‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother Summary Researchers report that queens of the Iberian harvester ant (Messor ibericus) can produce male offspring that are genetically…
Cocaine-activated ion channels engineered to break the loop of addiction in rats Summary Researchers have created synthetic ion channels that are selectively activated by cocaine and used them to rewire…
Rewiring of cortical glucose metabolism fuels human brain cancer growth Summary This Nature paper uses clinical stable‑isotope infusions (glucose and other tracers), mass spectrometry and metabolic flux analysis (MFA) in…
Seismic detection of a 600-km solid inner core in Mars Summary This Nature paper reports seismic evidence for a solid inner core (IC) in Mars about 600 km in radius.…
Genetic suppression features ABHD18 as a Barth syndrome therapeutic target Summary This Nature paper reports genome-wide genetic screens that identify ABHD18 as a genetic suppressor and potential therapeutic target for…
This Robot Only Needs a Single AI Model to Master Humanlike Movements Summary Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid is now controlled by a single AI model capable of a range of…
One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants Summary This Nature study reports an unprecedented reproductive system in the harvester ant Messor ibericus. Using population genomics, mitochondrial…
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…
A circuit that integrates drive state and social contact to gate mating Summary This study identifies a thalamic circuit that gates the transition from appetitive to consummatory male mating behaviour…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary Two Israeli security researchers built an automated pipeline — dubbed Auto Exploit — that uses an LLM (Anthropic’s Claude-sonnet-4.0), CVE advisories and…
