Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer's? One couple is helping scientists find out Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain. Jon Hamilton
After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her owners back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost hope until locals spotted her more than a year later, surviving in the wild. Kat Lonsdorf
The hunt for a microbial marvel that can help with the planet's biggest issues What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led a team of researchers to places both remote and — lately — rather familiar. Ari Daniel
This week in science: hawks hunting, infrared contacts and immunity through the day Berly McCoy and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a hawk's clever hunting strategy, contacts that allow wearers to see infrared light, and how immunity varies during the day. Berly McCoy
How the brain turns an experience into an emotion A study offers a glimpse of how the brain turns experience into emotion. In mice and humans, puffs of air to the eye caused persistent changes in brain activity, suggesting an emotional response. Jon Hamilton
Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company's emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown. Simeon Tegel
Backyard feeders in California changed the shape of hummingbird beaks A new study that details the evolutionary change of Anna’s hummingbirds found their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
Elon Musk's Starship rocket will try to launch again tonight After two spectacular failures, SpaceX is hoping this test flight will go more smoothly for the behemoth rocket. Geoff Brumfiel
Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed. Nell Greenfieldboyce
The European Space Agency will beam the famous 'Blue Danube' waltz into space A performance of the masterpiece will be transmitted into space on Saturday. The waltz has been associated with space travel since its inclusion in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Rebecca Hersher