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Science news this week: NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars and scientists invent visible time crystals
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week Sept. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world's biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscience
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week Sept. 6, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Scientists develop 'glue gun' that 3D prints bone grafts directly onto fractures
By Kristina Killgrove published
Researchers created a special glue gun that can 3D print a bone-like substance for fracture repair during surgery and have tested it in early experiments.

Science news this week: A world first pig-to-human lung transplant, and SpaceX’s Starship nails a test flight
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week Aug. 30, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Early test of new laser-free eye treatment shows promise
By Olivia Ferrari published
In lab experiments, scientists are testing a new way to reshape the cornea and correct impaired vision, but the research faces many hurdles before it could be approved for use in humans.

First-ever pig-to-human lung transplant attempted in brain-dead person in China
By Nicoletta Lanese published
In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system handled the procedure.

Are women less sensitive to anesthesia than men?
By Sahas Mehra published
Some, but not all, research suggests that more women recall events that happened under anesthesia than men do, and that women wake up from anesthesia faster than men.

In 'extremely rare' case, Michigan resident dies from rabies after receiving transplanted kidney carrying the virus
By Jess Thomson published
A Michigan resident has died from rabies following a kidney transplant at a hospital in Ohio. Investigations show that the donor had the virus when they died.
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