• New Orleans is sinking—and so are its $15 billion flood defenses
    on June 29, 2025 at 3:52 am

    Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new satellite-based study finds that some areas are losing nearly two inches of elevation per year, threatening the effectiveness of the city's storm defenses.

  • Record-breaking 10-billion-year radio halo just rewrote the universe’s origin story
    on June 28, 2025 at 5:06 pm

    A newly discovered radio halo, 10 billion light-years away, reveals that galaxy clusters in the early universe were already steeped in high-energy particles. The finding hints at ancient black hole activity or cosmic particle collisions fueling this energy.

  • A tiny implant just helped paralyzed rats walk again—is human recovery next?
    on June 28, 2025 at 2:33 pm

    A groundbreaking study from the University of Auckland and Chalmers University of Technology is offering new hope for spinal cord injury patients. Researchers have developed an ultra-thin implant that delivers gentle electric currents directly to the injured spinal cord. This device mimics natural developmental signals to stimulate nerve healing, and in animal trials, it restored movement and touch sensation in rats—without causing inflammation or damage.

  • Scientists turn beer yeast into mini factories for smart drugs
    on June 28, 2025 at 2:06 pm

    A team of researchers has turned ordinary yeast into tiny, glowing drug factories, creating and testing billions of peptide-based compounds in record time. This green-tech breakthrough could fast-track safer, more precise medicines and reshape the future of pharma.

  • Candy colors, THC inside: How cannabis edibles are tricking teen brains
    on June 28, 2025 at 6:38 am

    Teens are being misled by cannabis edibles dressed up like health foods. Bright colors, fruit imagery, and words like vegan make these products look fun, natural, and safe even when they re not. A WSU study warns that this could increase the risk of underage use and urges new packaging rules based on what actually appeals to teens.

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