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Good morning. Teaching four- and five-year-olds has always involved patience, care and flexibility. What many reception teachers say they did not sign up for was spending…

Nature, Published online: 23 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00235-2Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

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

Good morning. Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found at the top of Mount Everest and in the deepest ocean trenches. They are in our food,…

Good morning. Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in England – but the system designed to help them has…

Good morning. If you are as chronically online as I am, you have probably noticed a major shift by some of your favourite celebrities and influencers:…

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books.Recently, I went out for drinks with a young woman…

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books.Venice is a city so globally famous that even those…

Good morning. The “moment of crisis” for the NHS that led Keir Starmer to warn resident doctors not to strike this week is already upon us…

Good morning. Amid the constant drumbeat of bleak news about the planet’s environment and the accelerating climate emergency, the occasional bright spot still emerges. One example…