November 19, 2025 3 min read New Research Shows How AI Could Transform Math, Physics, Cancer Research, and More A new paper shows ChatGPT-5 emerging as a tool that helps scientists test ideas, navigate literature and refine experiments By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Clara Moskowitz A new report from OpenAI and a group of…
If, like me, you live in the UK, you have probably noticed something: there are more and more sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and similar types of large cars on the streets. These accounted for a huge 63 per cent of new car sales in the UK last year, up from 12 per cent in 2010….
In an extraordinary display of biological resilience, moss spores survived for nine months outside the International Space Station. The spores were then returned to Earth, where 86 percent germinated and began to grow, researchers report November 20 in iScience. When asked what he thought when he saw that so many spores survived, biologist Tomomichi Fujita…
In 2022 Susan Wojcicki was on top of the world—CEO of YouTube, parent to five kids and running a few miles a day—when she received a shocking diagnosis: metastatic lung cancer. She soon resigned from YouTube and dedicated herself to fighting the disease and looking for answers. Why does the leading cause of cancer deaths…
Understanding how losing the Y chromosome affects treatment outcomes in lung cancer could guide therapy decisions da-kuk/Getty Images Men with the most common form of lung cancer seem to be uniquely susceptible to losing the Y chromosome from their cells, which could have advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it shields their tumours from…
McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was the spring 2023 intern at Science News.
November 19, 2025 5 min read AI Uncovers Oldest-Ever Molecular Evidence of Photosynthesis A machine-learning breakthrough could lift the veil on Earth’s early history—and supercharge the search for alien life By Lee Billings edited by Claire Cameron Modern-day microbe-made mounds called stromatolites (seen here in Australia’s Shark Bay) have counterparts in the fossil record going…
Adult mice used their paws and mouths to remove pups stuck in a pregnant female’s birth canal Violet J. Ivan/NYU Grossman School of Medicine Mice seem to assist pregnant females when they get into difficulty giving birth, with experienced mothers being the most helpful. This is thought to be the first official sighting of such…
The thunderous roar of the MGM lion that has opened Hollywood films for nearly a century has conditioned us to hear the big cat’s call as a blunt declaration: a booming blast announcing power and presence. But the real soundscape of a lion pride is far more intricate than that cinematic caricature, researchers report November…
November 20, 2025 2 min read CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Antiscience Claims of Autism Ties The CDC this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence By Humberto Basilio edited by Claire Cameron The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
