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Should we all be taking low doses of lithium to prevent Alzheimer’s?
Animal studies have shown that lithium orotate could help stave off dementia, and a human trial is about to start to see…
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AI models are being used to track zoonotic diseases. Will they prevent the next pandemic?
Nature, Published online: 30 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02684-1Spread of diseases between humans and animals is…
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Lift-off! NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to tackle dark-energy mysteries
Nature, Published online: 30 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02727-7The space observatory will have an expansive vie…
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Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science
Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02732-wNature reporters discuss the country-music icon'…
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Healed fang wound found on 520-million-year-old apex predator
Something took a bite out of one of the biggest predators in Cambrian seas, an extraordinary fossil shows – and it could…
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Heisuke Hironaka obituary: mathematician who smoothed out geometry’s complexities
Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02688-xHis awe-inspiring proof for the resolution of si…
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NASA’s huge Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which launches on 30 August, will observe space with the same detail as the Hubbl…
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Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy
A newfound star called S301 is both the fastest ever seen and the closest to a supermassive black hole –and it could mak…
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Where and when to see 2027’s ‘solar eclipse of the century’
The total solar eclipse on 2 August 2027 is due to be the longest one until the year 2114, and researchers, eclipse chas…
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Mysteries of the deep and AI friendship: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02725-9Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science…
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What employers are looking for in the age of AI — and four ways to provide it
Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01913-xFor applicants whose knowledge of AI stops at th…
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A baby echidna has been born in a university for the first time
Echidnas are a difficult animal to breed in captivity, but scientists in Sydney have now managed it, which could improve…
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Einstein thought time dilation was both real and not – he was right
What even is time? Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan takes on this mind-bending question by exploring the proof we hav…
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Read an extract from Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s The Edge of Space-Time
The opening chapter to the New Scientist Book Club's read for September sees Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explore what we ga…
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Galapagos corals suggest climate change drives stronger El Niños
Coral records from the Galapagos Islands indicate El Niños have been gathering strength over the past 40 years, in line …
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Astonishing whale feeding frenzy seen off the eastern coast of Greenland
The population of baleen whales along eastern Greenland has boomed in recent decades, and reporter Leah Crane recounts a…
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A solution to the mystery of the missing neutrinos
Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02628-9Lecture preparations prompt a scientist to poke …
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Animal-microbe partnerships date back to the dawn of complex life
Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02629-8Geochemical clues hint that worm-like creatures …
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Glacier collapse caused Nepal’s deadly flash flood — a sign of things to come?
Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02716-wGlobal warming is making high-altitude regions u…
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Octopuses released into Adriatic Sea to tackle invasive crabs
Atlantic blue crabs have moved into the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, where they are a problem both for ecosystems an…
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Driving data can predict crash black spots before accidents happen
An analysis of data collected from hundreds of thousands of cars in Australia offers an insight into driving behaviour t…
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Exercise may create new neurons by making other brain cells contract
Physical activity causes a type of brain cell called astrocytes to contract, which then leads to the formation of new ne…
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Huge progress made in attempt to upgrade standard model of particles
A challenging mathematical effort undertaken by a team of undergraduates has put bounds on a promising set of ways to br…
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Women face bans on research underground — here’s how to modernize the system
Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02679-yIn many countries, female engineers are barred f…