The most detailed study ever of the complex motions of octopus arms as related to their behaviors will be published in Nature Scientific Reports this week by researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU). This study represents the first full ethogram, or detailed catalog, of octopus arm behaviors in the wild and builds on prior studies from the Roger Hanlon lab at MBL.

BUFFALO, NY — September 11, 2025 — A new research paper was published  in Volume 17, Issue 8 of Aging-US on August 8, 2025, titled “AI-driven toolset for IPF and aging research associates lung fibrosis with accelerated aging.”

Recurrent meningiomas pose a major clinical challenge, often returning with increased aggressiveness and treatment resistance. Researchers from Korea University used single-cell transcriptomics to map tumor evolution from primary to recurrent states, uncovering COL6A3 as a key molecular driver that links tumor proliferation with immune modulation. The study advances our understanding of meningioma biology and also highlights COL6A3 as a promising prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target, paving the way for smarter risk stratification and precision therapies.

Inspired by molecular motors in biological systems, researchers at Doshisha University develop the world’s first symmetric ratchet motor in which a perfectly circular disk spins in one direction when placed on vibrating particles. While conventional rachets rely on asymmetry, this motor emerges from spontaneous symmetry breaking. This discovery highlights a new principle in physics of extracting order from noise, setting the stage for innovative energy-harvesting devices that work on ambient vibrations.