Science & Technology — October 31, 2026

Diet and exercise reverse type 2 diabetes. Some 54% of younger adults with type 2 diabetes achieved remission within six months through a low-calorie diet and structured exercise program, a new study found.

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Flesh-eating screwworms spread to third state. The USDA has counted 74 U.S. animal cases since parasitic screwworm flies invaded in June, with four dogs and a cat attacked this week.

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AI agent injects gene therapy into mouse brain. A biotech startup’s AI agent chose a gene therapy and successfully injected it into a live mouse’s brain — a glimpse of the automated research lab to come.

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Astronauts install new ISS solar array. Two astronauts completed a 7-hour, 11-minute spacewalk to install a new solar array, moving NASA closer to a major power upgrade for the space station.

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