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Unprecedented ‘fire clouds’ are fanning the flames in France
Flame-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds can make wildfires even more intense, and they are expect…
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Values in science go beyond politics
Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02346-2Values in science go beyond politics…
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Deserts face unprecedented flash flooding
Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02349-zDeserts face unprecedented flash flooding…
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An entirely new kind of drug will help us treat the untreatable
The first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Colu…
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Peptides are the latest wellness trend – but do they work?
A drug advisory committee in the US has recommended approval for several experimental peptides. But there have been no l…
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Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa
Over 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’…
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Getting a bit more gas from the North Sea doesn’t matter climate-wise
Climate campaigners are angry at reports that the UK government is set to allow oil and gas drilling projects to go ahea…
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We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black hole
Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star bei…
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Your body changes as you age and so should your diet – here’s how
As you get older, your body’s response to food changes significantly. But by making the right changes to what you eat fr…
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Pyridoxal photoenzymes for asymmetric radical–radical cross-couplings
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10930-9Pyridoxal photoenzymes for asymmetric radical–radi…
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Phase-homogeneous mixed halide perovskites for stable tandem photovoltaics
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10929-2Phase-homogeneous mixed halide perovskites for sta…
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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 cha…
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Author Correction: Authigenic mineral phases as a driver of the upper-ocean iron cycle
Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10853-5Author Correction: Authigenic mineral phases as a …
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Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year
Climate change is already having a big impact on crop yields, and the subsequent financial losses will continue to rise …
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Briefing Chat: The 30 year-legacy of a science icon – Dolly the sheep
Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02185-1Nature staff discuss the landmark moment when a ma…
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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 th…
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Alpine crossing took a heavy toll on Hannibal’s elephants and troops
Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02113-3Pachyderms would have lost substantial amounts of …
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The sneaky maths trick for solving problems without answering them
How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it…
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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 y…
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Special relativity can warp chemical bonds – now we've seen it happen
An experiment with a charged molecule of bismuth and carbon reveals how effects from Albert Einstein’s special relativit…
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Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death
Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after de…
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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…
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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 …
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Mathematics of thermodynamics is being rewritten after 200 years
The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which …