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How to manage AI risks while reaping the benefits
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02567-5As the world debates how to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe’s lawmakers are doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
Asthma in some boys stops at puberty: mouse results hint at why
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02611-4Study suggests that male hormones have an effect on nerve endings in the lungs.
Assessing students in the AI era
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02632-zAssessing students in the AI era
Ancient surveying instrument found in Egypt
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02382-yThe earliest known example of a tool used to build in a straight line, and remembering an early trailblazer …
Protecting education in the middle of war zones
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02634-xProtecting education in the middle of war zones
The future of peer review requires AI support, not AI bans
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02631-0The future of peer review requires AI support, not AI bans
Amend copyright licences to halt AI misuse and reassert human control
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02633-yAmend copyright licences to halt AI misuse and reassert human control
Addendum: Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11017-1Addendum: Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
Lack of sleep may cause anxiety by making us less adaptable to …
People who were deprived of sleep overnight didn't seem to adapt to being in a potentially threatening space, which may help explain the link between …
Why banishing irrational numbers could trigger a revolution in quantum theory
Irrational numbers have underpinned quantum mechanics for a century. Removing them could eliminate its strangest features and trigger the biggest upheaval in physics since quantum …
Risk of dementia could be halved with use of metformin
Taking metformin, a type 2 diabetes drug, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia over the following decades, but the association isn't conclusive
Common medications may change your gut for years
Common medications may reshape the gut microbiome long after the last dose is taken. In a study of more than 2,500 people, researchers found lasting …
How much water do you really need to drink to keep your …
Water is essential for good brain function, with a handful of convincing studies suggesting that dehydration could be slowing you down, cognitively speaking. Columnist Helen …
Bird flu is spreading. Your backyard feeder could make it worse
Backyard bird feeders could become unexpected hotspots for H5N1 as Australia’s bird flu outbreak spreads, bringing species together in ways that rarely occur naturally. Experts …
Dice discovered that solve decade-long mathematical problem
After years of searching, mathematicians have found dice that can allow five players to fairly decide who moves first in a board game, with a …
A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter
A faint ribbon of stars around a distant galaxy has become the first globular cluster stellar stream ever identified beyond the Milky Way. Because the …
A tiny “rainbow on a chip” could help supercharge 6G networks
Researchers have created a tiny chip that produces a stable “rainbow” of light capable of generating multiple high-frequency signals at once, potentially boosting the speed …
Too much or too little sleep may make your body age faster
Both too little and too much sleep may be linked to faster aging throughout the body. Researchers analyzing 23 biological aging clocks found the lowest …
From back pain to cancer, how the interstitium could transform medicine
For centuries, we’ve ignored the interstitium, but research is now revealing that this body-wide network of fluid is instrumental to our health and points the …
Screen time at ages 1 and 6 may matter more than parents …
More screen time during infancy and around the start of school was linked to poorer academic performance and weaker working memory years later. The findings …
Scientists just imaged the hidden quantum shape of a molecule
Researchers have found a way to create a complete 3D image of a molecule’s wavefunction, one of quantum mechanics’ most fundamental yet elusive features. By …
Plastic bottles can be turned into edible, vanilla-flavour cookies
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic pollution are created each year. One option may be to turn the pollution into food, but critics voice …
NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has been cleared for final launch preparations ahead of a targeted August 30 liftoff aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. The powerful new …
Trump to award Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts
The Artemis II crew will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor after becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to travel beyond …
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