Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a previously unknown immune cell in regenerative flatworms that destroys nearby threats by exploding within minutes. The study, published in Cell on June 2, 2026, identifies the cells as “ruptoblasts” and describes a rapid self-destruct process called ruptosis. The finding came from planarian flatworms, tiny animals famous for rebuilding…
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The ALMA Observatory has announced a finding that could widen the search for the engines behind some of the Universe’s most elusive particles. Using ALMA observations, astronomers studied a dust-hidden galaxy called JCMT0402−0424, nicknamed Shadow Blaster and found that its extreme brightness appears to come from intense star formation in a compact core. The galaxy…
A study in Science has opened a rare window into one of evolution’s deepest mysteries: how complex animals began to take over Earth’s oceans before the famous Cambrian explosion. The fossils, found in southwest China, include evidence for animals linked to deuterostomes, the great branch of life that includes humans and our closest invertebrate relatives.…
A study in Alcheringa has opened a rare window into a hidden New Zealand ecosystem that vanished long before people reached the islands. The fossil cache, found in a cave near Waitomo on the North Island, preserves birds and frogs from about 1 million years ago. The discovery gives scientists a glimpse of life from…
