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Ice age humans in China crafted surprisingly advanced stone tools 146,000 years …
Scientists in China discovered that ancient humans were making surprisingly advanced stone tools during a harsh ice age 146,000 years ago. The tools, created by …
A vast dam across the Bering Strait could stop the AMOC collapsing
If a key ocean current collapses it could plunge northern Europe into a big freeze. Now researchers are weighing up a drastic intervention – building …
Scientists found the “holy grail” gene that could one day help humans …
Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. By identifying powerful …
New obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat science
Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, …
US government releases huge batch of UFO files
The US Department of Defense has released hundreds of documents and photographs related to UFOs, some of which have been declassified, in the first of …
Doubling their genomes may have helped plants survive mass extinctions
Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of environmental upheaval
Fire is spreading in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash
A drone has crashed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, causing a fire that has spread to 12 square kilometres of land. Dry weather, strong winds …
There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level …
Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year, possibly in response to …
Slow breathing can calm the mind without any need for mindfulness
How important is thinking about your breath for calming yourself down? We now know that slow breathing is effective even without conscious involvement
A common constipation drug shows surprising power to protect kidneys
A common constipation drug may have unexpectedly unlocked a new way to slow chronic kidney disease — a condition that affects millions and often leads …
Neanderthal 'kneeprint' found next to mysterious stalagmite circle
An impression made in clay around 175,000 years ago could be a kneeprint left by one of the builders of a strange stalagmite circle found …
Scientists discover a new way to prevent gum disease without killing good …
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to influence the bacteria living in our mouths — not by killing them, but by interrupting how they “talk” …
The mathematician who doesn’t exist
A secret society of French mathematicians has been revolutionising the field of mathematics under a pseudonym for nearly a century. Columnist Jacob Aron finds that …
Scientists make stunning discovery that could change our understanding of the Universe
Scientists may have uncovered a surprising secret behind why life exists at all. A new study suggests that the Universe’s fundamental constants — the deep …
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains strange water never seen in our solar system
A mysterious comet from beyond our solar system is giving astronomers a rare glimpse into alien worlds — and it may have formed in a …
The Universe’s biggest black holes may be forged in violent mergers
The Universe’s biggest black holes may not be born giants after all. Scientists analyzing gravitational-wave signals from dozens of black hole collisions found evidence that …
What scientists found inside coral reefs could change the future of medicine
Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, …
Doctors warn this popular vitamin may quietly disrupt cancer care
Many cancer patients turn to biotin supplements hoping to restore hair lost during treatment, but experts warn the popular vitamin may do more harm than …
Scientists find natural compounds that hit COVID-19 from every angle
A little-known tree from Brazil’s Atlantic Forest may hold a surprising weapon against COVID-19. Researchers discovered that compounds called galloylquinic acids, extracted from its leaves, …
Briefing Chat: Can’t focus? It’s not your attention span, it’s your notifications
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01510-yNature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.
Three mental-health claims from RFK’s wellness movement: what scientists say
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01449-0The Make America Healthy Again movement asserts that over-prescription of drugs for mental-health conditions is rife in the United …
World’s largest forest research agency faces severe cutback by Trump administration
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01493-wThe US Forest Service has proposed closing some three-quarters of its research sites in a move that has provoked …
Goodbye GDP? 31 ways to replace the world’s favourite measure of economic …
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01511-xProposed UN progress indicators include greenhouse gas emissions, life expectancy and children’s performance in reading and maths.
World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01501-zUniversities that run the National Center for Atmospheric Research want to keep it from being dismantled.
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