Top 20 Science International News

2025-10-28 09:28:18

Here are summaries of the top 20 international science news stories from today, October 25, 2025:

  1. Hair Graying and Cancer Link: Japanese researchers have discovered a surprising cellular origin shared by hair graying and melanoma
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  2. Mapping the Body’s Sixth Sense: A $14.2 million project has been launched to map the body's "hidden sixth sense," interoception, which monitors internal functions
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  3. Earth Splitting Open: Scientists have observed a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  4. More Powerful Gene Editing: A revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons has been developed that can correct multiple disease-causing mutations at once
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  5. Sharpest View of a Distant Star: The sharpest-ever view of a distant star’s disk has been captured using a photonic lantern device on a single telescope
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  6. Universe's First Radio Waves and Dark Matter: Researchers propose that hydrogen gas from the early Universe emitted detectable radio waves influenced by dark matter
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  7. Snake Pee and Gout: Research suggests that snake pee might hold the secret to ending gout pain and kidney stones
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  8. Hidden Gene Mutation and Deafness: Scientists have identified mutations in the CPD gene as a key cause of a rare congenital hearing loss and a way to fix it
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  9. Lung's Self-Healing Switch: Researchers uncovered how lung cells decide whether to rebuild tissue or fight infection, potentially leading to regenerative treatments for chronic lung diseases
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  10. Gut Microbes and Fiber: Scientists found that people whose gut microbes make more methane extract more calories from fiber-rich foods
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  11. Cholesterol Drugs and Dementia: A genetic study found that naturally lower cholesterol is linked to a reduced risk of dementia
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  12. What Sparks Parkinson’s: Researchers have visualized and measured the tiny alpha-synuclein oligomers that may ignite Parkinson’s disease
    Source: www.sciencedaily.com
  13. Napoleon’s Army Illnesses: Remains of soldiers from Napoleon’s army reveal bacterial diseases that contributed to the death count during the retreat from Moscow
    Source: www.nature.com
  14. AI Chatbots in Science: Researchers are examining how AI's people-pleasing tendencies affect scientific work and mitigation strategies
    Source: www.nature.com
  15. Coffee Beans and Civet Poop: Research into why coffee beans pooped out by civets really are tastier
    Source: www.sciencenews.org
  16. Dinosaurs Thriving Before Asteroid: New analysis suggests dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid hit
    Source: www.sciencenews.org
  17. Ancient Cuneiform Text Discovery: A 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians
    Source: www.livescience.com
  18. Neanderthals and Lead Poisoning: Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans, which helped humans gain an advantage over them
    Source: www.livescience.com
  19. Comet 3I/ATLAS' Tail: Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
    Source: www.livescience.com
  20. Maya Queen: 1,400-year-old hieroglyphs reveal name of powerful Maya queen
    Source: www.livescience.com