four types of black holes, classified mostly by their masses. But these mysterious objects continue to challenge our understanding of the universe.
- Planetary Science
Different moon rocks tell different tales about a long-ago bombardment
Prior moon rock samples, including from Apollo, seem heavily influenced by one impact. The farside samples tweak the story.
