Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos.
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Archaeology fight reopens wounds over peopling of the Americas
Challenge to age of Monte Verde site, key evidence for early arrival of humans, draws furious response
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Melbourne's innovation hurdles
Doherty Institute chief Sharon Lewin says scientists need to take risks.
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Japan launches unprecedented mission to bring back samples from Mars' moon Phobos
NASA has landed nine spacecraft on Mars over the past 50 years, and China touched down in 2021, but no one has returned…
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APOD: 2026 October 20 – An Anticrepuscular Rainbow Fan
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 20 – An… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education…
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In Ethiopia, Prosopis spread by 31,127 hectares a year; researchers linked it to $602 million in ecosystem-service losses over 31 years
Prosopis, brought to Ethiopia to help, spread about 31,127 hectares a year in Afar. Researchers estimate land changes…
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Scientists reach the ultimate quantum limit on a surface
Scientists have achieved a quantum breakthrough by creating an ultra-clean surface where individual molecules can…
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NASA solves a strange mystery hidden inside asteroid Bennu’s boulders
NASA scientists have finally uncovered why asteroid Bennu loses heat so quickly despite being covered in massive…
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Juvenile striped bass maintaining average abundance in Virginia waters in 2026
Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science…
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ISIS terrorist who plotted NYC mass slaughter gets 50 more years for blinding prison guard
A note recovered from El Bahnasawy's sock after he was restrained for the attack on guards read: "This is a terrorist…
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Neil Armstrong’s Boyhood Home Is Sold to a Historical Society After a $400,000 Gift
A retired pilot helped an Ohio historical society become the new owner of the Wapakoneta home where the first man on…
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5036-5042: Watching the Clouds Go By
Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 Happy New…
Read at source →Could your chatbot tip off a scientific rival? It’s possible, researchers say
Experts offer tips for keeping sensitive research private
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Why painful arthritis can return stronger after cancer treatment
Researchers discovered that recurring arthritis triggered by cancer immunotherapy may be driven by immune cells that…
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Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn't improve learning
The public K-12 school system in the United States has become pervasively shaped by standardized testing.
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Japan Plans First Mission to Collect Rocks from Moons of Mars
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to launch a spacecraft on Tuesday that will journey to Phobos…
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Bundle water safeguards into critical-mineral licences
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03353-z Bundle water safeguards into critical-mineral…
Read at source →Nobel-prizewinning breakthroughs can emerge from neglected organisms
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03351-1 Nobel-prizewinning breakthroughs can emerge…
Read at source →Conservation planning should follow animal clocks
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03354-y Conservation planning should follow animal…
Read at source →Europe and the rest of the world must come up with an answer to US science strategy
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03352-0 Europe and the rest of the world must come up…
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Nepal’s disaster is an urgent wake-up call
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03314-6 Record-breaking avalanches and floods are…
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Will this sleep-disorder drug be the next big blockbuster?
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03310-w Orexin agonists have been approved for the…
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Butterfly wing patterns make motion hard to read
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03062-7 Movement can expose camouflaged prey, yet…
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China picks first researchers for 15-year mega grants
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03151-7 Scientists start with a five-year grant that…
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Is it ‘moon-stroke’, or a chill?
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02975-7 An explanation for the injurious effect of…
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<i>Nature</i>’s job-satisfaction survey highlights the changing geography of science
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03327-1 A higher proportion of scientists in China…
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It’s time to teach peer review as a core research skill
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03200-1 Preprint journal clubs offer a scalable way…
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Vast new fossil record challenges story of Earth’s ‘big five’ mass extinctions
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03316-4 An artificial-intelligence model trained on…
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Can a human survive in a whale’s belly? The science behind the thriller <i>Whalefall</i>
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03358-8 Nature spoke to marine and anatomy…
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Body-clock disruptions contribute to one in four cases of depression, suggests large study
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03359-7 Evidence grows for ‘circadian depression’,…
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Daily Briefing: Tiny doses of LSD seem to boost cognition
Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03374-8 The drug improved the ability to focus — but…
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Japan launches spacecraft on historic Mars moon mission
The probe is set to land on Mars moon Phobos, where it will collect at least 10 grams of material during its mission.…
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Molecular switch controls how cells load cargo for recycling
Cells constantly recycle proteins and other cellular components. But how do they ensure that the right cargo ends up in…
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos
Scientists hope Martian material collected will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth Japan…
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Forgotten particle could answer mystery of why we exist, say physicists
Scientists have unveiled a new theory on the birth of the cosmos, suggesting the early universe was shaped by an…
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Forgotten particle could answer mystery of why we exist, say physicists
Why we exist is one of the strangest mysteries science has to grapple with, but scientists may have found the answer.
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