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Daily briefing: GLP-1 obesity drugs slow signs of ageing in mice
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02781-1Mice on GLP-1s also performed better on cognitive tasks than those on a calorie restricted diet . Plus, satellite …
Nations expanding their research programmes impose sweeping penalties for malpractice
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02517-1India, Peru and Vietnam are rolling out policies that limit opportunities for scientists who fall foul of research-integrity guidelines.
Magic-mushroom compound blocks a severe side effect of chemotherapy in mice
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02744-6Study shows that psilocybin acts on nerves to prevent the painful condition called peripheral neuropathy.
Immune therapy engineered inside the body eases multiple sclerosis
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02765-1Results from a small trial suggest a modified virus can instruct the immune system to wipe out disease-causing cells.
Ketone homologation via palladium-catalysed decarboxylative rearrangement
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11091-5Ketone homologation via palladium-catalysed decarboxylative rearrangement
Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole
A decagon – a geometric polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles – has been found on Saturn, and nobody is quite sure how it …
Designer floating homes may be the future as sea levels rise
Are these floating houses in Amsterdam’s IJburg district the shape of things to come? Check out Floating Futures, a new series by photojournalist Alessandro Gandolfi
The legendary snow leopard comes up against harsh realities in remarkable book
In Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi's The Ghost of the Mountains, the near-spiritual myth of the elusive snow leopard becomes a way of understanding all that we stand …
Ambitious sci-fi novel imagines a universe where time flows backwards
People are born old in their graves and get more robust over life, only to shrink into babies who are pushed into their mother’s womb. …
If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last?
Readers offer different perspectives on the fate of life on Earth should the sun vanish – and there may be hope for some
Humans can see water, so can fish see air?
One reader delves into whether or not fish can see air – and question if humans can strictly see water
What is the optimal way to ice a cocktail? Part 2
Readers continue to share their two cents on how best to keep your cocktail cool
This week’s new questions
Why hasn’t evolution reintroduced gills in the land-based mammals that returned to the sea? And what is the fastest way to empty a full jug …
Adam Kucharski would like to point out he did not win big …
Feedback goes down an AI rabbit hole after discovering that the internet is making up stories about epidemiologist and mathematician Adam Kucharski - and that …
Why the extremes of climate breakdown will continue to take us by …
The relentless heatwaves that have hit the northern hemisphere this summer have made the climate threat real for many – but preparation and adaptation will …
Venus may have had a moon for nearly 2 billion years
A moon may once have been consumed by Venus, after existing alongside the planet for up to 1.7 billion years
“Broken heart syndrome” can look just like a heart attack. This test …
“Broken heart syndrome” can mimic a heart attack so closely that patients often need invasive testing to tell the difference. Researchers have now developed the …
What remains of the last Neanderthals tell us about their demise
An isolated population of Neanderthals is shedding new light on their species’ final days. Palaeoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak takes us inside the cave where they lived …
Interstellar solar sails hit a strange problem at 75% of light speed
Solar sails pushed by powerful lasers could reach incredible speeds, but relativity may eventually make the light itself work against them. At around 75% of …
Money problems may age your brain faster
Persistent financial hardship in early and middle adulthood was linked to poorer thinking skills by the 50s and more signs of brain aging later in …
A nuclear reactor is being installed a mile underground in Kansas
Deep Fission has just received safety approval from the US Department of Energy for a reactor design that it plans to install at the bottom …
Groundbreaking laser of ghostly particles may be impossible to build
A year ago, researchers made a splash with a wildly creative idea for building a laser from notoriously elusive particles, but a new analysis shows …
Alzheimer’s may leave a mark on the brain long before plaques appear
Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s may begin at least seven years before amyloid plaques become detectable with current PET scans. Researchers uncovered the signal by …
A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed
A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising …
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