Browsing: Science

In the years since so-called weight-loss jabs entered widespread use, there have been reports that these drugs may not just reduce food cravings, but in fact…

At its core, Zootopia 2 is a defense of snakes. The Oscar-nominated sequel to Zootopia centers on an unlikely pair of animal police officers—Judy Hopps, a…

March 15, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSpaceflight supercharges viruses’ ability to infect bacteriaViruses develop tricks to attack bacteria without the help of gravityBy…

Can and should we resurrect animal species that have been extinct for thousands of years? Such weighty, existential questions were once the preserve of science fiction…

You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day?…

When the truck pulls away from the building at Cern, the European particle physics laboratory near Geneva, all eyes will be on its precious cargo, a…

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00767-7Tightly packed molecular chains can start to wiggle in many directions when an enzyme introduces energy.

March 14, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmIdentical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis…

In 2018, the ecologist and writer Suzanne Simard was conducting research in the forested Caribou Mountains of western Canada when a thunderstorm rolled in. She was…

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00845-wNature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.