Once-weekly insulin might mean fewer shots for some with diabetes
Recent clinical trials of weekly insulin highlight how this formulation may be useful in managing diabetes, but the drug has limitations.
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Melatonin disruption tied to early-onset osteoporosis, new study suggests
A genetic analysis suggests that rare cases of early onset osteoporosis may be partly caused by disruptions to the function of the hormone melatonin.
Doula care may lead to fewer C-sections or preterm births
A new study comparing the health outcomes of Medicaid patients with and without a doula suggests the extra support during pregnancy may be beneficial.
‘Precipitation, the source of all fresh water, can no longer be relied upon’: Global water cycle pushed out of balance ‘for 1st time in human history’
Residents of Snjay Camp in New Delhi fill plastic containers with water from a tanker in June 2026. Severe heatwaves mean that some areas of India’s capital experience water shortages in the summer.
Let’s learn about animal cannibals
For humans, cannibalism is the stuff of horror movies. But in the animal kingdom, it’s more common than you might think. All kinds of animals have been caught chowing down on members of their own species. The practice seems especially…
Chinese scientists claim they broke RSA encryption with a quantum computer — but there’s a catch
Researchers claim to have broken RSA encryption using a quantum computer, but what really happened?
How many moons does Jupiter have?
How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it seems.
The ‘3-body problem’ may not be so chaotic after all, new study suggests
Scientists studying the infamous 3-body problem have discovered certain “islands of regularity” that emerge from the gravitational chaos.
World’s early mega-settlements mysteriously collapsed — this might be why
Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have cut down on the spread of disease.
80 million-year-old dinosaur ‘mini eggs’ unearthed at Chinese construction site are the smallest ever found — and belong to a never-before-seen T. rex relative
Half a dozen dinosaur eggs, each around the size of a grape, were recently saved from a construction site in China. Researchers say the tiny fossilized shells are exceptionally well preserved.
