Oct. 1, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
In the news this week, the James Webb Space Telescope made some astounding discoveries, we explored whether an"inverse vaccine" would work for humans and scientists learned how to write in water.
The biggest health news this week was that scientists are testing an"inverse vaccine," which selectively suppresses the immune system. It successfully treated a multiple sclerosis-like condition in mice, but could this new approach work in people? We also saw that the antiviral drug molnupiravir may be shaping the evolution of the virus behind COVID-19.
Now to the ancient world, where words from a"lost" language were discovered on an ancient clay tablet in Turkey. The Indo-European language would have been spoken more than 3,000 years ago, and although scholars are still working out what the words mean, they know it was"ritual text.
Picture of the weekMore than 4,000 years ago, a young woman who died in what is now Scotland was buried in a crouched position within a stone-lined grave. She remained buried for millennia, until excavators at a stone quarry unexpectedly unearthed her bones in 1997.
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Strays: Streams To Peacock On Oct. 6, Blu-ray and DVD on Oct. 10R-rated dog comedy Strays will stream to Peacock and be available to buy on Digital starting October 6th and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 10th.
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James Webb Space Telescope spots two 'baby galaxies'An international team of astronomers has recently detected two “baby galaxies” using the Webb.
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'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb Space Telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seenThe James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected.
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James Comer Subpoenas 20 Wires Totaling $1.3M Received by James BidenHouse Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) subpoenaed James Biden's Lion Hall Group and JBBSR, Inc., entities on Thursday.
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Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand scienceScience fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view science. Science fiction scholar Istvan Csicsery-Ronay calls this 'science-fictional habits of mind.'
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TRAPPIST-1: Webb Telescope Probes Rocky Planet In ‘Solar System 2.0’James Webb Space Telescope observations of a promising exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 star system just produced a lot of science, but no evidence for an atmosphere.
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