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Iranian scientists on losing labs, libraries and liberty
Sharif University of Technology after it was bombed on 7 April 2026.Credit: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Bombs dropped by the…
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This organoid can menstruate — and shows how tissue can repair itself
Gynaecological disorders such as endometriosis could be studied using endometrium organoids.Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock Researchers have developed organoids that can regenerate like…
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Rhymes on reason: scientific units inspire poetry
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00916-y Nature readers are invited to compose couplets about SI units, and a report…
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The memory dealer of Old Jeddah
The holographic minaret of Al-Shafi’i drilled the Adhan straight into the mastoid bone behind my ear. A neural vibration, not…
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Outplaying elite table tennis players with an autonomous robot
Coordinate system We use right-handed conventions with the origin of the coordinate system at the centre of the playing surface…
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Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win US$3 million Breakthrough prizes
David Hertzog and Katherine High were among the winners of this year’s Breakthrough prize.Credit: Dennis R. Wise & Colin Lenton…
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light-sensitive cancer drugs win US$2 million contest
The winner of the Q4Bio US$2 million prize used the IBM Quantum System One computer, which is housed in the…
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Huge analysis of 320,000 careers suggests that productive researchers stay that way
Credit: demaerre/iStock via Getty Researchers hoping to find late-career success are in for bad news. A study that tracked the…
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balancing two experiments at once
After reflecting on how the mid-career and midlife stages interact, Yu Tao developed several habits that he practises as a…
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When page-renumbering causes outrage
Nature, Published online: 07 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00913-1 The problem of page numbering in reprinted articles, and experiments to find the…
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