What to know about how GLP-1 medications might fight addiction

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use disorders — and reduce the tragic outcomes they cause, a large new study finds.An analysis published Wednesday in a medical journal looked at...

With time running out, snow drought and warm weather raise wildfire risk in the West

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

A combination of unusually balmy winter weather across much of the Western United States and one of the worst snow droughts in decades has experts bracing for what could be a particularly intense wildfire season.The snowpack is well below average for this time of year...

Is all complex life on Earth related to a concept from Norse mythology? Kind of

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

Scientists are one step closer to understanding the origins of complex life on Earth after shedding new light on a mystery about our microbial ancestors. The key, they suspect, may lie in how simple microbes that lived billions of years ago adapted to the presence of...

‘War of the Worlds’ in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this image of “Santa Cruz,” a hill inside the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater, on April 29, 2021. | Credit:...

Auroras on Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede look like Earth’s northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A composite image of Ganymede’s aurora showcases the ultraviolet data gleaned by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. | Credit:...

Claims of ‘rediscovered’ Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts

by News Feed Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Science

ROME (AP) — An independent researcher claimed on Wednesday that a marble bust of Christ in a Roman church is by Michelangelo, the latest purported attribution to the Renaissance genius who is one of the most imitated artists in the world.The unverified claim by...