Month: August 2026

RNA is supposed to fall apart within hours, yet researchers have now read it from a mammoth frozen in Siberian permafrost 39,000 years ago — and the transcripts caught his muscle tissue in the middle of a stress response

RNA is supposed to fall apart within hours, yet researchers have now read it from a mammoth frozen in Siberian permafrost 39,000 years ago — and the transcripts caught his muscle tissue in the middle of a stress response

RNA is the molecule that biologists generally consider disposable. Unlike DNA, which is designed to be a long-term stable file, RNA is made, used and broken down by a cell in a matter of hours, sometimes minutes, as part of an ordinary task: converting genetic instructions into proteins and then discarding the messenger after the … Read more

Poop-maxxing: Bowel movement tracking on the rise as young people chase gut health

Poop-maxxing: Bowel movement tracking on the rise as young people chase gut health

In the wellness world of fibermaxxing and #pooptok, the rise of “poop positivity” has turned a 30-year-old research tool into a gut health tracker. Gastroenterologists rely on the Bristol Stool Chart, an illustrated reference guide that classifies human stool based on consistency and shape, to help squeamish patients, but caution that it doesn’t tell the … Read more

American tourist killed by lightning strike on Italy’s Mount Etna

American tourist killed by lightning strike on Italy's Mount Etna

Rome – A 30-year-old American tourist died Sunday after being struck by lightning on Italy’s Mount Etna, according to the Italian national news agency ANSA and other major media outlets. The man, whose name has not been confirmed by authorities, was walking on the volcano when a powerful storm hit the area. According to initial … Read more

US stocks hang near their record heights

US stocks hang near their record heights

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are nearing record levels on Monday, ahead of a week in which earnings reports from the nation’s largest retailers could provide a clue about how shoppers are coping with high inflation and a slowing labor market. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% but remains near its all-time high set on … Read more

New iPhone Ultra leaks cover release timing, availability, and name

New iPhone Ultra leaks cover release timing, availability, and name

Apple’s foldable iPhone Ultra will be unveiled in just a few weeks and new leaks cover what to expect from launch timing, availability and product name. The iPhone Ultra will likely still launch in September, but with limited availability. Over the weekend, several reputable Weibo leakers shared new posts related to the iPhone Ultra. Fixed … Read more

Jayden Daniels has learned a valuable, and costly, P.R. lesson

Jayden Daniels has learned a valuable, and costly, P.R. lesson

The recent beef between LSU and Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels began because LSU made a promise to Daniels that he ultimately failed to keep, due to a contradictory promise made to cornerback DJ Pickett. That nuance has been lost on social media, where Daniels quickly emerged as the villain for his overreaction to the reissue … Read more

A pop-up tag on a pregnant porbeagle shark kept reporting for four days after it stopped moving like a shark — rising and falling through the water at a constant 22°C, five degrees warmer than the sea, from inside whatever had swallowed it

A pop-up tag on a pregnant porbeagle shark kept reporting for four days after it stopped moving like a shark — rising and falling through the water at a constant 22°C, five degrees warmer than the sea, from inside whatever had swallowed it

For months, the data looked like that of an ordinary shark. A pop-up satellite archive tag attached to a pregnant porbeagle shark off Cape Cod followed the animal in its usual pattern: diving deeply during the day, sometimes more than two thousand feet, and then rising back to shallower waters, roughly three hundred to two … Read more