Maybell Pinkerton

Carreras Pampa, Bolivia, Is Now The World’s Largest Dino Tracksite, With 16,600 Theropod Prints & 1,378 Swim Tracks. The Upper Cretaceous Site, Surpassing Cal Orck’o, Also Holds Records For Continuous Trackways & Tail Traces. Tracks Show Varied Behaviors (Walking, Swimming, Group Travel) On A Flat Surface, Unlike Cal Orck’o’s Vertical Wall.

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U.S Scientists Created The World’s First Non-Invasive Nasal Drop To Treat Glioblastoma. The Drop Uses Nasal Nerves To Bypass The Blood-Brain Barrier, Activating STING In Brain Immune Cells To Turn Cold Tumors Hot For Immune Attack. In Mice, The Drop Plus T-Cell Drugs Eradicated Tumors And Provided Long-Term Immunity. Human Trials Are Next.

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The Most Detailed Model Of Theia, A Mars-Sized Planet, Indicates It Formed Closer To The Sun Than Earth, Hitting Earth ~4.5Byrs Ago. The Debris Formed The Moon. Fe, Mo, Zr, O Isotope Data From Earth & Apollo Rocks Show Both Bodies Are Nearly Identical, Proving Theia Was Local. The Impact Mixed Both Worlds, & Added Metals To Earth’s Mantle.

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Scientists in France Using NASA’s Perseverance Rover SuperCam Detected “Mini Lightning” On Mars, Seen As Static Discharges In Dust Devils Linked To Dust Friction. The Discovery May Reshape Views Of Mars Chemistry, Climate, & Habitability. Though Debate Continues, Mars Now Joins Earth, Jupiter & Saturn With Atmospheric Electrical Activity.

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Japan, For The First Time, Approved The Over-The-Counter Sales Of An Emergency Contraceptive Pill, Norlevo. No Prescription, Age Limit, Or Parental Consent Needed, But Buyers Must Take It In Front Of A Pharmacist. Priced At ~$47–$67, It’s 80% Effective Within 72 Hrs. Nationwide Rollout Begins Spring 2026; But Already OTC In 90+ Countries.

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Largest-Ever Lifespan Study Of 1,176 Species Finds Females Outlive Males In 72% Of Mammals By ~13%, While In 68% Birds, Males Outlive Females By ~5%. Why? Male Competition For Mates Cuts Lifespan; Caregiving Boosts Female Survival. Matching Sex Chromosomes (XX/ZZ) Help Guard Against Mutations. Even In Zoos, The Gap Remains—It’s Biological.

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Scientists Converted A Blood Type A Kidney To Universal Type O Using Enzymes FpGalactosaminidase & FpGalNAc deacetylase, And Then Transplanted It Into A Brain-Dead Patient. Unlike Prior Lungs & Kidney Conversions, This Is The First Human Implantation. It Worked For 2 Days Before Rejection. This Feat Could Slash The 2–4 Yrs Type O Wait Time.

UK Scientists Led The Trial Of AMT-130, The First Gene Therapy Tested In Humans For Huntington’s. Developed By uniQure, It Reduces Toxic Huntingtin Protein. In A 3-Year, 29-Person Study, High-Dose Patients Saw 75% Slower Progression. Results Were Measured Via Motor/Cognitive Tests And Spinal Fluid Markers. FDA Filing Is Expected Early 2026.

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In A World First, US Scientists Created Fertilizable Human Eggs By Swapping A Donor Egg’s Nucleus With One From A Skin Cell, Using “Mitomeiosis” To Cut 46 Chromosomes To 23. 82 Eggs Formed; Some Reached Blastocysts But Weren’t Cultured Further For IVF. Many Embryos Were Abnormal. This Could Help Infertility and Gay Couples, But Trials Loom.

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UK Scientists, In A First, Found A Strong Link Between Thumb Length & Brain Size Across 94 Living & Fossil Primate Species. Longer Thumbs, Important For Gripping & Handling Objects, Are Tied To A Larger Neocortex, Which Controls Thinking & Senses. This Link Holds Without Humans, Showing Hands & Brains Co-Evolved Over Millions Of Years.