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Cyclospora Outbreak Sends Shivers Through Restaurant Stocks
The cyclospora outbreak in the US tied to lettuce used in restaurants has made more than 10,000 people sick according to the Centers for Disease Control. This has caused fewer people to go out to eat...
SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels
SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.
Wearable ultrasound patch boosts REM sleep without drugs or surgery
A new wearable patch may help people reach REM sleep faster and remain there longer without medication or surgery. In a study of 28 participants, the device shortened the time to REM by 43 minutes...
Scientists find unexpected life on Ötzi the Iceman’s 5,300-year-old body
More than 5,000 years after his death, Ötzi the Iceman is still hosting a remarkable mix of ancient and modern microorganisms. Researchers separated microbes that lived in his body during his...
Scientists rediscover lost Megalodon fossils—and reveal a 79-foot giant
Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24...
China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US
Researchers linked the latest malicious activity to a Chinese company, after one of the spyware's operators placed an order with KFC using their real name and office address.
Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.
Krispy Kreme CEO Says Turnaround Plan Is Working
Krispy Kreme CEO Josh Charlesworth discusses the company’s ongoing turnaround strategy, highlighting margin improvement and a reduction in leverage. Speaking on "Bloomberg Open Interest,"...
SpaceX Shares Steady After $100 Billion Insider Lockup Expires
SpaceX shares held steady on Thursday as investors digested the release of as many as 911.5 million shares worth about $100 billion from lock-up agreements that had prevented insiders from selling...
SpaceX's Next Big Test Is the $101 Billion (SPCX) Unlock: Live Q&A
Bloomberg journalists answer your questions about SpaceX’s big week in a Live Q&A today at 2 p.m. EDT.
Major study challenges long-held fears about acetaminophen and ibuprofen use in babies
A landmark study of nearly 4,000 babies found that acetaminophen and ibuprofen were equally safe during infancy. Neither medicine was linked to eczema or bronchiolitis, and no serious side effects...
Forget the sperm race: Fertilization may depend on teamwork
Millions of sperm do not always compete alone—some species send them into action as coordinated teams. A sweeping evolutionary study found that this cooperation is widespread among arthropods and has...
Pumas are drivers’ guardian angels
Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02429-0Vehicles are less likely to smash into deer on the road where the big cats are on patrol.
How a steady drip-drip can erode the hardest stone
Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02360-4Measuring the deformation of a surface hit by a falling droplet offers insights into water’s erosive power.
Levitating sensor for magnetic fields could detect ultrafaint brain activity
Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02458-9The device’s simple design could rival much more complex alternatives in biophysics research — and could even be used to search...
Musk, Money and Mars
SpaceX shares are down, but Elon Musk is still the richest man in the world. What’s next?
Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
Wall Street Banker Bonuses Could Rise by 15%, Says Johnson Associates Study
Chris Connors, managing director at Johnson Associates, says Wall Street bankers could be having one of their best years ever. He says bonuses could rise by 10% to 15% or more for investment and...
Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street
An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.
US Companies Added Fewer Jobs Than Expected in July: ADP
US private payrolls rose 44,000 in July after a revised 95,000 increase in the prior month as companies added fewer jobs than expected, according to ADP Research data out Wednesday. Michael McKee...
This school-bus-sized “terror croc” ate dinosaurs. Now it’s back
A massive crocodilian capable of attacking dinosaurs has been brought back to life as the first scientifically accurate mounted skeleton of Deinosuchus schwimmeri. The 31-foot replica at Georgia’s...
On the Poetics of Canine Narration
They tread a landscape existentially threatened by human wreckage yet are drawn to their fellow species, intriguing and strangely self-destructive. They decipher human scents, collaborate with people...
Did T. rex leave these 66-million-year-old bite marks?
Fossilized dinosaur bones from Wyoming are offering a rare glimpse into the feeding behavior of Tyrannosaurus rex. Researchers examined more than 3,000 bones dating back 72 to 66 million years and...
Scientists catch a “jumping gene” mid-leap between species
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way that “jumping genes” may move between species and speed up evolution. While these mobile genetic elements were thought to travel mainly inside viruses or...
Exclusive: the science papers that patents cite the most
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings — and why.
Publisher Correction: Progressive plasticity during colorectal cancer metastasis
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10963-0Publisher Correction: Progressive plasticity during colorectal cancer metastasis
The recovered notes of Professor Alborough
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02252-7Time for a break.
Why science must reinforce its social contract
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02444-1Questions of public trust can be addressed only through better communication and research that meets society’s interests.
Thermally evaporated perovskite/silicon tandems via formamidinium eutectic
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10970-1Thermally evaporated perovskite/silicon tandems via formamidinium eutectic
Editorial Expression of Concern: Tumour exosome integrins determine organotropic metastasis
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10977-8Editorial Expression of Concern: Tumour exosome integrins determine organotropic metastasis
ZFP36L2 orchestrates stress-adaptive plasticity in regeneration and cancer
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10890-0The RNA-binding protein ZFP36L2 mediates stress-adaptive plasticity in intestinal regeneration and colorectal cancer metastasis.
Amygdala astrocyte primary cilium mechanisms contribute to stress behaviours
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0Amygdala astrocyte primary cilia are disrupted during stress, and their restoration leads to improvements in stress-related...
A dependency map enhanced with next-generation 3D cancer models
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7Integration of genome-scale CRISPR screening data from traditional cell lines and next-generation cancer models expands the...
Upcycling of polyvinyl chloride into polyalphaolefin lubricants
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10867-zA mild chemical process upcycles polyvinyl chloride waste into polyalphaolefin lubricants with tunable properties, offering an...
Antigen presentation by CD40<sup>+</sup>MHC-II<sup>+</sup> astrocytes promotes CNS autoimmunity
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10860-6Astrocytes promote central nervous system (CNS) immunity through antigen presentation and activation of CD40 in astrocytes by...
Uncovering the mechanism of female restitution in sugarcane hybrids
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10863-3Female restitution in interspecific sugarcane hybrids between Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum arises from second...
Membranolytic peptide programs immunogenic cell death for cancer therapy
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10899-5The synthetic-acid-responsive membranolytic peptide aMPC16-CA50 induces immunogenic membranolytic cell death in tumour cells,...
DCAF11-dependent molecular glue degrader activated by glutathionylation
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10873-1M12 is a metabolically activated molecular glue that recruits diverse proteins to DCAF11 for ubiquitin-mediated degradation,...
Vacuum birefringence and the polarized X-ray emission from a radio magnetar
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10859-zPolarization measurements of the magnetar 1E 1547.0−5408 provide strong evidence that vacuum birefringence shapes X-ray...
Can empty space can interact with light — and even change its properties?
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02289-8Observations of a magnetized stellar core indicate that in an ultra-strong magnetic field, empty space can polarize light.
Mexico Declares War on Stinky Seaweed
A changing climate is helping to fuel the growth of a gigantic blob of foul-smelling seaweed that has washed up in some coastal communities. Mexico is fighting back.