Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

1. Are these killer whales out for revenge on humans—or just trying to play?

Iberian orcas have been ramming boats off the coast of Portugal and Spain. But what looks like vengeance may have a more benign explanation

 4 Sep 2026 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre 

2. Magic mushroom compound may prevent chemotherapy pain

Research in mice finds that psilocybin protects against nerve damage and sensitivity caused by common cancer drugs

 3 Sep 2026 By Catherine Offord 

3. Can cells genetically engineered in the body fight autoimmune diseases?

New approach that induces patients to make their own CAR-T cells could be faster and cheaper than existing methods

 3 Sep 2026 By Mitch Leslie 

4. Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment

Newly recovered sheeppox sequences reveal when and how the virus emerged

 2 Sep 2026 By Andrew Curry 

5. Brain stimulation takes aim at improving women’s health

Trials of noninvasive technologies tackle postpartum depression, menstrual pain, and other conditions

 1 Sep 2026 By Jennie Erin Smith 

6. Extreme black hole merger may be a cosmic illusion

Puzzling event could be an artifact of gravitational lensing, a new model suggests

 1 Sep 2026 By Daniel Clery 

7. World’s biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particle

It’s far too early to declare a discovery, physicists with the LZ detector say

 1 Sep 2026 By Adrian Cho 

8. Scientists identify early signal of dangerous pregnancy complications

Low levels of a placentamade protein predict preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction and could offer new target for prevention

 31 Aug 2026 By Catherine Offord 

9. Snake embryos often coil in one direction. Now, we may know why

Mismatch between growth of body and digestive system bends the body, study suggests

 31 Aug 2026 By Mitch Leslie 

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