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A black hole’s jets have a halo effect
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03036-9Observations confirm jets’ expected effect on t…
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Earth’s geographic poles wander more than we had thought
A phenomenon known as true polar wander, different to the movement of the magnetic poles, may be more common and more dr…
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Sign of the times: AI lingo muscles into esteemed dictionary
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03044-9‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other techn…
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Ukraine rolls out drone-stopping razor fence to thwart attacks
Most of the drones being used by Russia in the war with Ukraine are controlled by cables several tens of kilometres long…
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Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the <i>CCR5</i> mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11149-4Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the…
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Elephants imitate each other when they produce deep rumbling sounds
African savannah elephants use a variety of calls to communicate, and now machine learning has shown that they tune thei…
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Placenta wrap hastens erection recovery after prostate surgery
Dried amniotic membranes from donated placentas can be wrapped around delicate nerves during prostate cancer surgery to …
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The best popular-science books of October 2026
With a new book from the late primatologist Frans de Waal and a deep dive into artificial intelligence from New York Tim…
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Gaze into the cosmos and through the eyes of a bee — September’s best science images
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03101-3The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by…
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A lack of rockets is creating a crisis for space technology companies
SpaceX’s changing priorities, the war in Ukraine and a lack of competitors are all causing a launch crisis that might la…
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Can mathematicians still refuse to use AI at this point?
There’s no question AI has transformed the field of mathematics in the past few months. Columnist Jacob Aron wonders if …
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The 'missed disease' that affects 190 million: endometriosis drug shows early promise
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03042-xModified medication targets the cells implicate…
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Anglo-Saxons got special treatment in medieval Rome
A small hoard of medieval English coins found near the Vatican in Rome suggests that early English residents held a priv…
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Who’s the loudest of them all? The bare-throated bellbird vies for the prize
Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03038-7The bellbird’s extra-large gape helps it to a…
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These optical illusions are whybutterflies are so hard to catch
Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03124-wHigh-speed footage of takeoffs reveal that th…
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Slashing sugar intake before antibiotics may save your microbiome
Antibiotics can reduce the diversity of microbes in your gut microbiome and lead to health problems, but a study in peop…
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The overlooked power of diet for improving your mental health
Therapy and drugs are the go-to options for improving mental health. But psychologist Kimberley Wilson argues that what …
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‘Astonishing’ weight loss when GLP-1 drug used with second medication
Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, is our most potent weight-loss drug, but it can be made even more effective …
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Is exposomics the key to making personalized medicine a reality?
Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02958-8Scientists say tailored disease treatments re…
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Tuberculosis treatment has advanced — now we need to stop drug resistance dragging us backwards
Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02963-xThe next major advancement in TB might not be…
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Beware sham scientific societies: the research community must be more vigilant
Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03047-6As AI content makes bad actors harder to spot…
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The super El Niño is cooking coral reefs — can lullabies and probiotics save them?
Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02965-9Researchers are trying everything they can to…