Researchers in Science report that many birds use vertical winds or gradual changes in wind speed or direction (wind shear) to soar, thereby reducing their cost of transport by switching from costly flapping flight to gliding flight. 📄: scim.ag/4dJr0Qc #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4yVNzth

Using genome editing to trace cell lineages, researchers have captured the early history of the mouse embryo in unprecedented detail. Learn more: scim.ag/4z5PhIP @NewsfromScience

A new device can detect scents and transmit them between people across distances, with the potential for long-range transmission. It marks another stage in the development of human-machine interfaces: enabling the sharing of smell. Learn more in @ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/47z6fTL

Researchers in Science have developed an AI-based approach to help physicians with real-life clinical workups. The system shows promise in supplementing a physician’s workflow. Learn more: scim.ag/4sfzsfP

A new slate of #optogenetic tools enables scientists to finely control G protein signaling in excitable cells—providing a flexible method that might also be used therapeutically for disorders that disrupt the excitability of cells. @SciSignal scim.ag/4eImxxk

Science is publishing an Erratum to replace the June 2026 Editorial Expression of Concern for the September 2024 Research Article “Durably reducing conspiracy beliefs through dialogues with AI.” scim.ag/4dPOWRT

Last chance: Apply for the BioInnovation Institute & #ScienceTranslationalMedicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health This prize recognizes researchers who have developed innovative advances with translational potential to impact women’s health globally. The Grand Prize winner will be awarded a cash prize of USD 25,000 and have their winning essay published online in Science Translational Medicine. Apply by 1 November 2026: bit.ly/4APCJGP

STAT3 is a cytokine-sensitive switch regulating NK cell differentiation in a mouse model of antiviral response. Learn more in @SciImmunology about the study’s possible implications for STAT3 immunotherapy and cancer progression: scim.ag/3WsoUhy

An implantable, wirelessly powered electronic device could offer a drug-free approach to managing the intertwined metabolic disorders of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The device uses electrocatalysis to remove excess glucose from the bloodstream on demand. Learn more in Science: scim.ag/47twScK

Researchers have developed an AI-based approach to help physicians with real-life clinical workups, starting with the patient’s chief complaint, systematically asking questions and deciding what laboratory and imaging tests to order, and then continuing the evaluation on the basis of the answers received. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/3U8xn94

Home decorating isn’t unique to Homo sapiens. More than 40,000 years ago, bands of Neanderthals turned a spacious rock shelter in the mountains of Spain into a cozy home, fashioning wood into tools and windbreaks and burning it for heat and light. That picture comes from a first-of-its-kind trove of Neanderthal wooden artifacts from a domestic space, found at a cliffside site called Abric Romaní, 50 kilometers west of Barcelona. Learn more: scim.ag/3VK5zZb @NewsfromScience