A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility

• In human cells, DNA carries chemical or ’epigenetic’ marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. • Yet in a group of specialized cells, known as ‘germ cells,’

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 153 words

Rising simultaneous wildfire risk compromises international firefighting efforts

• The most high-risk conditions for fires are increasingly happening across countries at the same time, making resulting wildfires even more challenging to tackle, new research rev

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 57 words
Nanoscience is latest discipline to embrace large-scale replication efforts

Nanoscience is latest discipline to embrace large-scale replication efforts

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Credit: Olga Yastremska/Alamy Calling nanoscientists: your field needs you to try to replicate a landmark finding that quantum d

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 298 words