Scientists discover 10 new species of Hawaiian moths

• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths • While new species are frequently discovered, th

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 164 words
German scientists turn trash ash into CO2-binding concrete for sustainable construction

German scientists turn trash ash into CO2-binding concrete for sustainable construction

• German scientists turn trash ash into CO2-binding concrete for sustainable construction The team is comparing wet and moist carbonation to see which stores the most CO2 • German

Land plants began reshaping Earth 455 million years ago, scientists discover

• Pinpointing when early land plants colonized terrestrial environments and began influencing Earth’s systems is a core question in the evolution of the Earth system • A research t

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 163 words
What's the best way to change research fields? These three scientists have ideas

<b>What's the best way to change research fields? These three scientists have ideas</b>

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Jumping to a new research topic is intimidating but can enable diverse teams and creative breakthroughs • Credit: Getty In scien

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 208 words

Martu rangers and scientists combine forces to save an endangered marsupial

• Deep in the heart of Martu Country lies Karlamilyi National Park • Red rock and red sand stretch as far as the eye can see • Within some of these rocky outcrops, live a small pop

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 113 words
US scientists solve Schrödinger's 100-year-old theory of human color perception

US scientists solve Schrödinger's 100-year-old theory of human color perception

• US scientists solve Schrödinger’s 100-year-old theory of human color perception The team used geometry to define a crucial missing element known as the neutral axis • Researchers

Scientists finally solve the mystery of the horse whinny

Scientists finally solve the mystery of the horse whinny

• Scientists finally solve the mystery of the horse whinny A horse’s whinny may sound like a single call, but it is actually a blend of both high and low frequencies • In a study p

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 258 words
2 Argonne Scientists Win DOE Early Career Research Awards

2 Argonne Scientists Win DOE Early Career Research Awards

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Can solar storms trigger earthquakes? Scientists propose surprising link

Can solar storms trigger earthquakes? Scientists propose surprising link

• Can solar storms trigger earthquakes? • Scientists propose surprising link Solar storms might not just dazzle the skiesâ they could help nudge vulnerable faults toward earthquake

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 224 words
Scientists crack the case of 'screeching' Scotch tape

Scientists crack the case of 'screeching' Scotch tape

• Scotch tape has been a household mainstay for nearly a century, but it still holds some scientific surprises. • Researchers have discovered that the screeching sound emitted when

Consumer Tech · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 368 words
US scientists create coating that keeps coffee, milk and soup from sticking to surfaces

US scientists create coating that keeps coffee, milk and soup from sticking to surfaces

• US scientists create coating that keeps coffee, milk and soup from sticking to surfaces The coating survived nearly a million hot-water impacts before showing signs of wear. • Re

Scientists must step up to avert a nuclear breakout

Scientists must step up to avert a nuclear breakout

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X On 5 February, the planet entered an even more precarious era ofescalating nuclear risks. • The expiration of a strategic-arms r

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 262 words
Scientists create ultra-low loss optical device that traps light on a chip

Scientists create ultra-low loss optical device that traps light on a chip

• Scientists create ultra-low loss optical device that traps light on a chip Researchers at CU Boulder have developed highly efficient optical microresonators that could support a

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 333 words
Scientists reverse muscle aging in mice and discover a surprising catch

Scientists reverse muscle aging in mice and discover a surprising catch

• Scientists reverse muscle aging in mice and discover a surprising catch Aging muscles may heal slowly not because stem cells fail â but because they switch into survival mode. •

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 321 words

Why the planet doesn't dry out all at once: Scientists solve a global climate puzzle

• Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), in collaboration with international partners, have shown that ocean temperature patterns help limit the glo

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 164 words

Scientists isolate climatic fingerprints of wildfires and volcanic eruptions

• Volcanoes and wildfires can inject millions of tons of gases and aerosol particles into the air, affecting temperatures on a global scale. • But picking out the specific impact o

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 180 words

Alloy-engineered valleytronics: Microscopic mechanism gives scientists precise control over how excitons behave

• Scientists have observed a new microscopic mechanism enabling precise control of the magneto-optical properties of excitons in alloys of two-dimensional semiconductors. • This di

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 120 words

Scientists deliver new molecule for getting DNA into cells

• Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat or vaccinate against illnesses. • Many existing optio

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 176 words

Seabird conservation starts upstream, scientists say

• New research from Monash University, in collaboration with Phillip Island Nature Parks, has found conclusive evidence that rivers are vital drivers of food and habitat for seabir

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 191 words
Scientists develop quantum-powered material to make hydrogen using just sun and water

Scientists develop quantum-powered material to make hydrogen using just sun and water

• Scientists develop quantum-powered material to make hydrogen using just sun and water Excitonic quantum superlattices enable efficient solar-powered hydrogen production, offering

Scientists create universal nasal spray vaccine that protects against COVID, flu, and pneumonia

Scientists create universal nasal spray vaccine that protects against COVID, flu, and pneumonia

• Scientists create universal nasal spray vaccine that protects against COVID, flu, and pneumonia A single nasal spray vaccine may one day shield us from viruses, pneumonia, and ev

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 348 words
Babies exposed to far more 'forever chemicals' before birth than scientists knew

Babies exposed to far more 'forever chemicals' before birth than scientists knew

• Babies exposed to far more â forever chemicalsâ before birth than scientists knew Before they are even born, babies may already carry a surprising mix of â forever chemicals.â B

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 375 words
Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. • HelloNaturereaders, would you like to get this Briefing in your inb

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
'An AlphaFold 4' - scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-off's exclusive new AI

'An AlphaFold 4' - scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-off's exclusive new AI

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X The AI tool includes predictions of how proteins interact with potential therapeutic molecules.Credit: Isomorphic Labs Nearly tw

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 331 words
Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. • HelloNaturereaders, would you like to get this Briefing in your inb

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words
'An AlphaFold 4' - scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-off's exclusive new AI

'An AlphaFold 4' - scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-off's exclusive new AI

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X The AI tool includes predictions of how proteins interact with potential therapeutic molecules.Credit: Isomorphic Labs Nearly tw

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 340 words

2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests

• A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish between the different objects they see around them at 2 months old, which is earlier than scientists previously thought.

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 127 words
Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes

Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes

• Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes Thin mountain air may fight diabetes by turning red blood cells into sugar sponges. • For years, researchers have

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 215 words

New microscopy technique lets scientists see cells in unprecedented detail and color

• Scientists have developed a new imaging technique that uses a novel contrast mechanism in bioimaging to merge the strengths of two powerful microscopy methods, allowing researche

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 148 words
Scientists may have found the holy grail of quantum computing

Scientists may have found the holy grail of quantum computing

• Scientists may have found the holy grail of quantum computing A rare metal alloy may be the long-sought key to ultra-fast quantum computers that waste virtually no energy. • Scie

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 232 words
Major government research lab appears to be squeezing out foreign scientists

Major government research lab appears to be squeezing out foreign scientists

• One of the US government’s topscientific research labsis taking steps that could drive away foreign scientists, a shift lawmakers and sources tell WIRED could cost the country va

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words

Scientists home in on Acinetobacter baumannii's resistance evolution

• Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacteria which can become a virulent killer in health-care settings among severely ill patients. • The germ has rapidly developed drug resistance to

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 165 words
Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer's

Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer's

• Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimerâ s Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a biological process that may explain why exercise sharpens th

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 215 words
Scientists just mapped mysterious earthquakes deep inside Earth

Scientists just mapped mysterious earthquakes deep inside Earth

• Scientists just mapped mysterious earthquakes deep inside Earth Researchers at Stanford University have produced the first worldwide map of an unusual type of earthquake that occ

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 218 words
Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life

Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life

• Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life Ancient microbes that learned to use oxygen may have sparked the rise of complex life. • Scientists widely agree tha

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 209 words

Scientists reveal best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica

• The climate crisis is warming Antarctica fast, with potentially disastrous consequences. • Now scientists have modeled the best- and worst-case scenarios for climate change in An

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 133 words
Scientists find cancer-linked chemicals in popular hair extensions

Scientists find cancer-linked chemicals in popular hair extensions

• Scientists find cancer-linked chemicals in popular hair extensions Researchers found cancer-linked and hormone-disrupting chemicals in most popular hair extensions, raising urgen

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words

Scientists unlock a massive new 'color palette' for biomedical research by synthesizing non-natural amino acids

• Ozempic has been making headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. • Yet it is just one in a rapidly growing class of drugs called peptide therapeutic

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 193 words
Scientists discover the body's hidden 'off switch' for inflammation

Scientists discover the body's hidden 'off switch' for inflammation

• Scientists discover the bodyâ s hidden â off switchâ for inflammation Researchers at University College London have identified a biological process that helps the body shut down

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 231 words
Scientists discover gene that could save bananas from deadly Panama disease

Scientists discover gene that could save bananas from deadly Panama disease

• Scientists discover gene that could save bananas from deadly Panama disease A wild bananaâ s hidden gene may hold the key to saving the worldâ s favorite fruit from a deadly dise

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 251 words
Scientists finally explain why chronic constipation treatments often fail

Scientists finally explain why chronic constipation treatments often fail

• Scientists finally explain why chronic constipation treatments often fail Scientists have traced stubborn constipation to a mucus-eating bacterial tag team â and stopping them co

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 205 words

How sailing voyages can inspire the next generation of ocean scientists and advocates

• Setting sail from the busy port of Plymouth in Devon, the tall ship Pelican of London takes young people to sea, often for the first time.

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 57 words

Colonists dredged away Sydney's natural oyster reefs. Now, scientists know how best to restore them

• New research has identified optimal design for artificial habitats to support restoration of oyster reefs, based on a detailed understanding of natural oyster reef geometry. • Pu

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 128 words
Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

• Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards Article Emerging Ideas Five scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have receiv

Research & Labs · February 18, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 285 words
Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

• Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards Article Emerging Ideas Five scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have receiv

Research · February 18, 2026 (updated February 19, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
Scientists test giant fire tornado to clean oil spills faster and with less smoke

Scientists test giant fire tornado to clean oil spills faster and with less smoke

• Scientists test giant fire tornado to clean oil spills faster and with less smoke This tornado-like spinning flame method could prove to be a greener and faster alternative to ex

Scientists tie Antarctica's 'gravity hole' to deep rock shifts 50 million years ago

Scientists tie Antarctica's 'gravity hole' to deep rock shifts 50 million years ago

• Scientists tie Antarctica’s ‘gravity hole’ to deep rock shifts 50 million years ago Computer models of shifting rocks show that this gravity hole has grown stronger between 50 an

Bushbabies reclassified as 'near threatened.' Scientists share how to protect these adorable primates

• Frank Cuozzo and Michelle Sauther first traveled to South Africa in 2012 to search for some of the most unusual primates on Earth-bushbabies. • These animals are nocturnal and sm

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 117 words

What's behind 'teensplaining'? Scientists should study this adolescent behaviour

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Adolescents have long been stereotyped in literature and science as being impulsive and emotional. • One aspect of their unique

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 266 words

Scientists build successful 'cloud in a box'

• In a quiet laboratory, a team of atmospheric scientists and engineers at the U.S. • Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory recently gathered around a worksta

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 102 words
US scientists unveil 'cloud in a box' chamber that could explain storms and rain

US scientists unveil 'cloud in a box' chamber that could explain storms and rain

• US scientists unveil ‘cloud in a box’ chamber that could explain storms and rain The chamber mixes warm, humid air with cold air to generate the supersaturation required for clou

Scientists raise 300,000 surfclams offshore, proving open-ocean aquaculture can work

• Rutgers researchers have made a discovery that could change the future of seafood farming in New Jersey. • A study led by marine scientist Daphne Munroe has shown that Atlantic s

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 154 words
Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon

Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon

• Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south poleScience Photo Library / Alamy Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south pole Science Photo Library / Alamy Scienti

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 275 words

The ice on Greenland is acting strangely: Scientists believe they finally know why

• Deep inside the Greenland ice sheet are giant swirling plume-like structures. • These have puzzled scientists for over a decade, but UiB researchers now believe they have cracked

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 88 words

Scientists discover recent tectonic activity on the moon

• Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. • Published in The P

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 204 words
Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

• In a recent study, University of Alaska Fairbanks paleontologist Matthew Wooller and his colleagues radiocarbon-dated what they thought were pieces of two mammoth vertebrae, only

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words
Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer's plaques

Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer's plaques

• Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimerâ s plaques Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have identified t

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 236 words
Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer

Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer

• Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer The journey began with T3p, a small RNA molecule detected in breast cancer but not in normal tissue. • When it was first

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 175 words
Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chains

Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chains

• Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chains Atom-thin phosphorus chains have been shown to host true 1D electronsâ and squeezing them tighter could

Science · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 211 words
Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA

Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA

• Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA Researchers identify the enzyme that sets off cancerâ s most chaotic genetic explosion â and it could be a

Science · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 256 words