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Canada’s universities are competing aggressively for funding attached to ‘unicorn’ faculty positions. These rare, prestigious posts are backed by Can$1 billion (US$734 million) in federal investment…

March 13, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAI-designed experiments run by robots hint at a new approach to biologyResearchers at OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks…

Nature, Published online: 06 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00759-7Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced a new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence on 12 February.Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via GettyDozens of researchers from…

February 26, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe surprising scientific value of roadkillScientists have used the tragic reality of roadkill to study the spread…

Nature, Published online: 24 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00298-1A reader calls for museum curators to look for historic scientific apparatus, and a landmark treaty aims to protect the…

Parts of the East Coast from Maryland up through southeastern New England are set to experience blizzard conditions with a winter bomb cyclone Sunday night into…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he directed the Department of Defense and other federal agencies to “begin the process of identifying and releasing…

Ukrainian soldiers test drones in Donetsk, Febuary 2025.Credit: Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via GettyMilitary budgets are growing, especially in larger economies. In 2024, global military spending…

Science has not yet settled whether an all-consuming social-media habit qualifies as a true addiction. Credit: Paul Hanna/AFP/GettyIs social media addictive to young people? A jury…