A Pyrenean cave near Girona reveals evidence of copper processing spanning over 4,000 years, highlighting its role as a prehistoric strategic hub. Finds include artifacts like a shell pendant, suggesting cultural significance, and researchers plan further excavations to explore copper activities.

Researchers at City University of Hong Kong have discovered magnetic-field-induced re-entrant superconductivity in Eu-doped nickelates, challenging the notion that magnetic fields suppress superconductivity. This breakthrough, published in Nature, underscores the potential for new superconducting materials by exploring the interplay between magnetism and electron pairing.

Siemens Healthineers' Atellica IM Testosterone II assay has received CDC HoSt-TT certification, aligning it with the gold-standard LC-MS/MS method for testosterone testing. This certification enhances accuracy and consistency across labs, supporting better clinical decisions for varied patient groups.

NASA unveils over 12,000 Artemis II images, showcasing remarkable views of the Moon, Earth, and space, including crew photos after a lunar flyby. The release highlights NASA's ongoing lunar and interplanetary ambitions, inviting public engagement through image exploration.

Pioneers of Luxturna, a gene therapy for Leber’s congenital amaurosis, earned the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for transforming childhood blindness treatment. Since its FDA approval in 2017, the therapy, costing $425,000 per eye, has aided over 500 patients, marking significant advancements in genetic treatment for visual and systemic diseases.

New findings reveal that anti-amyloid drugs fail to significantly slow memory decline or improve dementia symptoms, challenging their clinical value. Experts call for Alzheimer's research to explore alternative biological pathways due to safety concerns and insufficient real-world benefits.

MIT researchers have unveiled the atomic structure of relaxor ferroelectrics, pivotal for tech like ultrasounds, with groundbreaking 3D imaging. This discovery refines material design models, crucial for future electronics.

ICARUS has launched a second satellite to enhance wildlife tracking from space, aiming to monitor thousands of animals globally. This initiative marks a shift from relying on the ISS to deploying dedicated satellite payloads, allowing more agile and extensive data collection with advanced AI capabilities to detect health and environmental changes in wildlife.

Researchers have developed optical tornadoes using liquid crystals, promising advancements in quantum communication and manipulation of microscopic objects. This interdisciplinary work combines quantum mechanics and optics, pointing to simpler, scalable photonic devices without complex nanostructures.

A new study reveals evolution often modifies regulatory elements rather than genes themselves, driving mimicry across species through a shared genetic toolkit. This discovery, published in PLoS Biology, highlights the deterministic nature of evolution, suggesting predictable genetic pathways guide similar adaptations in butterflies and moths over millions of years.

NYU Langone Health secures a $70 million NIH grant to enhance its Clinical and Translational Science Institute's capabilities. The funding will focus on expanding community research, health informatics, workforce training, and clinical trial efficiency.

Greenland's ice melt has surged dramatically, with the frequency of extreme melt events increasing sixfold since 1990, according to University of Barcelona researchers. The study attributes this to both thermodynamic effects from atmospheric warming and changing air-mass patterns, predicting further intensification under high-emission scenarios.

HC Verma revolutionized physics education in India with "Concepts of Physics," focusing on intuitive understanding over rote memorization of formulas. His efforts included supporting disadvantaged students and training over 8,000 teachers, earning him the Padma Shri in 2021.

Massively parallel reporter assays (MPRAs) revolutionize genetic research by uncovering thousands of regulatory elements affecting gene expression. These assays, coupled with techniques like STARR-seq, enhance understanding of genomic regulatory grammar but face challenges such as context-dependence and validation requirements.

Andrii Chumak's team at the University of Vienna has achieved a breakthrough in magnon research by extending their lifetimes significantly, potentially advancing compact quantum computing. Published in Science Advances, this work involved international collaboration and positions magnons as robust quantum memories and communication links.

Fudan University researchers reveal airborne microplastics may contribute up to 16% of the warming effect of black carbon, impacting climate change models. The study suggests incorporating these particles into climate models, highlighting their potential significant influence on global warming.

Researchers have uncovered 22 massive stone blocks off Alexandria, linked to the ancient Pharos lighthouse, offering fresh insights into its construction and collapse. The PHAROS project uses digital reconstructions to visualize the lighthouse, combining historical and new data, while highlighting ancient engineering techniques.

Researchers using apsidal precession have identified 27 potential circumbinary planets, potentially doubling known figures, by analyzing data from NASA's TESS. This innovative approach, pioneered by the University of New South Wales, bypasses traditional transit detection, uncovering planets in binary-star systems up to 18,000 light-years away, though verification is still needed.

MAMMAL, a new AI model, dramatically enhances drug discovery tasks, achieving state-of-the-art results in multiple benchmarks. Its cross-domain framework unifies molecular, protein, and transcriptomic data, offering significant improvements in predictive accuracy and generative tasks, with pre-trained weights available for researchers.