Explainers
Kyoto researcher: olive oil first cut glucose rise in mice
In mice, olive oil given 15 minutes before glucose led to a smaller early blood sugar rise than the same oil given afterward, ScienceDaily reports.
Gene Halvorsen
Earth
Nature Is Metal book arrives Oct. 13 with 75 subjects
A new book from the founder of the Nature Is Metal account covers 75 plants, animals and natural phenomena in photographs and text.
Explainers
Immunotherapy trial: bowel cancer stayed away 33 months
A small trial found that nine weeks of pembrolizumab before surgery left patients with no cancer recurrence after nearly three years.
Astronomy
Peekskill meteorite: The space rock that hit a Chevy Malibu
On Oct. 9, 1992, a bowling-ball-sized meteorite crashed through a parked car in New York after thousands watched it streak across the sky.
Missions
Artemis II astronauts' handwritten notes reveal meteorite impacts
NASA released a screenshot of crew observations during their lunar flyby, documenting at least five impact flashes on the moon's far side.
Earth
Mosasaurs used slam-start sneak attacks on prey
Some of the Cretaceous era's largest marine reptiles may have launched surprise ambushes using a powerful tail sweep, a new study suggests.