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Daily briefing: A treatment to reverse cellular ageing is about to be …
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01207-2‘Partial reprogramming’, which winds back a cell’s biological clock, could enter clinical trials later this year. Plus, a single …
Almost half of traded wildlife carries disease-causing pathogens
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01121-7More than 40% of traded mammalian species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with only 6% of …
I was with Artemis II’s scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here’s what …
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01138-yNature correspondent Alexandra Witze describes the joy and tension at mission control in Houston.
Should academic misconduct be catalogued? Proposed US database sparks debate
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01147-xRepository would require US universities to register research fraud and workplace harassment.
Your nose contains multitudes — of long-lived immune cells
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01111-9Nasal tissue harbours T cells that ‘remember’ a pathogen long after infection is past.
Electric vehicles can ride to the grid’s rescue
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01110-wVehicle-to-grid technology, if installed properly, could allow vehicles to serve as back-up batteries.
Microbial hockey: bacteria can spin a ‘puck’ just by swimming
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01112-83D-printed discs harness a previously overlooked feature of bacterial locomotion to power tiny motors.
Female mice grow testes after this single DNA tweak
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01120-8Small changes in the non-coding part of the genome have a key role in sex determination.
One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01108-4Fourteen months after treatment with engineered immune cells, the recipient has no symptoms and doesn’t need to take medication.
Ambiphilic cross-coupling with aryl-bismuth reagents
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10486-8Ambiphilic cross-coupling with aryl-bismuth reagents
How to thrive in science when you move abroad
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00550-8Sonali Majumdar offers a toolkit to support international scientists, their supervisors and mentors.
Liquid or solid? Oobleck droplets are both
Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01109-3High-speed cameras can observe the strange behaviour of a cornstarch–water mixture.
Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic
Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening
New Scientist recommends sampling the Museum of Edible Earth in London
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
We urgently need to prepare for quantum computers breaking encryption
The maths problems that secure your online bank transactions and emails may soon be undermined by quantum technology. It’s imperative we act now, before it’s …
Two excellent new sci-fi novels tackle robots in very different ways
Luminous by Silvia Park and Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer are both thoughtful and well-written science fiction novels, featuring robots in richly realised …
Stunning photographs show the dynamic patterns of the natural world
A new book from photographer Jon McCormack collects his shots of patterns in nature from around the world, from flamingoes to icebergs
What to read this week: Beyond Inheritance by Roxanne Khamsi
A fresh and important book reveals the messy reality of our ever-mutating cells – and why the quest to defeat ageing is futile, says Michael …
Is this the most niche scientific tourist attraction in the world?
Feedback is delighted by the discovery of a very specific scientific sculpture park in China – and wonders if readers can top it
Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time
A method that relies on hitting materials with neutrons can measure how much quantum entanglement hides within them, which could enable new kinds of quantum …
Why early humans radically changed their toolkits 200,000 years ago
A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological record – though scientists are …
Disappearing megafauna may have prompted a stone tool revolution
Massive herbivores became scarce in the Middle East about 200,000 years ago, and this coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological …
The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve
John Pendry is known for creating an invisibility cloak. Twenty years on, he has used the same principles to fashion an even more powerful kind …
Ancient farmers accidentally created aggressive “warrior” wheat
Early wheat didn’t just grow—it fought. When humans began cultivating fields, plants that could outcompete their neighbors for sunlight and space quickly took over, evolving …
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