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Glaciers in the Alps are on track for record-breaking ice loss
Glacier loss could break the 2022 record after a series of heatwaves this summer, raising the risk of falling river leve…
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Richard Feynman’s 80-year-old quantum postulate has now been validated
Decades after it has been posited as a foundational principle of quantum physics, Richard Feynman’s “path integral” has …
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The healthcare industry isn’t built for coming off medication
Starting a new medication is relatively easy once you have a prescription from your doctor, but stopping is much harder,…
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5 graphs that show how the record-breaking El Niño will affect the world
A stronger El Niño means more extreme weather, including droughts and wildfires in some places and flooding and tropical…
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Are mushroom-growing kits seeding a biodiversity crisis across Europe?
What began as a seemingly harmless and delicious hobby may have released an invasive species across the continent. Exper…
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Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies
Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02681-4Why extreme temperatures are expected to weaken …
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Using nuclear waste to power space missions
Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02514-4Researchers plan to use radioactive isotopes to …
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Running with a stroller seems to reduce the risk of injuries
Pushing a pram while running may reduce the force produced with each foot strike, decreasing the risk of injuries…
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We should decide how AI shapes the future, not tech firms
OpenAI and its competitors want to dictate the role that artificial intelligence will play in our society – it's time to…
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Twisteddoodles on how to handle memes featuring medical symptoms
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles…
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Lead carboxylates passivation for meter-scale perovskite solar modules
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10994-7Lead carboxylates passivation for meter-scale pe…
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Reply to: Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10773-4Reply to: Pre-clinical data interpretation requi…
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Model-free multiparametric analysis of SHG images reveals collagen signatures in breast cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-62801-yModel-free multiparametric analysis of SHG image…
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Development of samarium-153 oxide loaded polystyrene radiotracer particles for gamma scintigraphy of whole gastrointestinal transit study
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-66901-7Development of samarium-153 oxide loaded polysty…
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Mission to save NASA telescope back on track after loss of control
Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft might still be able to save NASA’s ailing Swift telescope from doom, despite a significant mi…
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System lag
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02408-5Out of place.…
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A particle made of force: physicists say they’ve found mysterious ‘glueball’
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02498-1Scientists have predicted the existence of a par…
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: a daunting but captivating look at consciousness
Douglas Hofstadter’s weighty tome, an exploration of mathematics, music and the mind, runs to almost 800 pages – but is …
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Breast-augmentation method uses your own fat in dissolving scaffolds
A new approach to breast augmentation injects fat from elsewhere in the body into dissolvable scaffolds shaped like bra …
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A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms — here’s what scientists know
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02448-xJaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testi…
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CRISPR-armed phages help treat severe superbug infection
Bacteria-killing phage viruses souped up with DNA-destroying CRISPR appear to have helped clear up a very serious infect…
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Heart surgery cured a man’s skin cancer – and gave him a bee allergy
Having surgery for a heart condition is thought to have triggered an immune response that put the patient into remission…