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Science Roundup News 26 August 2025 - 16 September 2025

Possible Life on Mars, ‘Black Hole Stars’ and a Global Diabetes Bombshell – Science News Roundup (Sept 15–16, 2025)

Possible Life on Mars, ‘Black Hole Stars’ and a Global Diabetes Bombshell – Science News Roundup (Sept 15–16, 2025)

NASA Rover Finds Possible Biosignature – Closest Hint Yet of Life on Mars In a sensational development for astrobiology, NASA announced that Perseverance has collected a Mars rock sample that “could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life” nasa.gov. The rover drilled the sample, nicknamed “Sapphire Canyon,” from an ancient riverbed formation rich in clay – exactly the kind of environment that on Earth traps and preserves organic remains nasa.gov nasa.gov. Inside the rock, scientists detected certain organic molecules and chemical patterns that are considered potential biosignatures, meaning they might be remnants of past life (though not yet proof of it)
Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Shocks Scientists; AI Breakthroughs & More – Science Roundup (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Shocks Scientists; AI Breakthroughs & More – Science Roundup (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Cell Metabolism reports that gut bacteria–produced D-lactate leaks into the bloodstream to drive hepatic overproduction of glucose and fat, and a safe polymer trap in the gut bound D-lactate to improve blood sugar, insulin resistance, and fatty liver in obese mice (senior author Professor Jonathan Schertzer). Baylor College of Medicine researchers show metformin’s brain action: suppression of Rap1 in the hypothalamus is required for glucose lowering, with Rap1-lacking mice unresponsive to low-dose metformin and brain infusion lowering blood sugar in diabetics (Science Advances; lead author Dr. Makoto Fukuda). A global study of over 100,000 youths links first smartphone ownership by
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