The tiny predator Lacrymaria olor owes its shape-shifting ability... to an “origami-like” cellular architecture, a new Science study finds. The results offer a glimpse into geometrical control of behavior in single cells. Learn more in this week's issue:show more

A new Spinosaurus species uncovered in northern Niger appears... to have been a wading predator of fish like its close relatives, but it lived as many as 1000 kilometers inland from the Tethys Sea. The fossil find may represent a third phase of evolution for this group of massive, fish-eating dinosaurs. Learn more this week in Science:show more

A new glimpse into our next Open World 👀... Learn more about the exploration in #AssassinsCreedShadows in this new gameplay overview article 👉show more

PM of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre: The cooperation here... with Ukraine is shifting its nature. It is now much more of a two-way street, because Ukraine has a lot to offer. This is perhaps the strongest army in Europe, and with an immense ability to innovate.show more

Strands of DNA-like thread coil, loop, and spill upward,... evoking the genome's dynamic three-dimensional architecture within the nucleus of a living cell. This special issue, with papers in Science and Science Advances, features single-cell and multiomic studies from the National Institutes of Health Common Fund's 4D Nucleome Program, which examines a fourth dimension of nuclear organization—how this folded structure shapes cell identity, shifts across development and aging, and goes awry in disease. Learn more:show more

Experimenting with image-to-world: creating consistent 3D environments from a... single photo. As someone who studied architecture, this feels like a glimpse into the future of spatial creation and I’m excited to see where World Labs takes it.show more

Hammer a nail into a tree, and it will... get stuck. So why doesn't the same thing happen to the sharp beaks of woodpeckers? Scientists may finally have the answer. In a 2021 study, researchers took high-speed videos of two black woodpeckers pecking away at hardwood trunks in zoos and analyzed them frame by frame to see how the head and beak moved throughout each peck. The bird's secret: an ability to move its upper and lower beaks independently, the team reports. Learn more: #ScienceMagArchivesshow more

In this week's issue: Have we finally discovered dark... matter’s true nature at the heart of an extraordinary new kind of sun? Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions.show more

🚨 SCIENTISTS JUST DOSED THE FIRST PATIENT IN A... TRIAL TO REVERSE CELLULAR AGING IN THE HUMAN EYE. Life Biosciences has begun an FDA-approved clinical trial using cellular reprogramming to regenerate aging neurons in the optic nerve of glaucoma patients. Instead of just slowing vision loss, the goal is to actually reverse aspects of cellular aging in the eye essentially trying to make old nerve cells young again. Why this matters: • Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide, caused by damage to the optic nerve • Current treatments can only slow progression they cannot regenerate lost vision • This approach uses partial cellular reprogramming (a controlled form of turning back the biological clock) • If successful, it could open the door to treating many other age-related neurodegenerative diseases The deeper implication is enormous: We may be entering an era where aging itself becomes treatable not just its symptoms. If we can safely reprogram cells in the eye, the same technology could eventually be applied to the brain, spine, and other organs. The first patient has now been dosed. This is no longer just theory. What do you think are we ready to start treating aging as a medical condition? Follow for more frontier science and longevity breakthroughs.show more

Israel is building tiny robots inside your body. Researchers... at the Technion have developed DNA origami nanorobots, programmable microscopic machines (just 100 nanometers wide) made entirely from DNA. These tiny “robots” navigate through the bloodstream, detect specific cancer cell markers, and then deploy a targeted toxin directly into tumors, while completely sparing healthy cells. In recent trials on aggressive cancers, they’ve shown incredible precision and effectiveness. This isn’t science fiction anymore. It’s Israeli innovation turning the body into its own battlefield against disease. From the lab bench to potentially saving millions of lives worldwide. Proud every single day. 🇮🇱 #StartupNation #IsraeliInnovation #Nanorobotics #DNAOrigami #CancerTreatmentshow more

The insect is dead, but a different organism has... taken control of its nerves and is now in total control of its direction. It has invaded the insect’s body, grown inside it, and now manipulates its behavior to complete its own life cycle. -Just like what has happened to the Green Partyshow more

With SGE, our new generative AI experience in Search,... you’ll get even more from a single search. With this Search Labs experiment, you’ll be able to quickly get a lay of the land on a topic, with an AI-powered overview and conversational ways to ask follow-up questions. Available in ➡️ English & Hindi Learn more:show more

We smashed a probe into an asteroid to learn... about defending Earth - some of the tiny debris particles may give us a meteor shower in 2031. details: video: Les Makes observatory, European Space Agencyshow more

Starship V3 executing a precision-controlled splashdown in the Indian... Ocean A giant stainless-steel skyscraper falling back from space, flipping vertical, lighting its engines, and touching down in the ocean with absurd control This is the kind of thing that used to look like science fiction Now SpaceX is doing it in the real worldshow more

The complexity of an AI driven robot that needs... to meet GMP standards & learn complex steps of targeted cell manufacture. A marvel and the first robot of its kind in the world. Can’t wait till we lift off the first patient’s NK cells in LA from NANT LEONARDO. Unstoppable scale.show more

This is what is so special: being afforded a... glimpse into the lives of Kenya's elephants. When we rescue an orphan, we are given a privileged position, raising them like our own. When these elephants go wild, they repay us in kind. And so, we get to see tiny baby elephants like this, covered head to toe in mud! This tiny baby in question? Nala, the daughter of ex-orphan Nasalot, who we rescued in 2000. Despite a traumatic start to life, Nasalot became one of the most nurturing females in our care – and is now raising her third calf in the wild. Nala is one of more than 90 calves born to elephants we once hand-raised – this is what your support makes possible! Discover her birth story:show more

Latest clip of the actuator. This is a single... layer. It works sort of like a stepper motor, but runs linearly. Next step is to add more layers. But first I have to fix an issue with friction. It’s an easy fix, but will require a new flex PCB order, which will take a week or so.show more

Our analysis of Israel’s so-called ‘humanitarian bubbles’ indicates that... this new system of aid distribution is simply an extension of the existing architecture of spatial control. The routes established for civilian access to these aid distribution centres (in blue) are continuous with Israeli military raid routes (in red), forming a militarised network designed to facilitate forced displacement and population control.show more

The better humans have gotten at making plastic, the... more challenging it has been to unmake it—especially the pieces too small to see. Long after plastic bottles and bags break down, they keep fragmenting into particles so tiny, conventional filtration can’t touch them. They drift through treatment plants and into waterways unimpeded. There, they enter the food chain, and ultimately the body, where they have been found in human organs and are increasingly linked to various diseases such as cancer. Enter nanobots. In a new study, researchers show that tiny magnetic machines made of cagelike materials can tumble through water, sweeping up nanoplastics via the same electrostatic attraction that makes a balloon cling to your hair. Learn more: News from Scienceshow more