Why chronic gut inflammation can turn into colon cancer

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a chain reaction within the immune system that may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a much greater risk of colorectal cancer. The preclinical findings show how signals in the gut can trigger a surge of white blood cells…

New DNA analysis rewrites the story of the Beachy Head Woman

A long-standing mystery surrounding a Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England may finally be close to an answer. Earlier studies suggested the young woman, known as the Beachy Head Woman, may have had recent ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa or the Mediterranean. New genetic research now points in a different direction,…

Researchers tested AI against 100,000 humans on creativity

Can generative artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT genuinely create original ideas? A new study led by Professor Karim Jerbi from the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal, with participation from renowned AI researcher Yoshua Bengio, takes on that question at an unprecedented scale. The research is the largest…

Ancient people carried a wild potato across the American Southwest

More than 10,000 years ago, people living in the southwestern United States carried a wild ancestor of the modern potato across long distances. According to a study published January 21, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One, this movement likely helped the plant spread beyond its original habitat. The research…

Scientists twist tiny crystals to control electricity

Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, along with their collaborators, have developed a technique for building three dimensional nanoscale devices directly from single crystal materials. The method relies on a focused ion beam instrument that can precisely remove material at extremely small scales. Using this approach, the…

Forty years of forest data reveal a changing Amazon

A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution shows that tropical forests across the Amazon and Andes have experienced major changes in tree diversity in recent decades as global environmental conditions continue to shift. The research was led by Dr. Belen Fadrique of the University of Liverpool and is…

Scontri sull’A1 fra tifosi del Napoli e della Lazio – Notizie – Ansa.it

Scontri all’alba sull’autostrada A1 tra un gruppo di tifosi del Napoli, diretti a Torino, e uno della della Lazio di rientro da Lecce. Secondo quanto si apprende, sono entrati in contatto lungo la carreggiata nord che è stata bloccata per alcuni minuti. Sono intervenuti la polizia e la polizia stradale. I…

Scientists call for urgent action as dangerous amoebas spread globally

Environmental and public health researchers are drawing attention to a little-known group of pathogens that may pose a rising global danger: free living amoebae. In a new perspective published in Biocontaminant, the team explains that these microscopic organisms are gaining ground worldwide, driven by climate change, deteriorating water systems, and…

A natural aging molecule may help restore memory in Alzheimer’s

Singapore ranks among the countries with the longest life expectancy in the world. Even so, many people spend close to their final ten years coping with poor health. Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) are working to change that reality by…

NASA is set to send astronauts around the Moon again

One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA reports measurable gains across human spaceflight, scientific research, aeronautics, and advanced technology development. Agency officials say these achievements signal the early stages of a renewed period of American leadership in space, supported by defined national priorities and major investment through…

Earthquake sensors can hear space junk falling to Earth

Thousands of discarded human-made objects are circling Earth, and when pieces of that space debris fall back to the surface, they can pose risks to people on the ground. To help identify where debris may come down, a scientist at Johns Hopkins University has contributed to a new approach that…