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The final module in the long-running Covid-19 inquiry has concluded, marking the end of public hearings that began almost three years ago.While other sections of the…

Conventional diamond, called cubic diamond, is known as the hardest substance in the world. But researchers think hexagonal diamond could be harder.Credit: Mats Silvan/GettyDiamond is famously…

March 4, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmLove Island: Rare berry bonanza spurs Kākāpō baby boomA massive bloom of rimu berries fueled a mating…

Flooding of the Ganges River in India (pictured) and Bangladesh affects millions of people.Credit: Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via GettyThe United Nations warned in January that the…

March 4, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThis may be the oldest ‘butthole’ imprint on EarthFossils show exceptionally rare evidence of a cloacal vent—the…

]]> A tightly choreographed stellar dance is unfolding between four stars that lie 584 parsecs away from Earth1. Access options ]]> Access Nature and 54 other…

Nature, Published online: 03 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00641-6Scientists of the 1970s look to the past and future of telecommunications, and a rainbow against a blue sky dazzles…

Like physics, math has its own set of “fundamental particles”—the prime numbers, which can’t be broken down into smaller natural numbers. They can only be divided…

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein…

When Ukrainian forces retook the site of the Braude Radio Astronomy Observatory in September 2022 after forcing a Russian retreat, they found the facility still stood—but…