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Nature reported that new international-student arrivals for the U.S. academic year fell 28% from 2024 to August 2026, with declines from China and India driving the change.
NASA said Chandra observations helped identify the trigger for repeated outbursts from AT 2016blu, a massive star in galaxy NGC 4559.
Researchers reported that older mice lacking granzyme K had less tissue damage and better heart, liver, and kidney function.
Researchers used mobile-phone and testing data to reconstruct the early spread of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Researchers reported that Galerina indica is the first known mushroom to produce both psilocybin and amatoxins.
An international research collaboration published a cross-species reference atlas of 25.5 million cells from the basal ganglia, a brain region linked to neurological and psychiatric conditions.
Nature reported that giant anteaters in remote Brazil were found to have microplastics in their blood as researchers mapped wildlife exposure to human activity.
Nature reported that a new explanation links salty grains in Saturn’s outermost ring to the slow freezing of plumes from the moon Enceladus.
Nature reported that projections incorporating severe drought found many assessed cactus species could lose large areas of suitable climate by 2100.
Nature reported that DeepMind's AlphaGenome 2 can predict the cell types in which a DNA variant is likely to act.
A study of 3.9-billion-year-old rocks in northern China found evidence that altered oceanic crust was buried and partly melted by about 3.95 billion years ago.
A study of data from more than 800,000 people found that an obesity definition incorporating waist circumference predicted mortality risk better than body mass index alone.
Researchers reported that blood-brain barrier transport of some proteins was disrupted in mice modeling early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
Nature reported that a study of 844,108 adults found a proposed obesity framework outperformed BMI-only criteria for diagnosis and mortality-risk classification.
A Nature study reports that the CMG helicase recruits PRIMPOL to help restart stalled DNA replication forks.
A Nature study found that stronger promotion-related incentives for local officials accounted for nearly half of China's fertility decline during the 1990s, the authors reported.
A Nature study of four international cohorts found that combining BMI with waist measurements changed obesity classifications and better tracked mortality risk than BMI alone.
A Nature study reported that experimental antisense molecules correcting UNC13A splicing restored synaptic function in human neuron and mouse models of TDP-43-related disease.
A Nature study found that the stiffness of surrounding tissue affected activation of the NLRP3 inflammatory pathway in human and mouse immune cells.
A Nature study reported an electrolyte approach that enabled reversible four-electron iodine reactions in aqueous metal–iodine batteries without halogen-containing electrolytes.
A Nature study found that an immune signal helps regulate heat-producing brown-fat cells in mice during changes in temperature.
A Nature study found a recurring epigenetic pattern in breast tumors that researchers said may help identify patients at increased risk of relapse.
A Nature study found that flexible trailing edges on tidal-turbine blades matched the energy yield of an active-pitch design while reducing some fluctuating loads.
A study reported that high concentrations of drifting microplastics near the Great Pacific Garbage Patch may alter how surrounding seawater appears from above.
A Nature study reports that a 3.95-billion-year-old rock in eastern Hebei may preserve evidence of an early subduction event.
A Nature study found that tapirs and giant anteaters in Brazil tended to have higher blood microplastic levels with greater exposure to human-modified landscapes.
A Nature study reports that mouse embryo nuclei briefly soften during a stage associated with activation of the embryo's own genes.
A Nature study reported that intestinal immunoglobulin A helped regulate colon-cell growth and reduced colorectal tumor susceptibility in mouse models.
A Nature study traced genetic changes in blood cells years before acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed in participants.
A Nature study reported a design framework for metamaterials that varies network structure across multiple scales to produce adjustable mechanical behavior.
A Nature study reported that the enzyme PRIMPOL is recruited to stalled DNA replication sites through an interaction with the cell's replicative helicase.
A Nature study reported that an experimental molecule disrupted androgen-receptor signaling and reduced prostate-cancer growth in preclinical models.
Nature reported that NUP98 proteins in the nuclear-pore barrier move dynamically in living cells, with importin-beta and a sugar modification helping maintain that state.
A Nature study modeling 993 cactus species found that accounting for severe drought increased projected losses of suitable climatic area across emissions scenarios.
Researchers reported that a transferable single-crystal titanium dioxide dielectric improved interfaces with two-dimensional semiconductors and enabled low-power complementary transistor circuits.
A Nature study reported that an independent analysis of Event Horizon Telescope data reproduced the ring-like shadow and estimated mass of M87's central black hole.
A Nature study found that disrupting mitochondrial protein import increased tumor immunogenicity and enhanced checkpoint therapy in melanoma models.
A Nature study reported an augmented-reality glasses prototype using a dual-layer metasurface waveguide with a 30-degree field of view.
Nature reported that Hideki Shirakawa, a 2000 Nobel chemistry laureate known for work on conductive polymers, has died at 90.
Two studies led by NASA astrophysicists describe how the planned LISA observatory could identify exoplanets orbiting pairs of white dwarf stars.
Nature reported that California voters authorized $8.4 billion for medical research, with funding earmarked for immunology studies.
A NASA-backed study reports that a hidden companion may be driving repeated outbursts from the star AT 2016blu.
COP31 opened as scientists told Nature that the world faces an imminent overshoot of the 1.5 C warming target and will need carbon dioxide removal to lower temperatures.
Scholars at Risk said its latest annual report recorded 382 attacks on academic freedom in 59 countries and territories from July 2025 through June 2026.
A Nature study reported that an experimental METTL1 inhibitor reduced tumor growth and extended survival in several mouse cancer models.
A Nature study reported that loss of canonical BAF, a SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex, increased CTCF and cohesin activity and altered 3D genome organization.
European funders and research organizations are expanding the Open Research Europe platform, which openly reviews preprints, Nature reported.
IBM connected quantum bits on two separate chips with superconducting cables in a step toward larger quantum systems, Science reported.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection in an October 25 runoff, according to Nature.
Researchers reported that two 237-million-year-old fossils from what is now southwest China indicate a temnospondyl amphibian lived in a Late Triassic sea.
A Phase 2 study reported that ctDNA clearance during treatment was associated with longer event-free survival in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer.
Nature reported that a clinical trial used CRISPR prime editing to alter DNA directly inside a person for the first time.
Researchers report a helicene-based molecular machine whose rotation is driven by electric current and changes its conductance.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is funding clinical trials of supplements and approved drugs intended to prevent dementia in people at risk, Science reported.
A large study suggests disrupted body clocks contribute to about one in four depression cases, Nature reported.
China selected the first researchers for grants that begin with five years of funding and may be extended for another decade.
A NASA-led analysis identified 40 regions where water-storage changes were associated with irrigation, reservoirs, or land-use change.
The European Space Agency said its Euclid telescope discovered a previously unknown comet, later confirmed as C/2026 S1 (Euclid).
Research suggests that blood antibody patterns may indicate inflammatory bowel disease risk up to a decade before diagnosis.
The Japan-led MMX mission is scheduled to launch October 19 on a mission designed to collect and return samples from Mars's moon Phobos.