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03 Dec 2025

Frontiers Science House launches at Davos to accelerate global science initiatives

Frontiers today announces the launch of the Frontiers Science House, an innovative meeting venue on the Davos Promenade, created for participants of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (19–23 January 2026). Supported by over 30 global partners, it will connect breakthrough science to government, business executives, investors, and philanthropists to shape decisions affecting people and the planet. 

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02 Dec 2025

Dynamic duo of bacteria could change Mars dust into versatile building material for first human colonists

In this guest editorial, Dr Shiva Khoshtinat and co-authors present a bold approach for construction on Mars, harnessing microbial partnerships to transform Martian regolith into structural materials

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01 Dec 2025

Mini lung organoids made in bulk could help test personalized cancer treatments

Scientists find a simple, automated way of making lung organoids, which could help find new lung disease drugs and personalize patients’ treatments

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28 Nov 2025

What is that dog taking? CBD supplements could make dogs less aggressive over time, study finds

Data from almost 50,000 dog owners shows that those dogs that receive CBD supplements are typically older or have health issues. With continued use, they also showed below-average levels of aggression.

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20 Nov 2025

Could a child have painted that? Jackson Pollock’s famous pour-painting has child-like characteristics, study shows

Researchers find adults paint richer, more varied trajectories than children, but paintings of the latter share characteristics with famous work by expressionists, including Jackson Pollock

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18 Nov 2025

Teeth of babies of stressed mothers come out earlier, suggests study

Infants of mothers with high levels of stress hormone age faster and typically have more teeth by six months of age

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14 Nov 2025

100 years of menus show how food can be used as a diplomatic tool to make and break political alliances

Researchers examined menus from Portuguese diplomatic dinners dating from 1910 to 2023 and showed that meals can play a significant role in a country’s foreign policy.

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11 Nov 2025

Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows

Vegan diet cuts carbon emissions by 46% and land use by 33%, while delivering nearly all essential nutrients

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10 Nov 2025

Link found between chronic fatigue and abnormal breathing could lead to new treatments

New study finds that many people with chronic fatigue syndrome experience disordered breathing which may be worsening symptoms

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07 Nov 2025

How diabetes affects sleep patterns: here are five articles for World Diabetes Day

Over 800 million people globally have a type of diabetes, with numbers steadily rising. November 14 marks World Diabetes Day. We’re highlighting five recently published articles on aging and diabetes.

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06 Nov 2025

Landscapes that remember: clues show Indigenous Peoples have thrived in the southwestern Amazon for more than 1,000 years

In this guest editorial, Frontiers author Prof Carla Jaimes Betancourt, an anthropologist focusing on the Amazon, present the results of interdisciplinary and collaborative archaeological research conducted in the southwestern Amazon. Their work highlights the rich cultural heritage found at the sites and the importance of protecting these landscapes.

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03 Nov 2025

Orcas seen killing young great white sharks by flipping them upside-down

Specialist shark-hunting pod paralyzes young white sharks to eat their energy-rich livers, taking advantage of local shark nursery

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29 Oct 2025

Underwater robot ‘Lassie’ discovers remarkable icefish nests during search for Shackleton’s lost ship off Antarctica

In a remote part of Antarctica's Western Weddell Sea, an area once hidden beneath a 200-metre-thick ice shelf, scientists have uncovered a new and unusual phenomena: extensive maintained fish nesting grounds arranged in patterns.

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23 Oct 2025

Drug which stops tumors' blood supply could help kids with bone cancer live longer

Children with multi-metastatic Ewing’s sarcoma face very poor survival rates — now an early trial of pazopanib shows promise for helping them live longer, healthier lives

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21 Oct 2025

This is how happy we need to be to have lower chronic disease mortality risk

Researchers used data from 123 countries to identify a ‘happiness threshold’ beyond which nations’ non-communicable disease mortality rate decreases, making happiness a public health resource

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1,153 news posts in Featured news

Frontiers Science House launches at Davos to accelerate global science initiatives

Dynamic duo of bacteria could change Mars dust into versatile building material for first human colonists

Mini lung organoids made in bulk could help test personalized cancer treatments

What is that dog taking? CBD supplements could make dogs less aggressive over time, study finds

Could a child have painted that? Jackson Pollock’s famous pour-painting has child-like characteristics, study shows

Teeth of babies of stressed mothers come out earlier, suggests study

100 years of menus show how food can be used as a diplomatic tool to make and break political alliances

Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows

Link found between chronic fatigue and abnormal breathing could lead to new treatments

How diabetes affects sleep patterns: here are five articles for World Diabetes Day

Landscapes that remember: clues show Indigenous Peoples have thrived in the southwestern Amazon for more than 1,000 years

Orcas seen killing young great white sharks by flipping them upside-down

Underwater robot ‘Lassie’ discovers remarkable icefish nests during search for Shackleton’s lost ship off Antarctica

Drug which stops tumors' blood supply could help kids with bone cancer live longer

This is how happy we need to be to have lower chronic disease mortality risk