# The Morning Science

> The daily newspaper for science: only the results worth knowing. Every story passes a news check – no listicles, no hype, no health advice.

The Morning Science collects the open feeds of news desks, project and vendor blogs every day, groups reports about the same news, and keeps only what passes a 0–100 news check. Story pages link to the original reporting and add a short, AI-generated brief (facts, why it matters, what to do). Headlines belong to their publishers.

## Start here

- [Front page](https://themorning.science/): today's paper
- [How it works](https://themorning.science/explained): collection, grouping, the news check and AI briefings, with today's numbers
- [About & editorial policy](https://themorning.science/about): who makes it, how AI is used, corrections
- [Privacy policy](https://themorning.science/privacy): what reader data is processed and why
- [Our sources](https://themorning.science/sources): every feed and why it is in the paper
- [Hall of Fame](https://themorning.science/hall-of-fame): every writer, video creator and podcaster whose work appeared in the paper
- [Topics](https://themorning.science/topics): every story by company, project and subject
- [Archive](https://themorning.science/archive): past editions by date

## Sections

- [Space](https://themorning.science/section/space): Astronomy, planetary science, missions and launches. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/space/feed.xml
- [Physics](https://themorning.science/section/physics): Physics, chemistry, materials and mathematics. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/physics/feed.xml
- [Life](https://themorning.science/section/life): Biology, genetics, evolution and ecology. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/life/feed.xml
- [Medicine](https://themorning.science/section/medicine): Clinical research, public health and drug approvals – as research, never as advice. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/medicine/feed.xml
- [Earth & Climate](https://themorning.science/section/earth): Climate science, geology, oceans and weather extremes. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/earth/feed.xml
- [Mind](https://themorning.science/section/mind): Neuroscience, psychology and cognition. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/mind/feed.xml
- [Computing](https://themorning.science/section/computing): AI research, quantum computing and computer science. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/computing/feed.xml
- [Science & Society](https://themorning.science/section/policy): Funding, science policy, research integrity and retractions. RSS: https://themorning.science/section/policy/feed.xml

## Today's news

- [Climate Change Is Bringing Dengue Fever to the High Himalayas](https://themorning.science/story/climate-change-is-bringing-dengue-fever-to-the-high-himalayas-c50a4e5e4aa9c85a): Inside Climate News reports that dengue fever, once mainly a lowland disease, is spreading to higher-elevation, densely populated areas of Nepal's Himalayas. (Inside Climate News)
- [Global Science Panel Hits Roadblocks Ahead of COP31 Climate Summit](https://themorning.science/story/global-science-panel-hits-roadblocks-ahead-of-cop31-climate-summit-138f583619e85e9d): Scientists working on new IPCC reports warn of a funding crunch and report timelines in an open letter. (Inside Climate News)
- [Polar vortex faltering weeks earlier than ever recorded](https://themorning.science/story/polar-vortex-faltering-weeks-earlier-than-ever-recorded-3c4a591b4c6c4e0e): Meteorologists said on Friday they observed an unprecedented early disruption of the polar vortex. (Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change)
- [Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station](https://themorning.science/story/pakistani-astronaut-to-board-shenzhou-24-and-become-the-first-foreigner-on-china-8d52434ca288f081): A Pakistani astronaut will join the crew of China's Shenzhou 24 spacecraft, according to state media. (Space News - Space, Astronomy, Space Exploration)
- [US reports highest number of measles cases in 35 years](https://themorning.science/story/us-reports-highest-number-of-measles-cases-in-35-years-c89c9b2fe469202d): The United States has recorded more than 5,000 measles cases this year. (Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories)
- [Gene Therapy Under Scrutiny After Nine Tumor Reports](https://themorning.science/story/gene-therapy-under-scrutiny-after-nine-tumor-reports-2cc3b80912aaaf19): Novartis acknowledged nine reports of tumors in children treated with Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) for spinal muscular atrophy. (MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians)
- [New Trials Back Quickly Approved Drugs for Primary Biliary Cholangitis](https://themorning.science/story/new-trials-back-quickly-approved-drugs-for-primary-biliary-cholangitis-06c75f64a41e4a3a): New trial data show elafibranor (Iqirvo) and seladelpar (Livdelzi) normalized alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in the vast majority of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients with elevated ALP after an incomplete response. (MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians)
- [A US Senator’s Push to Fast-Track Pipelines Would Benefit His Former Company](https://themorning.science/story/a-us-senator-s-push-to-fast-track-pipelines-would-benefit-his-former-company-09536d06da0e8785): Sen. Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma, who entered the Senate in March to fill a vacancy, pushed for a provision in a bipartisan permitting bill that would limit states' power to block gas pipelines. (Inside Climate News)
- [Hawaii Doctors May Soon Start Prescribing Fresh Food](https://themorning.science/story/hawaii-doctors-may-soon-start-prescribing-fresh-food-44cb5832c01ac625): Hawaii doctors may soon prescribe fresh food to Medicaid enrollees, according to MedPage Today. (MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians)
- [Oral Food Challenge Clears Many Infants Thought to Have Peanut Allergy](https://themorning.science/story/oral-food-challenge-clears-many-infants-thought-to-have-peanut-allergy-d41cf67e7cbdd459): More than a third of infants thought to be allergic to peanuts were not actually allergic, according to an oral food challenge study. (MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians)
- [Global Campaign Seeks to Curb Emissions of World’s Most Potent Greenhouse Gas](https://themorning.science/story/global-campaign-seeks-to-curb-emissions-of-world-s-most-potent-greenhouse-gas-4172a316caa0b2f3): The German government has launched an international initiative to curb emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). (Inside Climate News)
- [Lumateperone Brings Rapid Relief in Bipolar Mania](https://themorning.science/story/lumateperone-brings-rapid-relief-in-bipolar-mania-715cc3939419941c): Lumateperone (Caplyta) rapidly improved symptoms of acute mania associated with bipolar I disorder, according to a phase III trial. (MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians)
- [Drinking 2–3 cups of coffee a day linked to dramatically lower dementia risk](https://themorning.science/story/drinking-2-3-cups-of-coffee-a-day-linked-to-dramatically-lower-dementia-risk-396a11f48629cec0): Drinking two to three cups of caffeinated coffee daily was linked to a lower risk of dementia and better cognitive functioning. (Mind & Brain News -- ScienceDaily)
- [How the loss of male-dominated industrial jobs pushes communities to the political right](https://themorning.science/story/how-the-loss-of-male-dominated-industrial-jobs-pushes-communities-to-the-politic-5bf9e487311bbc99): Communities that lose male-dominated manual labor jobs and see a rise in lower-paying service roles taken by women often shift political support toward right-wing politicians, according to PsyPost's report. (PsyPost – Psychology News)
- [Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say it's a cause for joy](https://themorning.science/story/scientists-discovered-an-unknown-baby-right-whale-off-canada-they-say-it-s-a-cau-74880c7924774609): Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. (Biology News - Evolution, Cell theory, Gene theory, Microbiology, Biotechnology)
- [New psychology research challenges a popular explanation for why conspiracy theories cluster together](https://themorning.science/story/new-psychology-research-challenges-a-popular-explanation-for-why-conspiracy-theo-0b3ba4d3b04e6ced): A large-scale analysis across 17 country samples challenges the view that a general conspiracy mentality drives belief clustering. (PsyPost – Psychology News)
- [Booze, Tobacco Together in Pregnancy May Worsen Baby's Facial Abnormalities](https://themorning.science/story/booze-tobacco-together-in-pregnancy-may-worsen-baby-s-facial-abnormalities-b69fc1a86297b025): A longitudinal study from South Africa found that prenatal exposure to both alcohol and tobacco smoke affected facial development more than either exposure alone. (MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians)
- [Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Are Pouring Into the Chicago River After Storms](https://themorning.science/story/billions-of-gallons-of-raw-sewage-are-pouring-into-the-chicago-river-after-storm-ee4d04edf16ba2d2): Billions of gallons of raw sewage are reported to pour into the Chicago River after storms. (Inside Climate News)
- [What Triggered an Ancient Magma Surge in the North Cascades?](https://themorning.science/story/what-triggered-an-ancient-magma-surge-in-the-north-cascades-062af2061d117f47): Researchers produced a high-precision timeline of an ancient magma surge in the North Cascades. (Eos)
- [New trial of AI phone assistant to monitor patients with long-term illness](https://themorning.science/story/new-trial-of-ai-phone-assistant-to-monitor-patients-with-long-term-illness-732dfb6d54b7e66b): The NHS is trialling Dora Care, an AI virtual assistant that conducts telephone consultations with patients. (Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories)
- [‘Simply staggering’: Rapidly developing ‘super El Niño’ on track to peak in December](https://themorning.science/story/simply-staggering-rapidly-developing-super-el-nino-on-track-to-peak-in-december-ded895ffb9b04ea1): Carbon Brief's latest state of the climate update says the ongoing super El Niño is likely to peak at the end of 2026. (Carbon Brief)
- [This armored amphibian once lived and hunted on the seafloor](https://themorning.science/story/this-armored-amphibian-once-lived-and-hunted-on-the-seafloor-effdb9c4e03220c4): Gerrothorax maritimus lived about 237 million years ago. (Science News)
- [The 25-26 September 2026 cluster of landslides in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar](https://themorning.science/story/the-25-26-september-2026-cluster-of-landslides-in-tanintharyi-region-myanmar-26023d9500a32c38): A low pressure system over the North Andaman Sea on 25-26 September 2026 generated strong monsoon conditions in western Myanmar. (Eos)
- [NASA's Twin Spacecraft Will Execute Powered Slingshot Maneuvers on Their Way to Mars](https://themorning.science/story/nasa-s-twin-spacecraft-will-execute-powered-slingshot-maneuvers-on-their-way-to-cc9a1267afad1891): NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft launched outside the normal Mars launch window. (Universe Today)
- [This may be the best evidence yet that dinosaur blood can fossilize](https://themorning.science/story/this-may-be-the-best-evidence-yet-that-dinosaur-blood-can-fossilize-4f23755d9e811d63): Imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil points to blood cells (Science News)

## Topics

- [Climate Change](https://themorning.science/topic/climate-change): 5 stories
- [Public Health](https://themorning.science/topic/public-health): 4 stories
- [AI](https://themorning.science/topic/ai): 3 stories
- [China](https://themorning.science/topic/china): 3 stories
- [Climate](https://themorning.science/topic/climate): 3 stories
- [Clinical Trial](https://themorning.science/topic/clinical-trial): 3 stories
- [Genetics](https://themorning.science/topic/genetics): 3 stories
- [Immunology](https://themorning.science/topic/immunology): 3 stories
- [Neuroscience](https://themorning.science/topic/neuroscience): 3 stories
- [Psychology](https://themorning.science/topic/psychology): 3 stories

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