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Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ efforts
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03023-0Laboratories are still using dangerous and ca…
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Nepal’s floods expose issues with climate-disaster funding — firmer policies are needed fast
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03016-zThe UN’s climate loss and damage fund needs t…
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Why science wouldn’t exist without alchemy, curiosity and great writing: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03032-zAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best scie…
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Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets?
The next space race is not about making rockets faster, bigger or more capacious, but about reusing them reliably and ch…
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Anthropic’s discovery will, at best, be just another gene-editing tool
The AI company Anthropic has announced that its Claude large language model has discovered a system reminiscent of CRISP…
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Mathematician discovers rare eight-faced shape
It isn't easy to demonstrate that a new geometric shape can actually exist in the real world, but one researcher argues …
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The first season of Heroes is almost perfect – here’s why
Starring the late Hayden Panettiere as the self-regenerating cheerleader who could save the world, science-fiction serie…
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AI bots are flooding researchers with requests for money and time
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03005-2Many scientists use artificial intelligence i…
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Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet
The rainforest-dwelling apes spend more than 8 years learning how to cope on their own and now we have a clearer idea of…
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Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak
Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are…
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Bumblebees don’t mind a little plastic in their honeypots
Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02988-2Insects show off their adaptability by incorp…
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Youthful fans of YouTube sports videos stick to the sofa
Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02989-1University students who are highly motivated …
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Backpack massages muscles when it detects they’re fatigued
A backpack consisting of electrodes, cables and a soft massage head kneads muscles in the back when it picks up on them …
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AI agent hacks government website for first time: why this breach matters
Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03024-zAn OpenAI agent accessed secure data on an Au…
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Taking HRT in perimenopause may ward off cardiovascular disease
Hormone replacement therapies may reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, but the timing of when they are started c…
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Skin patch that collects sweat could predict ovulation
A patch that measures levels of two reproductive hormones in sweat has shown promise for predicting ovulation in a small…
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s nature show is stunning, if a little cloying
The actor urges us to work with nature, not against it, in new documentary How to Live on Earth. Let's hope it can make …
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OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
There have been a string of incidents reported over the last few months where AI agents have hacked companies. Now, a ca…
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Future of Amazon rainforest may hinge on Brazil presidential election
A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonar…
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When will the AMOC collapse? We don’t know, but should still prepare
Uncertainty about when or even if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current, might collapse…
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Twisteddoodles on how to make a cell look its very best
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles…
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Chiral oxazolidinones <i>via</i> biocatalytic aziridination of unactivated alkenes
Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11169-0Chiral oxazolidinones via biocatalytic azirid…
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Do we live in a simulation? If so, it could be a giant consciousness experiment
Philosophers have pondered whether we live in a simulation for centuries. Now, Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine H…
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Author Correction: Large recoverable elastic energy in chiral metamaterials via twist buckling
Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11189-wAuthor Correction: Large recoverable elastic …