Collateral damage: Japanese beetle traps snare nature's helpers

• The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is one of the most dreaded insects to have invaded North America and parts of Europe • Accidentally introduced to the United States in the

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 144 words
Briefing chat: How hovering bumblebees keep their cool

Briefing chat: How hovering bumblebees keep their cool

• Bumblebees hover and fan themselves with wings to regulate body temperature during flight. • Wing flapping creates a micro‑airflow that dissipates heat, preventing overheating. •

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 146 words
A horse's whinny is unlike any other sound in nature

A horse's whinny is unlike any other sound in nature

• We now know how horses whinnyTierfotoagentur/E. • Hofstede/Alamy We now know how horses whinny Tierfotoagentur/E. • Hofstede/Alamy When a horse whinnies, it is making two sounds

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 341 words

The algorithmic feed on X could be shifting political views toward conservatism

• X’s ‘For You’ algorithm nudges users toward conservative content. • Study surveyed nearly 5,000 X users across diverse demographics. • Political opinion shifts were measurable af

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 156 words

The elusive nature of consciousness

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6786, Page 665-665, February 2026.

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 12 words
Climate change is accelerating but nature is slowing down

Climate change is accelerating but nature is slowing down

• Climate warming has accelerated since 1970s, yet species turnover hasn’t increased. • Global biodiversity surveys across marine, freshwater, land show declining turnover over 1-5

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 77 words

Author Correction: The genomic landscape of response to EGFR blockade in colorectal cancer

• Nature article on EGFR blockade response in colorectal cancer corrected figure duplication. • Micrograph in Extended Data Fig. 8 mistakenly duplicated from Fig. 10, misrepresenti

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 166 words

Statistical approximation is not general intelligence

• Chenet et al claim behavioural test success equals AGI, but authors dispute this. • Statistical approximation alone cannot demonstrate general intelligence, as it lacks causal re

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 176 words
Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

• Richard Branson, Jane Goodall and Edward Norton might seem like strange bedfellows. • But in 2012, at the Earth Summit in Brazil, they stood together on stage making the case tha

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 287 words