Are we living in a parallel universe? The strange physics of Stranger Things
In Stranger Things, the supernatural villain Vecna rules a nightmarish parallel world called the Upside Down. Credit: Netflix/Everett/Shutterstock…
the events to watch for in the coming year
India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft launched in 2023. Next year, it will observe the Sun during its peak activity phase.Credit:…
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the community
Dementia is a growing global challenge, with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) being the most common cause, characterized by ADNCs, encompassing…
Visualizing interaction-driven restructuring of quantum Hall edge states
Halperin, B. I. Quantized Hall conductance, current-carrying edge states, and the existence of extended states in a two-dimensional…
how a person’s earliest flu infections dictate life-long immunity
Every summer, Aubree Gordon, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, spends about a month…
mRNA therapy turns back the clock
As people age, immune cells called T cells tend to decline both in quantity and in quality. Credit:…
Science’s role in my Great British Sewing Bee success
Yasmin Proctor-Kent displayed waistcoats made by her dad behind her while competing on The Great British Sewing Bee.Credit:…
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
Survey results suggest that peer reviewers are increasingly turning to AI.Credit: Panther Media Global/Alamy More than 50% of…
Despite all the negatives, 2025 showcased the power, resilience and universality of science
Geoscientist Mengran Du and her team reported the deepest ecosystem known to host animals this year.Credit: Billy H.C.…
Cooperative foraging between dolphins and fish-eating killer whales
Elliser, C. R. & Herzing, D. L. Long-term interspecies association patterns of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and…
Science sleuths raise concerns about scores of bioengineering papers
Image sleuths noticed irregularities in figures from scores of papers co-authored by Ali Khademhosseini.Credit: Natali Mis/Getty In December…
Asteroids, antibiotics and ants: a year of remarkable science – Nature
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