Sunday Special: The Most Detailed Images of a Human Brain Ever Captured

Welcome back, Superhuman. When scientists say that a creature they’ve discovered is one of the strangest (and ugliest) they’ve ever seen, that’s enough to get our attention. The elusive goblin shark has finally been filmed in its deep-sea home, giving researchers a rare look at one of the ocean’s weirdest residents. It’s yet another reminder that the deep sea is still full of undiscovered secrets.

1. One of the ocean's most mysterious sharks caught on camera in world-first: One of the ocean's most elusive creatures, described by scientists as "the ugliest shark on the planet", has been filmed alive in its deep-sea habitat for the first time. The footage captures goblin sharks swimming at depths previously unknown for the species, extending the species’ known range into the Central Pacific, and revealing just how little scientists still know about the deep sea. See the groundbreaking footage here.

2. Scientists capture the clearest non-invasive brain images ever taken: Scientists claim to have produced the most detailed 3D images of a living human brain ever captured. By tracking millions of microbubbles flowing through brain vessels, they reconstructed vascular maps at roughly 2.5mm detail. Now, the team has open-sourced the full imaging pipeline, with applications ranging from stroke detection to Alzheimer's monitoring. You won’t get a clearer picture of your brain than this.

3. The case for ancient life on Mars may have gotten a little stronger: NASA's Perseverance rover has detected hundreds of complex carbon-bearing molecules inside mudstone samples, the most robust organic material found there yet. The discovery took place near Cheyava Falls, a rock already considered one of Mars' strongest biosignature candidates. Scientists stop short of claiming proof of life, but the findings strengthen the case that Mars once may have had the ingredients to support it.

4. IBM just packed 100B transistors into a chip the size of a fingernail: In a feat no one thought was possible, the chip maker has unveiled the world's first sub-1 nanometer semiconductor, a 0.7 nm chip built on a new three-dimensional transistor architecture that nearly doubles the density of its previous design. The breakthrough could deliver up to 50% higher performance or 70% better energy efficiency, with major implications for AI systems and cloud infrastructure.

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📱 Light It Up: During a World Cup match, a QR code flashed onto the big screen. Seconds later, thousands of fans' phone flashlights turned the night into one of the most stunning light shows we’ve ever seen. Watch it here.

👀 Inside Job: Ever wondered what it would feel like to walk through the human body? A museum in the Netherlands lets visitors do exactly that, with a life-sized journey through the lungs, heart, brain, and more.

💥 Blast Birth: These viral images show a nuclear explosion less than one millisecond after detonation — a fleeting moment almost no human has ever witnessed in such extraordinary detail.

🚗 Built to Protect: What does 30 years of crash safety innovation actually look like? This head-to-head crash-test between two generations of the Chevrolet Blazer has the answer and is racking up thousands of likes on Reddit.

🔥 Blink N’ Miss: An explosion happens too fast for the human eye to fully process. This video slows it down, so you can actually see how flames race outward, fold, and spread in ways that usually vanish in an instant.

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Hair, there, everywhere: Minoxidil has been treating hair loss for decades, but mostly as a topical foam with inconsistent results. A new extended-release pill version called VDPHL01 just cleared a 519-person phase 3 trial with results that significantly outperform existing options: four times more new hair growth than placebo in six months, with 86% of men reporting improved coverage. A second confirming trial is fully enrolled, with results expected later this year.

Pill Power: Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment, but fibrolamellar carcinoma, a rare liver cancer affecting mostly young people, has remained stubbornly resistant. Now, Cornell scientists have found the reason: the tumor actively lures immune T cells into nearby fibrous tissue, trapping them before they can attack. An FDA-approved drug called AMD3100 blocks that signal, freeing T cells to do their job. Clinical trials are potentially up next, with the drug's existing approval potentially speeding up the timeline.

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