DISCOVERIES • RESEARCH • WHAT'S NEW
A living notebook of interesting new research, explained without the hype: what scientists found, why it matters, and what we still do not know.
UPDATED OCTOBER 15, 2026
A Nature Aging study reports 14% longer median lifespan and 44% slower frailty progression in small groups of mice given an experimental SRSF1 intervention. Promising biology, not a proven human therapy.
Read the sourced MKP analysis →CT scans of a skull fragment acquired in 1924 uncovered a new long-clawed predator from the Early Cretaceous Isle of Wight. Why this first European megaraptoran matters—and where the evolutionary evidence ends.
Read the MKP fossil investigation →A 458,860-person cohort linked more than five daily flights of stairs with lower cardiovascular disease risk. What the 20% statistic means, what it cannot prove, and when stair climbing needs medical guidance.
Read the sourced MKP evidence review →New research on IDOL, ACE and cPLA2 explores how neuronal receptors, microglia and inflammation influence Alzheimer’s-like pathology. These are experimental strategies, not proven human treatments.
Read the evidence-based MKP review →ESA and DLR’s new flyover brings together a famous science-fiction setting, evidence of ancient rivers and the geological history of a giant impact basin.
Read the sourced MKP deep dive →OpenAI released a huge collection of AI-generated mathematical papers. Three were withdrawn, many remain under review, and the mathematics community is debating what responsible discovery looks like.
Read the balanced MKP investigation →What is different about the 2026 race toward the Moon? An independently sourced look at government and private partnerships, infrastructure, competition, cooperation and unresolved governance questions.
Explore the MKP analysis →AI-guided experimental medicines, antibiotic discovery, lipid nanoparticles and adaptive delivery systems—separating research results from proven patient benefits.
Explore the sourced case studies and discussion →Research on plant–fungus–bacteria partnerships could support drought resilience, land restoration and closed space habitats. Positive and null experiments show both potential and limits.
Read the evidence and practical implications →Evidence for a roughly Jupiter-mass exosatellite on a 170-day orbit challenges planet and moon categories. How astronomers found the signal—and why follow-up still matters.
Read the evidence-based MKP explainer →The Atlantic’s “brown ribbon” is not a solid blanket: floating Sargassum patches provide wildlife habitat offshore but can overwhelm coasts. What the September 2026 data and new research really show.
Read the MKP explainer →A printable duct absorber and quantum Hawking radiation experiments share a striking name. Explore how they work and why they are different.
Read the MKP explainer →How the South Atlantic Anomaly connects Earth's molten core with satellite radiation risks, and what the evidence means for life on the ground.
Read the science explainer →A practical guide to the October 21–22 peak night, moonlight, observing conditions and the science behind these fast meteors.
Read the viewing guide →How large eruptions affect climate—and what Yellowstone, Taupō and Campi Flegrei actually tell us about eruption risk.
Read the science explainer →Could an unknown civilization have connected distant ancient peoples? MKP compares the strongest clues with what archaeology and ancient DNA actually predict and reveal.
Read the evidence test →What does it mean to slow aging? MKP separates healthspan from lifespan and follows senescence, epigenetics, nutrient sensing, regenerative medicine and experimental rejuvenation without the hype.
Explore Longevity & Geroscience →A roughly half-ton metal ring fell near a Kenyan village. What investigators know—and do not know—turns the incident into a case study in reentry, orbital debris, attribution and responsibility.
Read the MKP explainer →Meet Norellraptor barsboldi and examine the evidence behind competing explanations for the evolution of flight.
Read the MKP explainer →Saudi Arabia has no permanent rivers, yet desalinated water crosses the desert through vast transmission networks while some farms draw on ancient fossil groundwater. The engineering is remarkable—and the limits matter.
Read the MKP explainer →Modern cardiovascular treatment can slow plaque growth, stabilize dangerous plaques and sometimes produce measurable regression. The 2026 lipid guideline and the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor expand the prevention toolkit.
Read the MKP explainer →Open surgery remains central for the ascending aorta, while new hybrid and endovascular systems are expanding options for carefully selected aortic disease. Two 2026 FDA approvals show where the field is heading—and its current limits.
Read the MKP explainer →Denmark's largest known Viking-Age silver hoard—about 18.5 kilograms and roughly 700 objects and fragments—opens a window onto silver-by-weight economies, long-distance exchange, craftsmanship and belief in 10th-century Scandinavia.
Read the MKP explainer →XENONnT measured very low-energy solar neutrinos produced by nuclear fusion. A new tool for studying the Sun’s core—and a clear distinction between detecting neutrinos and discovering dark matter.
Read the MKP explainer →A first-in-human Phase 1 trial of CTX310, an experimental CRISPR-Cas9 therapy targeting the liver gene ANGPTL3, followed 15 adults with difficult-to-treat lipid disorders. At the highest dose, mean LDL cholesterol was 52.5% below baseline and triglycerides 47.8% lower after 12 months. The result is striking, but this remains a very small early-stage trial: it was designed primarily to study safety and dosing, not to prove prevention of heart attacks or strokes.
Read the MKP analysis →New work on chemically diverse ice grains helps explain how material from Enceladus' hidden ocean is transformed as droplets freeze and fragment on their way into space—and why selected grains may concentrate compounds useful to astrobiology.
Read the MKP explainer →Researchers are investigating whether beneficial plant-fungus partnerships could help crops acquire nutrients in difficult regolith-like growing media. The idea connects soil microbiology with the challenge of producing food beyond Earth.
Explore Future Agriculture →Improved mapping of Greenland's subglacial terrain is revealing connected valleys and landscapes concealed beneath the ice sheet, helping researchers understand how ice interacts with the land below.
Explore Science & Research →Work on engineered materials continues to show how unusual structures can guide waves into behaviors that ordinary materials cannot easily produce, with possible implications for photonics, sensing and communications.
Explore Emerging Technology →This page is intentionally selective. New findings will be added when they are interesting, well sourced, and useful to the larger Murphy Knowledge Project. Early results will be identified as early results, animal studies will not be presented as human treatments, and intriguing chemistry will not be called evidence of life unless the evidence actually supports that conclusion.