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One in 10 people in the UK aged 70 and older could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in their brain, according to the clearest, real-world picture of how…

Fertilized chicken eggs are used to manufacture flu vaccines. Credit: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via GettyDuring the summer of 2023, fur farms in Finland that raise mink, foxes…

SETI THE RECORD STRAIGHTIn “We Probably Aren’t Alone,” Sarah Scoles describes how Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli’s 1877 observation of apparent “channels” or “grooves” on Mars had…

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community is grieving after the “shocking” shooting death of the director of its plasma science and fusion center, according to…

Nature, Published online: 16 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03740-yScientists discuss concerns that genetic manipulation could lead to disease outbreaks, and Nature is gifted an unusual scientific instrument, in…

In the future, a caregiving machine might gently lift an elderly person out of bed in the morning and help them get dressed. A cleaning bot…

Illustration: David ParkinsThe problemDear Nature,In December 2024, I finished my PhD in biomedical chemistry in Italy, and I now find myself in that all-too-familiar early-career crisis,…

December 16, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAncient Bees Burrowed Inside Bones, Fossils RevealBones of now extinct species became a haven for bee babies…

In September, the US government announced a one-off US$495-million funding boost for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). This is…

December 16, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe Arctic Is in Dire Straits, 20 Years of Reporting ShowThe Arctic has changed dramatically in the…