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A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right
Fossils of Spriggina floundersi provide the earliest evidence of animals favouring one side of the body over the other – a feature of nervous systems …
Scientists finally solved a 150-year-old gallium mystery
Scientists have rewritten the story of gallium after discovering that its unusual atomic bonds re-form at high temperatures, contradicting decades of accepted theory. The finding …
Trees keep absorbing carbon long after they stop growing
Oak trees keep absorbing carbon dioxide long after their annual growth has ended, revealing that photosynthesis and wood production are not as closely linked as …
A vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about vision
A surprising discovery is reshaping scientists' understanding of how humans develop sharp central vision before birth. Instead of blue cone cells migrating away from the …
The Ozempic and Wegovy mistake sending thousands to poison control
Poison control calls involving semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) soared after the drug was approved for weight management, with researchers linking the increase to accidental dosing …
Harvard scientists turn a silicon chip into a DNA writing machine
Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and water-based enzymes, offering a cleaner alternative to conventional …
Tiny silica particles wiped out aggressive prostate cancer in mice
Tiny silica nanoparticles engineered to seek out prostate cancer caused tumor cells to self-destruct and supercharged the immune system in preclinical mouse studies. Combined with …
Heidelberg physicists just united two opposing quantum theories
A new quantum theory bridges two rival models of how impurities behave inside many-particle systems, resolving a problem that has challenged physicists for decades. The …
Daily briefing: Mutation lets octopuses make proteins with precision
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02177-1A break in these octopuses’ protein-making machinery boosts their accuracy. Plus, a Nobel-prizewinner has left the United States for …
‘This time, it’s the other way around’: how Indonesia is reclaiming the …
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01357-3After a massive restructuring of its research ecosystem, Indonesia is taking the lead on its own palaeontological research.
Whoops! Most arXiv papers contain information never meant to be shared
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02057-8Passwords, GPS coordinates and private conversations have all been found in the metadata and source files of millions of …
Graduating without a thesis: meet the people getting ‘practical’ PhDs in China
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01242-zNature spoke to three students from China’s first cohort of PhD candidates who are allowed to graduate with products …
Found: the toxic killer that caused an ocean catastrophe
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02112-4Scientists identify an alga species as the culprit behind the deaths of more than one million marine animals.
Pair of ‘super-puff’ planets are lighter than candyfloss
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02114-2Two gas giants circling the same star are among the least dense planets ever found.
Rare goblin shark filmed alive for the first time in the deep …
For the first time, researchers have filmed the elusive goblin shark alive in the deep ocean where it naturally lives. The remarkable sightings greatly expand …
Scientists used AI to crack one of water's biggest mysteries
Water’s odd behavior becomes even more dramatic when it is supercooled, but scientists have struggled to compare the many different ways of describing its microscopic …
Scientists finally crack nature's secret for building better cancer drugs
Researchers have cracked the code behind bacteria's ability to naturally manufacture multiple versions of powerful anti-cancer drugs. The discovery could make it much easier to …
Seeding clouds with seawater could prevent a super El Niño
A modelling study suggests marine cloud brightening could shade the eastern Pacific and reduce a global temperature spike from El Niño, but there could be …
This book is essential reading before watching the new Odyssey film
Homer still matters, argues Adam Nicolson in The Mighty Dead, a great primer to Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of the Odyssey, says Kelsey Hayes
New Scientist recommends a vital look at the science of fatherhood
Dads are often overlooked when it comes to parenting science. Darby Saxbe's fascinating new book Dad Brain is out to change that, says Olivia Goldhill
The 5 must-watch science shows of 2026 so far
From AI with Hannah Fry to David Attenborough's early days, these are the five must-watch science documentaries of the year to date, says Bethan Ackerley
A surprisingly detailed look at the physics of a lugworm's poop
Feedback is delighted by a study of how many animals produce poop that echoes the look of the poop emoji – even the lugworm, which …
The 4 best science-fiction shows of 2026 so far
The first six months of 2026 have seen bright threads in sci- fi series including Fallout and Paradise. But for pure gold, advises TV columnist …
Our fertility window could be extended by making ovaries softer
A drug that softens the ovaries helped mice and rats conceive more easily at an older age, and produce more pups
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