Peer-reviewed
Webb telescope spots the most distant galaxy yet — 290 million years after the Big Bang
JWST confirmed a galaxy so early and bright it challenges models of how the first stars and galaxies formed.
Peer-reviewed
Preprint
Possible biosignature detected in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet
A tentative signal of dimethyl sulphide — on Earth produced only by life — was found on a Hycean world…
Peer-reviewed
Sample from asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life
Analysis of NASA's returned sample revealed amino acids and nucleobases, strengthening the case that space seeded early Earth.
Meta-analysis
Global tipping point for coral reefs is closer than models predicted
A synthesis of 40 years of reef data suggests mass die-offs begin at 1.2°C of warming — below previous estimates.
Peer-reviewed
Cheap iron-based battery could unlock week-long grid storage
A new iron-air chemistry stored energy at one-tenth the cost of lithium in a year-long pilot, easing renewables' biggest hurdle.
Peer-reviewed
Restoring just 15% of converted land could prevent 60% of extinctions
A global optimisation study pinpoints exactly where ecosystem restoration would deliver the biggest biodiversity and carbon returns.
Peer-reviewed
Complete human genome finally sequenced — including the missing 8%
The gapless T2T reference fills in centromeres and repeats long thought unreadable, opening new frontiers in genetics.
Clinical Trial
CRISPR edit reverses high cholesterol in first-in-human trial
A one-time base edit lowered LDL cholesterol by 55% in patients, a proof of concept for in-vivo gene editing of…
Peer-reviewed
Gut microbes shown to directly influence host social behaviour in mice
Transplanting specific bacteria altered oxytocin signalling and sociability, tightening the gut-brain link.