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Proposed rule would choke off a crucial STEM talent pipeline, policy specialists say

Gene-editing technologies enabled researchers to trace the cell-by-cell development of a single fertilised mouse egg to a late-stage embryo.

A start-up company is testing whether stabilizing areas of rapidly eroding permafrost can prevent greenhouse-gas emissions.

Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome.

The device will be launched on a joint UAE-US-built craft. Some researchers say it could be the last mission constructed with outside help.

Annotated images and more collected by the four astronauts could inform missions to the lunar surface.

The suppression of Indigenous burning practices probably spurred the growth of flammable forests.

Intestinal bacterium secretes a molecule that reduces cholesterol production, according to a mouse study.

The firm used unreleased models to tackle hundreds of high-profile problems.

Prize goes to two chemists who probed why life favours one mirror-image molecule over another.

Cases in the Northern Hemisphere are cropping up weeks early, and they are dominated by a virus with a concerning mutation.

Francis Halzen wins this year’s award for his work on a neutrino observatory at the South Pole that has helped to unlock mysteries of the Universe.

Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag.

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.

A fossil from a previously undiscovered species with feathery limbs, unearthed in China, adds to evidence that dinosaurs and birds evolved flight more than once.

One small study in Iran swayed meta-analyses in favour of antidepressant use in children, researchers say.

With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to the online catalogue of the iconic lexicon.

Modified medication targets the cells implicated in the condition’s tell-tale lesions.

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.