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Posted on January 7, 2026

CAR T-cell therapy makes ageing guts heal themselves

Immune cells are most commonly engineered to kill cancers, but now, scientists have shown the technique makes the gut lining of older mice resemble that of younger mice, raising hopes that the same approach could work in people
Posted on January 6, 2026

Early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago

A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest known evidence of butchery of the giant herbivores
Posted on January 6, 2026

The first quantum fluctuations set into motion a huge cosmic mystery

The earliest acoustic vibrations in the cosmos weren’t exactly sound – they travelled at half the speed of light and there was nobody around to hear them anyway. But Jim Baggott says from the first moments, the universe was singing
Posted on January 6, 2026

Passwords will be on the way out in 2026 as passkeys take over

The curse of having to remember easily hackable passwords may soon be over, as a new alternative is set to take over in 2026
Posted on January 6, 2026

Jellyfish sleep about as much as humans do – and nap like us too

The benefits of sleep may be more universal than we thought. We know it helps clear waste from the brain in humans, and now it seems that even creatures without brains like ours get similar benefits
Posted on January 6, 2026

The secret weapon that could finally force climate action

An ambitious form of climate modelling aims to pin the blame for disasters – from floods to heatwaves – on specific companies. Is this the tool we need to effectively prosecute the world’s biggest carbon emitters?
Posted on January 6, 2026

The first commercial space stations will start orbiting Earth in 2026

For nearly three decades, the International Space Station has been the only destination in low Earth orbit, but that will change this year. Could it be the start of a thriving economy in space?
Posted on January 6, 2026

US will need both carrots and sticks to reach net zero

Modelling suggests both carbon taxes and green subsidies will be necessary to decarbonise the US economy, but the inconsistent policies of successive presidents are the "worst case" scenario
Posted on January 5, 2026

Northern Greenland ice dome melted before and could melt again

The Prudhoe ice dome disappeared during a warm period 7000 years ago. Global warming could cause similar temperatures by 2100, showing the Greenland ice sheet’s vulnerability
Posted on January 5, 2026

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct types. The implications for how we support autistic people could be profound

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