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More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds
Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of preventable cancer cases.Credit: Jorge Sanz/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide…
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This robot hand detaches and walks by itself
Human hands are incredibly dexterous tools — but they have their limits. They are asymmetric, they have only a single…
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Pesticide cocktails negatively affect soil biodiversity
Nature, Published online: 28 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00039-4 A much-needed assessment of the scale of the effects of pesticides on soil…
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Guinea-Bissau suspends US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives
Guinea-Bissau will implement a universal birth-dose policy for the Hepatitis B vaccine in 2027.Credit: Enrique Lopez-Tapia/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Public-health authorities…
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When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
Credit: Getty Within a couple of years of ChatGPT coming out, I had come to rely on the artificial-intelligence tool,…
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mathematics was built on infighting and emotional turmoil
The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics Jason Socrates Bardi Basic (2025) In…
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How do vaccine cutbacks affect public health? Ask Japan
Despite having a strong healthcare system, vaccine hesitancy and mixed messages from government have curtailed some immunization efforts.Credit: Carl Court/Getty…
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How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought
Some 150 million years ago, Europe was tropical — and mostly underwater. The entire continent was closer to the equator…
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Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak is a nuclear-fusion research reactor in Hefei, China.Credit: Zhang Yazi/China News Service/VCG via Getty Researchers…
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Artificial skin mimics the octopus’s art of disguise
Nature, Published online: 06 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03984-8 A ‘photonic skin’ with controllable colour and texture brings materials science a step…
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