Drugs like Ozempic may help reverse chronic kidney disease
Scientists found that semaglutide, Ozempic’s key ingredient, repaired blood vessels, dampened inflammation and improved kidney function in patients.
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A high-fiber diet may clear away plastic in the gut
Research in mice shows that fiber may literally wrap around plastic particles to remove them from the gut.
This may be the best evidence yet that dinosaur blood can fossilize
Imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil points to blood cells. But some aren’t convinced.
This armored amphibian once lived and hunted on the seafloor
Gerrothorax maritimus, which existed about 237 million years ago, is the first ever amphibian known to have lived without access to land or freshwater.
How octopuses squeeze through tiny openings, step by step
In the lab, octopuses used specific moves to slip arms and a bulbous body through tiny holes. The finding could inspire new body plans...
Record-low temperature created on China’s space station
With gravity’s effects mitigated, atoms orbiting Earth on China’s space station reached about 10 trillionths of a kelvin.
Little Ice Age cooling in Europe may have raised the risk of rickets
The Industrial Revolution and climate change may have both contributed to vitamin D deficiencies in 18th and 19th century Europe.
Earwax’s surprisingly slippery but sticky properties deters insects
A comprehensive study of earwax reveals a combination of slippery and sticky properties that may protect against insect invasions of the ear.
Food contains thousands of overlooked chemicals. This physicist is mapping them
Giulia Menichetti is exploring how food’s vast chemical complexity may shape the microbiome and human health.
How hawkmoths turned their genitals into bat-busting weapons
In arms race with bats, hawkmoths have evolved three distinct ways to make bat-busting ultrasound using their genitalia.
When the rains fail: Preparing for drought in Central America 
‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years 
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Says NRGI Expert 
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay