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WEALTH AND KNOWLEDGEIn “Billionaire Science, for Better or Worse” [From the Editor], David M. Ewalt suggests that with cuts to government funding, “many researchers are going…

Nasa’s giant new moon rocket has moved to the launchpad in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The trip could…

Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00102-0The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate…

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form of deep sleep

The world has entered an era of “global water bankruptcy” that is harming billions of people, a UN report has declared.The overuse and pollution of water…

When Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November 2024, Nature asked six leading biomedical researchers to outline their priorities for the incoming administration (A.…

January 20, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmRSV is surging—antibody shots and vaccines can protect babiesCases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines…

A hoard of pennies linked to Harold II and most likely buried on the eve of battle in 1066, a rare Roman vehicle fitting, and a…

“In this photo, I’m preparing drifting buoys for deployment. This was my main responsibility aboard the RV Falkor (too), during a 27-day research expedition in October…

January 20, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmIs AI really conscious—or are we bringing it to life?In rethinking whether AI is sentient, we are…