A mammoth toothache: bacterial community discovered in mouth of ancient mammal Summary An international team analysed teeth, skulls and bone samples from 483 mammoths spanning the Early Pleistocene (around 1…
Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks Breached via Salesloft Drift Summary A widespread supply-chain attack on the marketing SaaS product Salesloft Drift allowed threat actor UNC6395 to steal OAuth and refresh tokens…
Liquid-crystal specs refocus with the push of a button Summary Researchers have demonstrated a way to electronically switch the optical power of spectacles using liquid-crystal technology, allowing wearers who mix…
Is this the future of food? ‘Sexless’ seeds that could transform farming Summary A trial in eastern Australia will test a form of sorghum engineered to produce clonal, or ‘sexless’,…
Dynamic fibroblast–immune interactions shape recovery after brain injury Summary This Nature paper maps how central nervous system (CNS) fibroblasts respond to focal brain injury and how their interactions with immune…
Rewiring of cortical glucose metabolism fuels human brain cancer growth Summary This Nature study uses clinical and preclinical stable-isotope tracing plus metabolic flux modelling to compare glucose fate in human…
Seismic detection of a 600-km solid inner core in Mars Summary This Nature paper uses InSight seismic records and array-style (vespagram) analysis of 23 low-frequency marsquakes, plus several larger-distance events,…
Genetic suppression features ABHD18 as a Barth syndrome therapeutic target Summary This Nature study used complementary genome-wide genetic screens (CRISPR and gene-trap) and orthogonal biochemical assays to identify ABHD18 as…
One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants Summary This study reports a previously unknown reproductive system in the harvester ant Messor ibericus in which queens produce…
Uber India starts offering drivers gigs collecting and classifying info for AI models Summary Uber India has begun offering in‑app “digital tasks” that let rideshare and delivery drivers earn extra…
