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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is considering a flotation valuing the rocket company at $1.5tn (£1.1tn) that will reportedly be timed for early summer to coincide with a…

Nature, Published online: 27 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00191-xRemembering the life and work of the geologist George Poulett Scrope, and salmon stories in this week’s pick from the…

Habitat loss is not the only threat faced by koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus; pictured). Around half of captive koalas die from cancers associated with retroviruses — viral…

Earlier this month, US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr released new dietary guidelines urging Americans to “eat real food”. Rather than consuming highly processed and…

Which animals came first? For more than a century, most evidence suggested that sponges, immobile filter-feeders that lack muscles, neurons and other specialized tissues, were the…

January 27, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNASA pushes ahead with ‘wet’ dress rehearsal for Artemis II moon missionA crucial test of NASA’s upcoming…

Some universities have revised their retirement policies to open more positions for younger academics.Credit: Carl Court/GettyGaining a foothold in academia is becoming increasingly difficult. Early- and…

You have full access to this article via your institution. Women with ADHD are, on average, diagnosed five years later than their male counterparts. Recently diagnosed…

Spider monkeys share tips about where to find food by changing their social groups in a “clever system for sharing insider knowledge”, research has shown.They were…

On 28 October 2025, United Nations secretary-general António Guterres acknowledged that the totemic goal of the Paris climate agreement is going to be missed: “The truth…