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Jumping to a new research topic is intimidating but can enable diverse teams and creative breakthroughs.Credit: GettyIn science, careers are often imagined as linear: a direct…

February 25, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAstronomers spot a young sun blowing bubbles inside the Milky WayA baby sunlike star blowing a bubble…

Jenna Turnbull’s chest is tightening. The 36-year-old civil servant, who lives in Cardiff, can picture herself as she speaks: an 11-year-old in her PE kit waiting…

Nature, Published online: 24 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00298-1A reader calls for museum curators to look for historic scientific apparatus, and a landmark treaty aims to protect the…

Credit: Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via GettyPolicy-relevant research is drowning in the flood of scientific papers that are published every day. But what if temporary ‘pop up’ journals…

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 24 February 2026 Temnothorax kinomurai queens survive by invading the nests of a related ant species and co-opting its workers.

February 24, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHorses whinny by making sounds in a unique way that is not seen in other animalsThe distinctive…

The night her baby’s heart stopped, Clare* blamed herself. Had she taken her out in the cold too much? Had she damaged her lungs by drinking…

We are 23 of the 27 original members of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) for the World Health Organization (WHO).…

February 24, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmGhostly UV sparks light up forests as thunderstorms pass overheadThunderstorms can generate weak electrical discharges on the…