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Earth is flying through ancient supernova debris and scientists found the evidence …
Earth is quietly collecting radioactive debris from an ancient stellar explosion as our Solar System drifts through a giant cloud of gas and dust between …
Scientists discover a mysterious asteroid breaking apart near the Sun
A newly discovered meteor stream may be the smoking gun of an asteroid slowly disintegrating under the Sun’s intense heat. Scientists say these fiery streaks …
Scientists discover the Southern Ocean is “sweating” more as climate change intensifies
A remote island between Australia and Antarctica is showing signs of a dramatic climate transformation. Scientists found storms over Macquarie Island now unleash much heavier …
New psychedelic-like drugs could treat depression without making you trip
UC Davis researchers created brand-new psychedelic-like compounds by shining UV light on amino acid-based molecules. These compounds activated key serotonin receptors tied to brain plasticity …
Daily briefing: Around seven hours of sleep slows biological ageing
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01578-6Between six and eight hours of sleep each day seems to be a ‘sweet spot’ for preventing disease. Plus, …
Procrastination, productivity and inspiration: how research is like designing video games
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00895-0After leaving academia, Bennett Foddy sees connections between games design, creativity and research, as he tells John Tregoning.
Immune cells in the blood drive brain ageing — blocking them improves …
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01531-7Old T cells secrete an enzyme that can impair cognitive function in mice.
Does the PSA test for prostate cancer save lives? New data reverse …
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01549-xHealth-evidence reviewers reverse recommendation on a blood test that detects a biomarker of a common cancer after decades of …
Hallucinated citations highest in social sciences preprints site
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01545-1More than 140,000 fake citations across four research repositories were identified in papers and preprints published in 2025 alone.
Are we really headed for a ‘super’ El Niño? What the science …
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01538-0An El Niño is coming, models say, but Nature spoke to researchers about when and how we’ll know its …
NIH staffing shortage could slash number of new grants issued this year
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01537-1Some units at the US funding giant are so understaffed, they are focusing on mandated grant renewals rather than …
Author Correction: The AIM2 inflammasome exacerbates atherosclerosis in clonal haematopoiesis
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10573-wAuthor Correction: The AIM2 inflammasome exacerbates atherosclerosis in clonal haematopoiesis
Author Correction: Postprandial lipid metabolism durably enhances T cell immunity
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10620-6Author Correction: Postprandial lipid metabolism durably enhances T cell immunity
Mental-health research is too often invisible — it is time to change …
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01550-4Mental illness needs visibility more urgently than almost any other area of medicine and health care. A new award …
Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth
A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago
Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade
Winner of an environmental photography award, this shot of a sea turtle seen under ultraviolet light shows how forensic evidence is being used to help …
Arctic fires are releasing carbon stored for thousands of years
A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over millennia, meaning higher CO2 emissions …
When ChatGPT went full goblin mode
Feedback, prone to fixations, is pleased to learn this is an issue that also applies to AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which had to be sternly …
Science doesn't have a monopoly on good ideas
Scientific disciplines often shy away from asking fundamental "what if" questions. But philosophy – if unencumbered by dogma or ideology – has much to offer …
New Scientist recommends a smart new account of human exceptionalism
Why did humans decide they weren't like other animals, or animals at all? Has this exceptionalism twisted us out of shape? Michael Bond's book Animate …
New Scientist recommends visiting the blooming corpse flower at Kew
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Suzanne Simard on the wood wide web, connectedness – and Avatar
Rowan Hooper met ecologist Suzanne Simard under an oak tree in Kew Gardens, London, to talk about her new book, criticism of her work, and …
Asteroid set to fly very close to Earth
Asteroid 2026JH2 has enough mass to wipe out a city and will zoom past Earth next week
Asteroid to miss Earth by a quarter of the length from us …
Asteroid 2026JH2 will zoom past Earth at a distance of only 90,000 kilometres next week. It has enough mass to wipe out a city, but …
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