New Scientist Magazine – October 11, 2025
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NATURE MAGAZINE – AUGUST 14, 2025 RESEARCH PREVIEW
Globally recognized island is losing its trademark glaciers
Ice coverage is shrinking on Heard Island — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a haven of biodiversity.
Tiny motor uses heat to perform molecular magic
A nanoscopic machine transforms a molecular chain into interlocking loops.
How animal paw pads got their toughness
In creatures that walk on land, a protein called Slurp1 protects skin cells from stress.
Mystery of billions of sea-star deaths solved at last
Experiments identify a bacterium as the cause of sea-star wasting disease, which has devastated populations along the western coast of North America.
NATURE MAGAZINE – JULY 24, 2025 – RESEARCH PREVIEW
Asia’s haze affects ice and weather on the Frozen Continent
Pollution emitted by fossil-fuel usage in Asia influences sea-ice coverage in Antarctica.
The mysterious missing ingredient in the highest-energy cosmic rays
Data from a South Pole observatory show that the fraction of protons in ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays is lower than expected.
How the world’s biggest bats got their enormous wingspans
Genetic analysis helps to reveal why flying foxes can measure almost 2 metres from wingtip to wingtip.
How sugar overload in early life affects the brain later
A study in mice finds that a high-sucrose diet during youth has long-term implications for learning and brain connectivity.
NATURE MAGAZINE – JUNE 26, 2025 – RESEARCH PREVIEW
This tiny robot moves mini-droplets with ease
Magnetially controlled device can combine or split microlitre-sized droplets.
Sensors pinpoint the exact time of a Yellowstone explosion
Data could help to reveal the warning signs of potentially dangerous eruptions caused by liquid groundwater abruptly turning into gas.
One dose of gene therapy gives years of relief from blood disorder
The average number of bleeding episodes for men with haemophilia B dropped almost tenfold after treatment.
Why pangolins are poached: they’re the tastiest animal around
Trafficking of scales for traditional medicine plays a relatively small part in the hunting of pangolins in Nigeria.
NATURE MAGAZINE – JUNE 12, 2025 RESEARCH PREVIEW
Solved: the mystery of the evaporating planet
An intimate look at a puffy exoplanet and its nearest star has revealed its tragic destiny.
Clever cockatoos learn an easy way to quench their thirst
Some birds master the fine art of manoeuvring beak, feet and body weight to turn on a tap.
CRISPR helps to show why a boy felt no pain
Mutation in an enzyme leads to resistance to chronic and acute pain, according to research in mice.
‘Missing’ air pollution is tracked to its ephemeral source
Discrepancy between models and measurements is resolved by peering into plumes emitted from power plants and other industrial facilities.
NATURE MAGAZINE – JUNE 5, 2025 – RESEARCH PREVIEW
How a freezing pond could kick-start life’s self-replication
Freeze–thaw cycles in an icy pond could let an enzyme copy RNA double helices indefinitely — suggesting one way in which evolution could have begun.
The perfect storm for dust storms, thanks to global warming
Climate change is lengthening the gap between snowmelt and vegetation growth.
Forehead ‘e-tattoo’ tracks how hard you’re thinking
Temporary device records eye movement and brain activity to monitor mental strain.
Bed bugs boomed as the world’s first cities did
Genomic evidence suggests that the bloodsuckers might have been among the first urban insect pests.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN – SUMMER 2025 PREVIEW
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (June 3, 2025): The special edition issue features ‘Into The Quantum Realm’….
The Secret to the Strongest Force in the Universe
New discoveries demystify the bizarre force that binds atomic nuclei together
Tomorrow’s Quantum Computers Threaten Today’s Secrets. Here’s How to Protect Them
Researchers are racing to create codes so complex that even quantum computers can’t break them
Quantum Weirdness in New Materials Bends the Rules of Physics
Electrons swarm in a soup of quantum entanglement in a new class of materials called strange metals
Nature Magazine – May 29, 2025 – Research Preview
Telescope team reads the fine print — from more than a kilometre away
A pair of telescopes picking up reflected light achieve a performance 14 times better than a single telescope can manage alone.
Explosive volcanoes can bury carbon —a climate boon
Ash spread by violent eruptions in South American sequester carbon in the soil.
What big eyes this whale has — but not the better to see you with
The humpback whale has the whale equivalent of nearsightedness, which puts it at risk of being snarled in fishing gear.
NATURE MAGAZINE – MAY 8, 2025 RESEARCH PREVIEW
NATURE MAGAZINE (May 7, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Relative Gains’ – Complete genome sequences for six ape species offer insights into human evolution…
Storm of seizures in a baby’s brain calms after trial therapy
The treatment, which aimed to block production of a mutant protein, reduced the frequency of infant’s seizures, but did not improve neurological impairments.
Tattoo-making tools used by ancient Maya revealed
The stone fragments had been discovered inside ‘Handprint Cave’ in Belize alongside other artefacts suggestive of ritual use.
One of the world’s richest lithium deposits began inside a mega-volcano
Lithium that pooled in a volcanic caldera in the western United States had no way out, thanks to a lack of rivers.
For these bats, eavesdropping is a valuable learnt skill
Over time, young fringe-lipped bats learn how to distinguish the calls of palatable frogs from those of toxic ones.
Nature Magazine – April 24, 2025 Research Preview
NATURE MAGAZINE (April 23, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Spatial Awareness’ – AI-powered profiling of immune-cell distribution reveals risk of liver cancer recurring…
Mystery of medieval manuscripts revealed by ancient DNA
Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.
Print, melt, repeat: 3D-printing formula yields sturdy objects time after time
Complex shapes made of a specially formulated resin are easily recycled into other, equally durable objects.
Roses are red — but their ancestors were yellow
A genomic analysis of 84 species in the genus Rosa traces the evolutionary history of the beloved flower.
Liquids in a glass recover a graceful shape even after being shaken
Oil and water contained in a cylinder with magnetic nickel particles form the shape of a Grecian urn.
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