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What really happened on Easter Island?

For decades, an influential theory blamed the Rapanui for their own downfall—a s...

Can QuantumScape and Factorial Energy mass-produce soli...

Two American companies are pursuing rival manufacturing strategies for these lon...

Female clones created from the blood of male mice

A CRISPR-based tool can perform sex reversal on male mouse embryos, reliably tur...

What Spider-Man gets right — and wrong — about turning ...

In 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor base...

How to get the most out of an informational interview

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01932-8These in...

Mathematics holds the secret to ‘ladder-proof’ knitting

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02466-9A topolo...

Will you be wearing an exoskeleton in ten years? The te...

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02527-zRobotic ...

Five ways 3D printing is improving lab work

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02535-zAs 3D pr...

How Zipline’s drone delivery system works in U.S. suburbs

Zipline’s tethered delivery system lowers packages from the sky. Now it has to s...

The brain doesn’t just experience reality. It edits it ...

Neuroscience is revealing how our brains are wired for narrative

Does fibermaxxing work? It may depend on your microbiome

We are rightfully told to eat more fiber. But our depleted gut microbiomes may n...

September 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 ye...

A heavenly read; a 25-foot eye; a case of double personality

Science crossword: Give me some space!

Play this crossword inspired by the September 2026 issue of Scientific American

How solar became the cheapest form of energy in the world

Here are four reasons solar energy has seen a meteoric rise in recent years

From geothermal energy to tidal power, these bold proje...

Companies are making big bets on technology to solve lingering challenges in the...

How many satellites can safely orbit Earth?

Soaring numbers of satellites could pose grave threats to the heavens above and ...

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