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Scientists have warned of a potential “regime shift” in the oceans, as the rapid growth of huge mats of seaweed appears to be driven by global…

It is true that science is self-correcting. Over the long term this means that we can generally trust its results – but up close, correction can…

Fifty years ago, I started thinking about the demand for women to look a certain way and the rebellions against the narrow ways in which we…

Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00194-8Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00129-3Better understanding of multi-year global weather cycles could help airlines to reduce fuel consumption and cost.

You’ve probably seen an artificial intelligence system go off track. You ask for a video of a dog, and as the dog runs behind the love…

It was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung…

Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00112-yParticularly talented canines have sociolinguistic skills akin to those of young toddlers.

January 15, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe White House Wants an AI Fast LaneThe Trump administration’s top science adviser urged the adoption of…

Nasa is preparing to roll out its most powerful rocket yet before a mission to send astronauts around the moon and back again for the first…