Events for “nature”

Democrats panned Trump’s signature law. Now they're touting one part - USA Today

Democrats panned Trump’s signature law. Now they're touting one part USA Today The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill challenge in Pa. Punchbowl News ‘Big, beautiful bill’ was top GOP achievement. Now it’s campaign fodder for Democrats. The Christian Science Monitor

The universe is full of strange ‘little red dots’. A new study shines light on their real nature

It turns out these little red dots might actually be evidence of supermassive black holes.

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Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02641-y Technology to help people walk, run and jump is moving rapidly from labs to hiking trails.

Birdfy Nest Duo Review: My Own Private Nature Documentary

With two cameras and built-in climate sensors, the Birdfy Nest Duo let me watch an entire nesting season unfold.

Emma Chamberlain Brings a Gen Z Twist to J. Crew’s Signature Rollneck Sweater in New Campaign

J.Crew is giving one of its most recognizable ’80s staples a Gen Z-sized makeover. The retailer has tapped Emma Chamberlain to front the launch of its new Tiny Rollneck, a shrunken, fitted take on the cotton sweater that has been a brand staple since 1988. The new silhouette offi

Reframing Homer's Sirens through gender, nature and social order

Though they are pivotal to Homer's epic, luring Odysseus with the promise of eternal wisdom, the Greek poet barely described the mysterious Sirens. What might a better understanding of these formless, disembodied feminine creatures contribute to this timeless teaching myth?

Winnebago’s $332K Off-Roader Makes You Want To Answer The Call Of The Wild, But Not The Call Of Nature

The new Arka can spend two weeks off-grid and sleep four, but its bathroom arrangements might test friendships

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The Country’s First Nature Library Lets You Check Out Camping Gear Like Books

This first-of-its-kind 15-acre "nature library" near Denver lets you borrow more than 650 outdoors-related items for free and features hands-on play spaces designed to combat screen fatigue. The post The Country’s First Nature Library Lets You Check Out Camping Gear Like Books ap

Estúdio Campana creates "woven jewellery box" for Tiffany & Co in São Paulo

Brazil's Estúdio Campana has wrapped a pop-up Tiffany & Co store inside a São Paulo shopping mall in a woven wicker skin. The pop-up on the ground floor of the JK Iguatemi Mall is cloaked in an undulating facade in Tiffany & Co's signature blue, with streaks of tan running horizo

Too much mate choice overwhelms frogs

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02554-w Female treefrogs select less carefully when hearing a chorus of males.

Investors’ sneak peak: can this AI tool spot the science that will lead to patents?

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02549-7 The approach could speed up investment decisions, but researchers say it has flaws.

Sleuth identifies dozens of studies that used the wrong antibody

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02352-4 The case is the latest example of a scientific workhorse being misused in experiments.

Billion-dollar machine aims to set a fusion-energy record — and study nuclear weapons

Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02620-3 Pacific Fusion is breaking ground next door to a US nuclear-weapons laboratory, hoping the partnership will give it an edge.

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The 2026 Oslo Architecture Triennale will take place from September 17 to October 1 at Sofienberg Church in Oslo , bringing together more than 30 international architecture projects around the question "What if Nature Comes First?" For its ninth edition, the Triennale will adopt

Vacuum-fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity demonstrated for the first time

In a study published in Nature on Aug. 19, a research team has enhanced superconductivity through vacuum fluctuations for the first time. The achievement marks a significant advance in controlling quantum states of matter.

Jung Eun Chae Makes Herself At Home On Ahn Bo Hyun’s Private Jet In “Flex X Cop 2”

It looks as though Jung Eun Chae has fully adapted to Ahn Bo Hyun’s signature investigation style on “Flex x Cop 2”! In Season 2 of SBS’s “Flex x Cop,” Ahn Bo Hyun reprises his starring role as Jin Yi Soo, a third-generation chaebol heir who uses his wealth and connections like c

New Arrivals From HBX: Our Legacy

Brand Information: Founded in 2005 by Richardos Klarén, Cristopher Nying and Jockum Hallin, Our Legacy is a Stockholm-based brand known for its contemporary Scandinavian style. Effortlessly applying custom-developed fabrics on signature shapes, Our Legacy has amassed a devoted f

What's your video game happy place?

We all have our happy places: somewhere - real or otherwise - to escape, relax, and replenish away from the stresses of the modern world. Perhaps yours is in nature, lost in the reverie of a spirited hike up a windy hill, or sweatily squatting your cares away amid the pounding Da

Shigeru Ban unveils coastal wellness retreat on Awaji Island

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed a wellness hotel on Awaji Island, Japan. Named the Pasona Natureverse Retreat, the hotel at the tip of Awaji Island near Kobe was designed for long-term stays based on the ideal of Mibyo – an ideal of preventive wellness

Reply to: Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10776-1 Reply to: Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies

A black hole's spin could finally be measured by a high-speed star

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02607-0 Star orbiting close to Sagittarius A* could reveal its spin — plus, how exoskeletons might change the way humans move.

Evidence for vacuum-enhanced superconductivity in NbSe 2

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11037-x Evidence for vacuum-enhanced superconductivity in NbSe 2

Researcher, heal thyself: meet the scientists studying their own diseases

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02455-y Studying a condition after being diagnosed with it can be rewarding but also presents some ethical and psychological challenges.

Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02551-z The figure, which is much higher than previous estimates of large-language-model use, is for papers published in December and archived in PubMed.

Daily briefing: People older than 100 have more cancer-killing cells

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02617-y Killer T cells might help people to live to extraordinarily old ages. Plus, the longest-lived brain organoids so far and how mass genome-screening programmes for newborns might work.

Moderna cancer vaccine stops melanoma returning: what’s next for personalized treatments?

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02612-3 Promising trial results suggest cancer vaccines work and could be used to target other tumours.

Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02574-6 The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

These trees are making air quality in cities worse

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02586-2 They release compounds that contribute to ozone emissions, and rising temperatures could exacerbate the problem.

Astronaut vest cuts radiation exposure in half

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02556-8 Tests on uncrewed NASA mission showed garment could spare astronauts the worst effects of solar storms.

To shield the fetus, link a protein to these drugs

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02553-x Adding albumin to popular antibody-based medicines helps to block their passage through the placenta.

Dialkyl ether synthesis through heteroatom homolytic substitution

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11043-z Dialkyl ether synthesis through heteroatom homolytic substitution

Hidden volcanoes hint at Moon’s turbulent past

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02555-9 A pair of massive shield volcanoes have been pinpointed by lunar spacecraft.

Why we must stop talking about artificial general intelligence — and instead build ‘pro-worker’ AI

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02566-6 Rather than racing to replace people, we should build AI tools that amplify human expertise and expand opportunity.

Earth-shaking thunder probes underground geology

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02596-0 Seismologists measured the varying speeds of a ‘thunderquake’ to survey an area with little seismic activity.

Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02626-x Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.

Can AI ever be conscious? The question stems from a misconception

Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02571-9 A book outlines how the fields of artificial intelligence, psychology and philosophy have neglected a key aspect of consciousness: the body.

Patient’s own mitochondria injected into eyes in attempt to restore vision

Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02616-z Injection of a person’s own mitochondria into the retina was safe but had only a temporary effect on restoring vision.

Frontier-technology markets are too narrow — here’s how to widen them

Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02572-8 Governments need to keep their procurement processes as open as possible, or they will face risks of technological lock-in down the line.

Taking Weight-Loss Drugs Could Help Reduce Violent Impulses

About a year ago, Rutgers University researcher Daniel Semenza was listening to a podcast about an expansive study of GLP-1 medications when a question occurred to him. The 2025 study, published in Nature Medicine, had examined millions of Department of Veterans Affairs records t

Closed to the Public Since WWII, a ‘Hidden’ Gallery at London’s Natural History Museum Opens Its Doors Once Again

Animal skeletons, Neolithic tools and pop culture memorabilia are among the dozens of objects to be displayed in the reopened “Nature and Us” exhibition

Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared

An abandoned farm field became a flourishing wildflower meadow within little more than a decade, with plant diversity doubling and thousands of orchids appearing naturally. The discovery suggests that simply giving nature time to recover could be a powerful and inexpensive tool f

A hidden “on switch” in human DNA has finally been decoded

Researchers have used AI to uncover the DNA signature of a key genetic “switch” involved in turning genes on. After analyzing about 500,000 DNA sequences, the model identified the initiator in roughly 60% of human genes. The breakthrough could help predict the effects of harmful

Molecular trick opens the door to a new generation of glass

Researchers at TU Dortmund University, Paderborn University, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Oxford have developed a new method for selectively modifying the internal structure of specific types of glass. The study, published in the journal Nature Material

NASA’s New Space Telescope Is Poised to Discover Hidden Facets of the Universe

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to discover as many as 200,000 new planets and reveal details about the elusive nature of dark matter and dark energy.

Nobu Hospitality and Robert De Niro Are Expanding Into Egypt With Three Luxury Destinations

Summary Details a three-site expansion in Egypt featuring luxury hotels, branded residences and signature dining destinations in partnership with developer SODICHighlights the strategic rollout in New Cairo, the Mediterranean North Coast and West Cairo to mark a major evolution f

Floating wetlands slash wastewater greenhouse gas emissions, according to study

A world-first trial of floating wetland pods in wastewater lagoons shows they cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than a quarter, highlighting their potential as a nature-based solution for decarbonizing the water sector.

MIT researchers engineer bacteria that could program plants for self-defence

Researchers at MIT have found a way to grow bacteria to function as signal-senders that might allow plants to "sense and respond to environmental conditions such as drought or attack by pests". The study was published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology and details a novel way

Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10777-0 Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies

Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown

By deciphering the molecular signatures of millions of mouse cells, Junyue Cao has found that aging is not haphazard wear and tear but rather a “remodeling of the cell society.” The post Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Functional role of skull lymphoid structures in CNS immunosurveillance

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10951-4 Functional lymphoid structures within the skull bone marrow enable central nervous system immunosurveillance and shape immune responses to brain disease.

Observation of conformal field theory spectra in a quantum simulator

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10904-x Measurements on an array of optically trapped neutral atoms at a quantum phase transition provide a direct observation of the universal excitation spectrum predicted by conformal field theory.

Wake-activated neuronal populations that regulate sleep drive

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10928-3 Whole-brain activity mapping, targeted cell manipulations and electrophysiology in mice identify wake-activated neuronal populations that are crucial for sleep drive and can persistently reduce daily sleep a

Increasing CO 2 levels fertilize C 4 grass production

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10935-4 By combining a meta-analysis of CO2 enrichment experiments with three decades of southern African savanna observations, an increase in biomass production by C4 grasses under rising CO2 levels in water-limite

Painter supporting quake-hit Kumamoto with manga ‘Kinnikuman’

Kazuyuki Takishita is best known for his signature depictions of an ogre from the old Japanese folktale "Momotaro."

'Masha and the Bear': Ukraine sanctions Russian cartoon

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the hit Russian children's cartoon "Masha and the Bear," a step towards banning it. The culture minister called the show propaganda. Russia said the move showed Kyiv's "ugly nature."

Fontainebleau forest near Paris reopens after devastating wildfire

Fontainebleau forest reopened to the public Saturday, with 80 percent of the popular Paris-area nature reserve accessible again after a wildfire scorched around 2,000 hectares last month. A fifth of the forest remains closed because of safety risks.