An engineer works on equipment for the LHCb experiment inside the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider.Credit: Francis Demange/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Physicists know that their elegant theoretical description of forces and particles – the Standard Model – must be incomplete, because there are a host of phenomena it cannot explain, such as the existence of…
This newly identified species of glass frog (provisional name Nymphargus dajomesae) was found in the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range in the Andes.Credit: Photo archive PUCE-BIOWEB It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of the world from reading the news. For that reason, in December last year, Nature gathered seven good news stories…
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01075-w Not a bug, but a feature. Source link
The European Research Council (ERC) — an important funder that is investing €16 billion (US$18.7 billion) in research between 2021 and 2027 — announced changes to its eligibility rules for grant applicants on 16 April. In a letter to researchers, ERC president Maria Leptin explained that the restrictions were necessary to respond to the “sharp…
The European Research Council proposed the rule change in response to an increasing volume of grant applications.Credit: Tom Werner/Getty The European Research Council (ERC) has reversed a policy it introduced to help deal with a deluge of applications to its coveted awards, after a huge researcher backlash against the measure. On 16 April the ERC,…
A pair of studies published as preprints and including data on thousands of US faculty members is revealing how anxiety manifests across academic careers. According to the studies, academics report high levels of job-related anxiety, particularly those in health disciplines. But that anxiety can be managed through access to strong familial and social support networks,…
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 30 April 2026 A biomarker shows which people with certain types of breast cancer are more likely to respond to an immune-based therapy. Source link
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 30 April 2026 Damage by certain insects and fungi tends to be greatest in US woodlands where maximum temperatures during the warmest months are increasing. Source link
Scientists equipped Escherichia coli (example pictured) with ribosomes that lacked the amino acid isoleucine.Credit: James Cavallini/Science Photo Library All life on Earth depends on the same molecular alphabet: 20 amino acids that cells string together to make proteins. But now, scientists have reengineered bacteria to run a core part of their cellular machinery with just…
President Trump’s proposal for huge cuts to a number of key science agencies was rejected by a Congressional panel Thursday. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Members of the US House of Representatives signaled that they would again reject a proposal by the administration of US President Donald Trump to slash science spending. But the bill advanced by…