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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 …
Scientists say we’ve been wrong about what makes sprinters fast
A new international study is shaking up how we think about elite sprinting, arguing there’s no single “perfect” running style behind the world’s fastest athletes. …
Something just hit the Moon and left a bright new scar
For all its ancient, familiar features, the Moon is still changing—and sometimes in dramatic ways. Scientists recently identified a fresh 22-meter-wide crater by comparing orbital …
Particles seen emerging from empty space for first time
By tracing the origins of an unusual, short-lived particle, researchers have gathered some of the strongest evidence yet that mass can emerge from fluctuations in …
Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book
James Watson’s The Double Helix is probably one of the greatest science books of all time – but Michael Le Page finds he can’t recommend …
Did a black hole just explode? This “impossible” particle may be the …
A bizarre, record-breaking neutrino detected in 2023 may have originated from an exploding primordial black hole—a relic from the early universe. Scientists suggest these black …
This walking robot could change how we search for life on Mars
Planetary exploration may be about to get a major speed boost. Researchers tested a semi-autonomous robot that can move from rock to rock, analyzing each …
Quantum computers keep losing data. This breakthrough finally tracks it
Quantum computers struggle with a major flaw: their information vanishes unpredictably. Scientists have now created a new method that can measure this loss over 100 …
Scientists just uncovered the secret behind nature’s “proton highway”
Scientists have zoomed in on how phosphoric acid moves electrical charges so efficiently in both biology and technology. By freezing a key molecular pair to …
The world’s “oldest octopus” was never an octopus
A famous “oldest octopus” fossil has been exposed as a case of mistaken identity. Advanced imaging revealed hidden teeth showing it was actually related to …
Scientists map the brain’s hidden wiring using RNA barcodes in major breakthrough
Researchers have developed a cutting-edge technique that uses RNA “barcodes” to map how neurons connect, capturing thousands of links with single-synapse precision. The method transforms …
Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production
Scientists at Cornell University may be closing in on the long-sought “holy grail” of male contraception: a safe, reversible, nonhormonal method that completely halts sperm …
Mini models of the human brain are revealing how this complex organ …
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01025-6Lab-grown organoids are turbo-charging the study of human brain development and disease.
Mapping the maternal–fetal interface through pregnancy in high resolution
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01037-2The placenta — a temporary organ of the offspring — attaches to the mother’s uterus, from which it taps …
Tumour trap: engineered enhancer sequences enlisted to kill cancer cells
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00812-5New cancer therapies are needed that do not harm healthy tissue. An engineered DNA sequence shows promise as one …
Artemis II relied on European science: what that means for the region’s …
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01013-wThe Artemis II mission is a success for the European Space Agency, as well as for NASA. Will Europe …
Daily briefing: AI spread information about an obviously made-up disease
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01140-4AI chatbots informed users of the symptoms of ‘bixonimania’ after scientists published just two fake preprints. Plus, different psychedelics …
Real-life Pokémon professors wanted: why the media franchise is hiring academics
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00960-8An appetite for scientists reflects evolution in how video-game companies think about design.
High-precision measurement of the <i>W</i> boson’s mass lends weight to the standard …
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00630-9The latest value for the mass of a fundamental particle called the W boson is consistent with the standard …
Why obesity drugs work better for some people: these genes hold clues
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01107-5Study of almost 28,000 people also identifies genetic variants that raise the risk of gastrointestinal side effects from GLP-1 …
Immolation
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01039-0Supply and demand.
Young tropical forests help to reverse biodiversity losses
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00811-6Forests that regrow on farmland are resilient and regain much of their lost biodiversity and species richness in 30 …
Brain organoids are a transformative technology — but they need regulation
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01021-wThe potential benefits of organoids for fundamental research and medicine are huge. Efforts to establish proper boundaries for their …
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