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An immune protein called perforin can turn iron against cancer cells in laboratory experiments, suggesting a possible route to more effective immunotherapy. The immune system can attack cancer cells by punching holes in their outer membranes and sending in enzymes that kill them. Research led by the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center shows […]

A genetic analysis of 2.8 million people points to specific brain cells that may influence Alzheimer’s, offering researchers new leads to investigate in the search for treatments. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia, which is projected to affect more than 150 million people worldwide by 2050. Genes play a substantial role in Alzheimer’s […]

Could a virus that infected chimpanzees millions of years ago help explain how the human brain became different? Researchers at Lund University have discovered that ancient viral DNA embedded in the chimpanzee genome silences a gene involved in early human brain development. Their study, published in Science Advances, found that the gene, LINC00662, remains active […]

A galaxy seen 13 billion years ago has just 1/240th the Sun’s oxygen abundance, offering a rare glimpse of what the ancestors of the Milky Way’s faintest neighbors may have looked like. Some of the faintest galaxies near the Milky Way may be survivors from the earliest chapters of cosmic history. Their ancient stars preserve […]

Webb’s measurements of metal-rich gas offer clues to the processes that fuel our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, which consumes material more slowly than others. The gas circling the Milky Way’s central black hole is rich in metals, probably supplied by stars that exploded and released material into its surroundings over time. Researchers at McGill University’s […]

Scientists examining lunar soil collected by China’s Chang’e-6 mission have discovered an unexpected form of iron preserved within microscopic impact glass. Tiny particles of iron trapped inside lunar glass may preserve evidence of the Moon’s ancient magnetic history. Scientists studying soil returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission have identified face-centered cubic γ-Fe, an unusual form of […]

Drone-mounted lasers helped locate three unregistered Aboriginal rock art shelters in Australia, offering communities another way to document and protect their cultural heritage for future generations. In Australia’s Blue Mountains, rugged terrain and dense bushland make searching for Aboriginal cultural sites slow, difficult, and expensive. More than 200 rock shelters containing cultural and archaeological evidence […]

Syrian archaeologists rescued roughly 30,000 artifacts from a museum threatened by ISIS, highlighting how protecting human history can depend on trust built before a crisis. A narrow, highly vulnerable corridor was the Deir ez-Zor Museum’s only connection to the military airport. Access to the Syrian city was severely restricted, and the Islamic State of Iraq […]

Ancient DNA is uncovering forgotten migrations that may have shaped the origins of English, German, and Celtic languages, challenging what researchers thought they knew about Europe’s linguistic history. How can researchers trace a language back thousands of years when no one knows exactly what its earliest speakers sounded like? Although DNA cannot reveal the words […]

An exceptionally preserved 74-million-year-old forest in New Mexico is revealing unexpected details about ancient plant life. Dinosaurs may have been eating a much wider variety of fruits than scientists once believed. Fossils from a 74-million-year-old forest in New Mexico show that some flowering plants were already producing surprisingly large fruits millions of years before the […]