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Giant Squid Detected in Western Australian Deep-Sea Canyons for First Time in 25 Years, Using Environmental DNA

May 15, 2026

Researchers from the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University detected giant squid DNA in deep submarine canyons off Western Australia — the first record in the region in 25 years — alongside 226 species and 83 possible new range records in the same survey.

Scientists Discover the Molecular Switch That Activates Brown Fat's Hidden Calorie-Burning Pathway — Published in Nature

McGill University researchers have identified the molecular switch that activates a secondary heat-producing pathway in brown fat — an enzyme called TNAP triggered by glycerol — in findings published in Nature that open new possibilities for obesity and bone disease treatment.

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Whole-Genome Study of 3,256 Japanese People Uncovers a Hidden Third Ancestral Group Linked to the Ancient Emishi

A whole-genome study of 3,256 people across Japan has identified a hidden third ancestral group with links to the ancient Emishi people of the northeast, overturning the long-established dual-origins model of Japanese ancestry.

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James Webb Telescope Maps 164,000 Galaxies to Reveal the Cosmic Web Across 13.7 Billion Years of History

A team at UC Riverside used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to catalogue 164,000 galaxies and produce the most detailed map ever made of the universe's cosmic web — tracing the invisible filamentary structure of matter across 13.7 billion years.

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Scientists Discover the Molecular Switch That Activates Brown Fat's Hidden Calorie-Burning Pathway — Published in Nature

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Whole-Genome Study of 3,256 Japanese People Uncovers a Hidden Third Ancestral Group Linked to the Ancient Emishi

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James Webb Telescope Maps 164,000 Galaxies to Reveal the Cosmic Web Across 13.7 Billion Years of History

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NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Swings Past Mars Today at 12,333 mph in Rare Gravity-Assist Manoeuvre

May 15, 2026

NASA's Psyche spacecraft completed a gravity-assist flyby of Mars today, swinging past at 12,333 mph just 4,500 kilometres from the surface to gain speed on its way to a metal-rich asteroid that may be an exposed planetary core.

CRISPR Gene Editing Clears HIV From Cells in Human Trial — A First

Amsterdam researchers removed HIV from infected cells in a living patient using CRISPR for the first time — though full proof of cure remains years away.

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CRISPR Gene Editing Clears HIV From Cells in Human Trial — A First

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