Science and discovery — 1514 articles
Some European countries work fewer hours but does that mean they're less productive? Economist Dominik Leusder joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on the Odd Lots podcast to talk about how...
Space-based systems could detect and track incoming missile threats and intercept them either from land or space.
The administration wants to shift science money from universities to private firms. Lawmakers and others have pushed back.
BofA Global Research Chief Greater China Economist Helen Qiao estimates China's 25 trillion-yuan infrastructure investment plan could generate 5 trillion yuan of economic activity annually,...
Space X founder Elon Musk accused oligarchs in India of keeping Starlink out of the country to protect their monopoly over consumers.
Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03154-4The device will be launched on a joint UAE-US-built craft. Some researchers say it could be the last mission constructed...
Russian authorities aren’t saying much about the death of a woman who worked in a lab studying plague. But experts say any risk of contagion would be limited.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving astronomers a glimpse of the kinds of violent collisions that may have shaped our own solar system, including the giant impact thought to have created...
The James Webb Space Telescope has found strong evidence that the rocky lava world HD 3167 b has an atmosphere, despite circling its star every 24 hours under extreme heat. The surprising...
Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a way to create cancer-fighting CAR-T cells directly inside the body, potentially avoiding the slow and extremely expensive process of removing,...
A study comparing 100 primate species, including humans, suggests that everyday aggression and lethal violence did not evolve as part of the same simple behavioral spectrum. Species that...
New research suggests animals could have evolved as early as 800 to 700 million years ago, roughly 200 million years earlier than some previous estimates. If so, the first animals may have lived...
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02985-5Comparable data are key to protecting the world from the next epidemic, says bioengineer Polina Brangel.
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11153-8A tRNA-specific regulatory pathway is associated with codon biology, lineage transitions and therapy resistance in prostate cancer.
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03197-7Annotated images and more collected by the four astronauts could inform missions to the lunar surface.
Tesla’s post-delivery report rally continued early on Tuesday.
Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have captured the clearest evidence yet that quark-gluon plasma, the scorching-hot matter that filled the newborn universe, behaves like a true liquid....
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas reiterates his bullish view of SpaceX in a recent Wall Street research report.
Paramount has faced competing bids and an antitrust hurdle since its earliest attempts to take over WBD. Here's a timeline of key events.
US funding cuts caused sharp and lasting declines in HIV prevention, testing and treatment services at organizations serving some of the people most vulnerable to the virus in Uganda and Zimbabwe,...
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03177-xPreprints must not leak sensitive research information
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03136-6Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors...
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03092-1Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on a pioneering high-energy neutrino observatory at the South Pole.
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03130-yTwo reports highlight the changes needed in academia to facilitate the fast, collaborative, responsive and inclusive...
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03095-yNature reporter Davide Castelvecchi reflects on covering the fast-moving field of astronomy honoured by the Nobel physics award.
Babylist CEO Jennifer Hyman discusses the company’s new 20,000-square-foot showroom in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, which opened at the end of September and is its largest retail location yet....
The leadership team for Skydance, the merged entity of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, will include Bari Weiss, Mark Thompson and Casey Bloys.
Cancer immunotherapy can lose its punch when tumor-fighting T cells become exhausted, but researchers may have found a way to keep them going longer. Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer...
The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change.
NASA has selected the GIMLI project to investigate whether the Marius Hill Pit opens into a vast underground cave or lava tube. Using radar, seismic sensors, gravity measurements, and cameras,...
Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03094-zNature’s senior biology reporter Ewen Callaway reflects on today’s prize for optogenetics — which scientists have...
Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03185-xThree pioneers of optogenetics have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Plus, the funniest nature...
The brown Fiendyblobbu that is circulating around us is not too good, it's suggested that you do stay away from that, of course it's your own trip so be my guest
A new light-activated material can efficiently produce hydrogen from water without requiring an additional expensive metal catalyst. Researchers say its unusual sulfur-based chemistry could point...