Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

1. Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes

Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease

21 Aug 2025  By Meredith Wadman 

2. DNA from ancient bones reveals how Indigenous Americans got their mucus

Neanderthals and Denisovans passed along gene that provides a sticky shield against germs

21 Aug 2025  By Michael Price 

3. Watch this oil droplet bounce endlessly, like a tiny basketball

Dancing droplets could lead to new ways to control fluids and might even provide insight into quantum mechanics

21 Aug 2025  By Adrian Cho 

4. Giraffes are four distinct species, major report confirms

The revised classification will help ensure different giraffe populations are adequately protected, conservationists say

21 Aug 2025  By Maina Waruru 

5. Massive tropical bat is surprisingly family oriented, rare videos show

New footage reveals spectral bats “hugging,” playing, and bringing food to their young

20 Aug 2025  By Jasmin Galvan 

6. Neutrino astronomers set biggest traps ever for messengers from cosmic accelerators

Country-size array of radio antennas could trace ultra–high-energy particles back to supernovae and black holes

20 Aug 2025  By Daniel Clery 

7. As salmon in Alaska plummet, scientists home in on a killer

Chinook in the Yukon River appear to be particularly vulnerable to a common parasite—and warming waters may be abetting the infection

18 Aug 2025  By Warren Cornwall