Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. It’s official: Europe physicists plan to build 91-kilometer particle collider
The $19 billion Future Circular Collider would build on results from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, currently the world’s largest
22 May 2026 By Adrian Cho
2. Ancient wars between microbes gave us key immune defenses
A better understanding of battles between bacteria and viruses could inspire new medicines
21 May 2026 By Richard Stone
3. Can one parent silence the other’s genes? Natural ‘paramutations’ found in mice
Odd phenomenon first seen in plants could explain puzzling disease inheritance patterns
21 May 2026 By Holly Barker
4．Have astronomers spotted an exploding primordial star?
Puzzling JWST observation could instead be one of the universe's first galaxies—or something more mundane
21 May 2026 By Daniel Clery
5. Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing
By restoring some functions to intact brains from deceased donors, the startup Bexorg hopes to create a better drug development test bed for neurodegenerative diseases
20 May 2026 By Sara Reardon
6. New study strengthens idea that humans evolved from knuckle-walking ancestors
Analysis charts evolution of the joint that made our species so nimble
19 May 2026 By Olivia Maule
7. Vaccine experts debate options to combat outbreak of unusual Ebola strain
Small monkey experiments raise some hopes—and many questions
19 May 2026 By Jon Cohen
8. Can extra snoozing reverse the health hazards of a bad night’s sleep?
Catching more z’s the day after a shortened slumber appears to reduce risk of early death
19 May 2026 By Christopher G. Thomas
9. A new genetically modified rice could improve children’s health. But will it be grown?
Philippines takes first step toward approving rice with increased iron and zinc
19 May 2026 By Dennis Normile
10. Scientists play catch-up to startling Ebola outbreak
Testing, sequencing, and clinical trial efforts spring to life as Bundibugyo virus spreads
spreads
18 May 2026 By Kai Kupferschmidt
11.BREAKING: WHO declares major outbreak of rare Ebola virus species an international emergency
No vaccines or treatments exist for Ebola Bundibugyo, which has caused hundreds of suspected cases and 80 deaths in Congo and Uganda; WHO warns of “potentially much larger outbreak”
16 May 2026 By Kai Kupferschmidt
12. CDC plan to retire lab monkeys to Texas sanctuary draws ire
Critics say proposal was rushed and could endanger the animals
15 May 2026 By David Grimm
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