Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. Mammoth mummies up to 50,000 years old yield oldest RNA yet found
Ancient RNA promises to shed light on how genes functioned in extinct animals
14 NOV 2025 BY MICHAEL PRICE
2. ‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
12 NOV 2025 BY KAI KUPFERSCHMIDT
3. Fossil vomit contains new species of pterosaur from Brazil
Filter-feeding flying reptile was likely devoured by a dinosaur during the early Cretaceous
12 NOV 2025 BY JACK TAMISIEA
4. Astronomers detect first eruption of plasma around a star other than the Sun
Coronal mass ejections would make it hard for planets to keep an atmosphere and host life
12 NOV 2025 BY DANIEL CLERY
5. Australia’s unprecedented toxic algal bloom has a surprise culprit
A relatively unknown species is producing a notorious neurotoxin, devastating sea life
11 NOV 2025 BY ERIK STOKSTAD
6. New, more stable qubits could simplify dreamed-of quantum computers
Advance underscores the importance of materials science for quantum computing
11 NOV 2025 BY ADRIAN CHO
7. That’s no spider! It’s a decoy
Arachnids build large lookalikes to ward off predators
11 NOV 2025 BY SAHAS MEHRA
8. Sand mining threatens Asia’s largest lake
Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap supports important fisheries and wildlife
10 NOV 2025 BY DENNIS NORMILE
9. The twisted secret behind a chameleon’s oddball eyes
Coiled nerves allow the reptiles to move their peepers in multiple directions at once without moving their heads
10 NOV 2025 BY JACK TAMISIEA
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