Nearly 30% of US adults admit to lying about or exaggerating their symptoms to get antibiotics from doctors, survey finds - In two new surveys, U.S. adults report lying to their doctors and their children's doctors about symptoms in hopes of being prescribed antibiotics. medicine-drugs

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Could AI ever build itself? Scientists map the road to the 'last AI built by humans.' Analysis - Researchers hope recursive self-improvement could tackle the skyrocketing costs of developing advanced AI models. But is it viable? By - Owen Hughes - Published - 30 October 26

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Bright object beyond Pluto may be the solar system's sixth dwarf planet -- The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found what might be a new dwarf planet in our solar system, orbiting the sun on an inclined plane past Pluto. -- Damien Pine -- Published

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'This is so crazy!': Virginia college student looking for shark teeth finds rare Native American spearpoint -- A biology student found a Native American stone spearpoint when searching for shark teeth along the coast of Virginia. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Decapitated man buried near fort in Roman-era Scotland gets a new virtual face -- See the new facial reconstruction of a man from Roman-era Scotland who was decapitated after his death and buried near a Roman fort. -- Tom Metcalfe -- Published

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First clear image of China's mysterious 'divine dragon' space plane revealed in US government report -- The Defense Intelligence Agency's latest "Challenges to Security in Space" report included a declassified satellite photo of China's Shenlong, or "divine dragon," space plane, which has released at least nine mysterious payloads into low Earth orbit since 2022. -- Harry Baker -- Last updated

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James Webb telescope discovers rare ring galaxy and 'intruder' 2 billion years after the Big Bang -- Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a galaxy with a ring of newborn stars as it appeared 2.1 billion years after the Big Bang - hinting that the early universe may have been more chaotic than once thought. -- Shreejaya Karantha -- Last updated

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New simulation shows the first 2 billion years of the universe's history play out in stunning detail -- A new program aims to help scientists figure out how the ingredients of the universe formed early galaxies, which lit up the cosmos after a "dark age." -- Elizabeth Howell -- Published

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Study reveals new clues to why colorectal cancer in young people is so deadly -- Colorectal cancer in young people shows genetic and structural differences that may make it more aggressive and treatment-resistant than the cancer tends to be in older people. -- Stephanie Pappas -- Published

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Bronze Age sword discovered in an Italian lake is still sharp after 3,300 years -- Archaeologists found several ancient weapons, intact vases and a bronze razor in the volcanic crater lake. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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IBD may transform neurons in the gut, triggering pain even when inflammation is under control -- A new study with data from mice and human tissues suggests that, in ulcerative colitis, immune cells in the gut might make pain-sensing nerves hypersensitive. -- Theresa Sullivan Barger -- Published

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Our extinct cousins the Denisovans had a 'distinctive' appearance, new analysis reveals -- Paleoproteomic analysis of fossils from northern China reveals that Denisovans had a distinctive physical appearance. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Rare tiger behaviors captured on camera show 'we really know nothing about them' -- The PBS Nature film "Tiger Island" captures rare glimpses of tiger behavior, including a mother, father and cubs spending time together ‪-‬ a first for these usually solitary cats. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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30,000-year-old bone found in French cave reveals vast genetic connections between people of Eastern and Western Europe during the Stone Age -- Scientists sequenced the genome of a woman who lived 30,000 years ago and discovered that she had mixed Eastern and Western European ancestry. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Hepatitis B could surge, infecting millions more in childhood, under proposed CDC guidance -- A proposed shift in recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination in the U.S. could leave millions of young adults unprotected, a new modeling study suggests. -- Clarissa Brincat -- Published

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Native Hawaiians and Easter Islanders came from same 'ultravoyager' group -- Members of the same people who settled Easter Island also discovered Hawaii, a new study finds. -- Charles Q. Choi -- Published

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Scientists invent implant that can transform sugar in the blood to treat type 2 diabetes -- An experimental medical device uses a tiny amount of electricity to spark a chemical reaction and remove extra sugar from the bloodstream. -- Victoria Atkinson -- Published

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NASA's Swift observatory ends 22-year mission, will crash to Earth 'in the next few weeks' -- NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has officially ended its mission after more than 20 years, as it approaches a fiery reentry through Earth's atmosphere. -- Brandon Specktor -- Published

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A neglected particle from the dawn of time could explain why everything in the universe exists -- A hypothetical particle could have briefly held more energy than everything else in the infant universe combined, which could help explain how matter won out over antimatter. -- Andrey Feldman -- Published

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Daylight saving time 2026: It's time to change your clocks this Sunday -- When does daylight saving time end in 2026? Here's when we change our clocks this fall, and why. -- Jeanna Bryner -- Last updated

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