The first ticking ‘nuclear clocks’ are here
These radical new devices keep time using fluctuations in the energy states of an atom’s nucleus, rather than those of its electrons, which atomic clocks currently use to define the length of a second
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A 1970s patent that changed the course of commercial biotechnology
Nature, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01812-1The scientific community awaits a patent for recombinant DNA technology, and experimentation with an anaesthetic from puffballs, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
Why the paint is peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—experts explain
Poor preparation and a failure to properly apply the coating may be just a few of the reasons why the Reflecting Pool’s new paint job appears to be peeling off
Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
A woman with severe Alzheimer's disease who hadn't spoken more than monosyllables in years began initiating conversation after a single dose of psilocybin
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is almost as old as the universe itself
The evidence is mounting: this interstellar visitor is even older and weirder than anyone thought
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Stem cells banish severe autoimmune disease for 15 years
Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve
Will NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopter fleet sink science at the Red Planet?
Mars researchers are wrestling with the potential costs of a flashy new NASA mission to the Red Planet
People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
The next generation of AI models are meant to be trained by people paid to have conversations with them, but several of these workers have admitted to New Scientist that they simply get chatbots to do it instead. This "AI inbreeding" may reduce the power and usefulness of future models, warn experts
