Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

1. It’s official: Europe physicists plan to build 91-kilometer particle collider

The $19 billion Future Circular Collider would build on results from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, currently the world’s largest

 22 May 2026 By Adrian Cho

2. Ancient wars between microbes gave us key immune defenses

A better understanding of battles between bacteria and viruses could inspire new medicines

 21 May 2026 By Richard Stone 

3. Can one parent silence the other’s genes? Natural ‘paramutations’ found in mice

Odd phenomenon first seen in plants could explain puzzling disease inheritance patterns

 21 May 2026 By Holly Barker 

4．Have astronomers spotted an exploding primordial star?

Puzzling JWST observation could instead be one of the universe's first galaxies—or something more mundane

 21 May 2026 By Daniel Clery 

5. Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing

By restoring some functions to intact brains from deceased donors, the startup Bexorg hopes to create a better drug development test bed for neurodegenerative diseases

 20 May 2026 By Sara Reardon

6. New study strengthens idea that humans evolved from knuckle-walking ancestors

Analysis charts evolution of the joint that made our species so nimble

 19 May 2026 By Olivia Maule 

7. Vaccine experts debate options to combat outbreak of unusual Ebola strain

Small monkey experiments raise some hopes—and many questions

 19 May 2026 By Jon Cohen 

8. Can extra snoozing reverse the health hazards of a bad night’s sleep?

Catching more z’s the day after a shortened slumber appears to reduce risk of early death

 19 May 2026 By Christopher G. Thomas 

9. A new genetically modified rice could improve children’s health. But will it be grown?

Philippines takes first step toward approving rice with increased iron and zinc

 19 May 2026 By Dennis Normile 

10. Scientists play catch-up to startling Ebola outbreak

Testing, sequencing, and clinical trial efforts spring to life as Bundibugyo virus spreads

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 18 May 2026 By Kai Kupferschmidt

11.BREAKING: WHO declares major outbreak of rare Ebola virus species an international emergency

No vaccines or treatments exist for Ebola Bundibugyo, which has caused hundreds of suspected cases and 80 deaths in Congo and Uganda; WHO warns of “potentially much larger outbreak”

 16 May 2026 By Kai Kupferschmidt 

12. CDC plan to retire lab monkeys to Texas sanctuary draws ire

Critics say proposal was rushed and could endanger the animals

 15 May 2026 By David Grimm