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Stanford scientists turn a cancer driver into a kill switch
A Stanford-designed molecule turns a major lymphoma-promoting protein against cancer cells, activating their own self-destruct machinery instead of simply blocking tumor growth. In mice, the …
Big dogs age faster than little ones — rogue ‘jumping genes’ might …
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03199-5Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to …
Plague scare: what scientists know, and what Russia won’t say
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03215-8Unverified rumours swirl around the death of a Siberian laboratory technician. Nature talks to a biosecurity specialist to unpack …
Will AI scoop your science? Some researchers see a gloomy future
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03128-6Scientists worry that increasingly capable large language models will beat them to discoveries.
How to build a mouse: embryo development captured in stunning detail
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03193-xGene-editing technologies enabled researchers to trace the cell-by-cell development of a single fertilized mouse egg to a late-stage embryo.
US proposes $100,000 charge for international students to do postgraduate work
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02921-7Suggested change to immigration rules would choke off a crucial STEM talent pipeline, policy specialists say.
Women are talking about menopause — health systems must listen
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03218-5In the Arab world, lack of training, research and discussion about menopause is hampering care. Three changes can help.
Editorial Expression of Concern: Maternal gut bacteria promote neurodevelopmental abnormalities in mouse …
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11070-wEditorial Expression of Concern: Maternal gut bacteria promote neurodevelopmental abnormalities in mouse offspring
Author Correction: Histone readers MLLT1 and MLLT3 concentrate AID to confer locus …
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11266-0Author Correction: Histone readers MLLT1 and MLLT3 concentrate AID to confer locus specificity
UAE completes Arab world's first solo space probe <b>– </b>and sets course …
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03154-4The device will be launched on a joint UAE-US-built craft. Some researchers say it could be the last mission …
Woody ‘blankets’ are being deployed on Arctic permafrost to reduce carbon emissions
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03045-8A start-up company is testing whether stabilizing areas of rapidly eroding permafrost can prevent greenhouse-gas emissions.
194-year-old tortoise has exceptional DNA repair systems that fight off ageing
The genome of Jonathan the giant tortoise, a 194-year-old resident of St Helena island, has been probed to understand how he has been alive for …
Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age
When Neanderthals dominated Europe, it was likely that wood was at least as important to them as stone for working into tools
What forces act on fluid moving through a pipe to make it …
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
Do olfactory illusions exist, similar to optical and audio illusions? part 3
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
This week’s new questions
Why does music evoke emotion, and do people from other cultures feel the same way? Why do we scrunch our faces up when we taste …
Have we found the world’s nichest science-themed tourist attraction?
Feedback's long-running quest to discover delightfully obscure science sites may have reached its zenith with the discovery of two excellent museums in Zagreb
Why gatekeeping is needed in the age of AI
Large language models have unleashed a torrent of text – dealing with it won't be easy
Don’t know where to start with AI? Kevin Roose’s new book has …
Despite disagreeing over when (or if) AI will achieve human-level intelligence, Jacob Aron thoroughly recommends The AGI Chronicles by Kevin Roose, a primer to a …
Tom Gauld on the real risks of AI
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Twisteddoodles: ‘I made an AI version of you’
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Why rediscovering extinct species can actually be a bad thing
Finding that long-lost plants and animals are still alive often isn’t an unmitigated cause for celebration, says evolutionary biologist Aelys Humphreys. To get to grips …
Colonisation of Australia led to big increase in wildfire danger
An analysis of lake sediments in south-eastern Australia has revealed that the expulsion of Indigenous communities in the 19th century resulted in an explosion of …
Stunning early mammal fossil sheds light on the evolution of suckling
A predecessor of modern mammals that lived in the Jurassic has been found in China with its throat anatomy preserved, allowing researchers to examine the …
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