Mercury may have gained all of its unexpected water in a single day pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 55 minutami Despite being the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has thick deposits of ice at its poles, and now we may understand the events that formed them over just one Mercurian day(New Scientist)
Experimental mRNA vaccine may protect against multiple Ebola viruses pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 54 minutami Tests with rodents suggest an mRNA vaccine in development offers protection against three strains of Ebola virus, including the one behind the current crisis(New Scientist)
Australia is battling its largest diphtheria outbreak in living memory pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 54 minutami Vaccine misinformation, nurse and doctor shortages and crowded living arrangements may be behind soaring rates of diphtheria in remote Indigenous communities in Australia(New Scientist)
How ageing on Earth mimics the effects of space travel pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 54 minutami Life on the International Space Station may feel distant, but columnist Graham Lawton finds that studying how astronauts experience accelerated ageing could help us fight similar effects on Earth related to sedentary lifestyles, disrupted circadian rhythms and social isolation(New Scientist)
Epic dreaming is leaving people exhausted and distressed 21. May 2026 (17:00) Some people experience vivid, incessant dreams that leave them feeling exhausted the next day, with researchers calling for this "epic dreaming" to be classed as a sleep disorder(New Scientist)
Women’s better memories may delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis by years 21. May 2026 (14:00) Women appear cognitively normal for almost three years longer than men after their brains start to develop Alzheimer’s disease, making it harder to diagnose and preventing early treatment(New Scientist)
