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Titan’s strange plains may be explained by unusual weather
Most of Titan’s surface is oddly flat and smooth, and it may be because it is coated by as much as a metre of fluffy …
The monstrous number sequences that break the rules of mathematics
Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics. In doing so, they demand a …
How we discovered the speed limit of arithmetic – and broke it
Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics. In doing so, they demand a …
Scientists just captured trees glowing with electricity during storms
Scientists chasing thunderstorms in a retrofitted minivan finally captured something never seen before in nature: faint electrical glows shimmering from treetops during a storm. These …
Game theory explains why the US's goals in Iran keep changing
The ongoing conflict around the Strait of Hormuz has become a situation in game theory known as a war of attrition. The maths behind it …
These tiny dinosaur fossils fooled scientists for 20 years
Tiny dinosaur fossils that puzzled scientists for over 20 years have finally revealed their true identity. Rather than belonging to a miniature species, they are …
A bizarre new state of matter may be hiding inside Uranus and …
Deep inside planets like Uranus and Neptune, scientists may have uncovered a bizarre new state of matter where atoms behave in unexpected ways. Advanced simulations …
Scientists sculpt Einstein onto a crystal using only light
A light-sensitive crystal is opening the door to a new era of “light-written” technology. Arsenic trisulfide can be reshaped and permanently altered using simple light, …
This new camera captures what happens in a trillionth of a second
Scientists have unveiled a breakthrough imaging method that can capture the hidden details of events unfolding in trillionths of a second. This new technique doesn’t …
Breakthrough discovery reveals hidden oxygen flow deep inside catalysts
A major discovery is reshaping how scientists think about catalysts. Researchers have, for the first time, captured oxygen atoms moving through the interior of a …
Scientists discover hidden “master switch” driving skin cancer growth and immune escape
A key protein, HOXD13, helps melanoma tumors grow and evade the immune system by boosting blood supply and blocking cancer-fighting T cells. Disabling it shrinks …
Scientists discover skincare compound that kills drug-resistant bacteria
A popular Korean skincare ingredient may be far more powerful than anyone realized. Scientists have discovered that madecassic acid—derived from the herb Centella asiatica—can stop …
95% success rate: This new trick lures termites straight to their death
Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them. Using a natural pine scent called …
These California bees are beating a killer that’s wiping out colonies
A unique hybrid honeybee thriving in Southern California may hold a powerful clue to saving struggling bee populations. While U.S. beekeepers are losing massive numbers …
How big is Big <i>G</i>? Mystery deepens after ten-year effort to measure …
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01284-3Physicists have spent the past decade trying to pin down the elusive fundamental constant, to no avail.
US speeds research into mind-altering drugs — including mysterious ‘ibogaine’
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01286-1Some researchers are delighted at an executive order to streamline investigations of psychedelics but also warn that caution is …
Vaccines mean malaria deaths should be falling — not rising
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01253-wThe tools exist to end this killer disease. It is the money and the will that are lacking.
Forty years after Chornobyl, more nuclear disasters are inevitable — plan for …
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01255-8Civil nuclear technology comes with unlikely but dangerous risks that shouldn’t be overlooked.
Triple-decker solar cells reach efficiency milestone
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01149-9A promising solar-cell architecture, in which two layers of perovskite semiconductors are stacked on silicon, is making strides towards …
AI doom warnings are getting louder. Are they realistic?
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01257-6Researchers are increasingly sounding the alarm that artificial intelligence could end humanity. But such doomsday warnings carry their own …
Yellow glass shows insect wings at their best
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00915-zAn experiment to preserve the vivid colour of insect wings in displays and a disagreement about peer review in …
Personalized CRISPR therapies could soon reach thousands — here’s how
Nature, Published online: 21 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01243-yA fresh approach to trialling treatments for rare genetic diseases could make their production an economically viable prospect at …
Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny
Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they could be used in new technologies
A whole new way to prevent death from sepsis shows promise
Filtering a protein that may cause sepsis out from the blood has shown promising signs for improving survival
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