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Postbiotic supplement boosts body’s own GLP-1 and weight loss
A small trial suggests a supplement containing dead bacteria could offer a cheaper alternative to weight-loss drugs such…
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SpaceX crash site on moon revealed by South Korean orbiter
An out-of-control SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon earlier this week did, in fact, leave an impact crater, accor…
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Briefing Chat: Is DNA repair the secret to a long life? Whales and mole rats offer tantalizing hints
Nature, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02488-3Nature staff discuss how animal studies are star…
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Universal vaccine for pneumococcal disease moves closer to reality
Nature, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02462-zTargeting shared proteins could help to control …
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The best new science-fiction novels of August 2026
Fascist empires and deadly sea monsters are on offer in the science fiction out this month, says Alison Flood…
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Briefing Chat: Orcas smashed a sunfish to bits — researchers aren’t sure why
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02419-2Nature staff discuss a massive survey of insects i…
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How Europe can make its landscapes more fire-resilient
Paradoxically, suppressing wildfires has also made European countries more vulnerable to huge blazes like those seen in …
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Climate change may help eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa
Global warming may make it too hot for malaria-carrying mosquitoes to survive in parts of Africa, but could also shift t…
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High-protein is a wellness craze, but could restricting it be anti-ageing?
Protein is everywhere, but studies – mostly in non-human animals – suggest that limiting our intake could extend our lif…
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The physics of fizz: why some bubbles are louder than others
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02334-6A high-speed camera and underwater microphones hel…
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Thousands of people in China have had banned Alzheimer’s surgery
Surgery that aims to enhance the clearance of Alzheimer's-associated proteins from the brain has been banned in China, b…
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Where to watch the next total solar eclipse anywhere in the world
The total solar eclipse on 12 August will only be visible to a lucky few, but eclipses happen all over the world – here …
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Author Correction: Cucurbituril-based anion-conducting membranes with supramolecular nanopores
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10921-wAuthor Correction: Cucurbituril-based anion-conduc…
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The power of ignorance and peering into the Milky Way: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02371-1Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science p…
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Read an extract from The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
In this extract from Peter Heller’s novel, the August read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to pilot H…
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How I wrote The Dog Stars, the novel behind Ridley Scott’s new film
Set in an empty world after a superflu pandemic wipes out most of humanity, Peter Heller's The Dog Stars - the August re…
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How smallpox reached the Americas: first genomic evidence points to Europeans
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02366-yViral sequences from Chilean mummies confirm the d…
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The genome of a long-extinct ancient human is hiding within us
We all have bits of DNA from a long-lost “ghost ancestor” inside us – and by putting all the different bits together, we…
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Smallpox DNA in ancient Inca mummies shows virus came from Europe
The mummies of two people who lived in Chile more than 400 years ago carry DNA from smallpox, providing the first molecu…
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Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging
Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10939-0Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia…
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Author Correction: Sleep chart of biological ageing clocks in middle and late life
Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10920-xAuthor Correction: Sleep chart of biological agein…
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Woolly mammoths butchered by humans were mostly female
Genetic tests of mammoth remains have found a stark contrast in the sex ratio between sites where the animals died natur…
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Origami-inspired sensor could continuously monitor our vital signs
A tiny sensor that unfolds within the body could continuously monitor our heart activity and breathing after showing pro…
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Demand for lithium is surging: here’s how to make mining more sustainable
Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02195-zResearchers are looking for ways to extract the me…