Gerd Faltings has won the 2026 Abel Prize for his work on proving that Diophantine equations can have a finite set of solutions.Credit: Peter Badge/Typos1/The Abel PrizeGerd Faltings, a number theorist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn,...
Many chronic diseases unfold slowly as continuous biological processes, yet they are typically detected through brief clinical snapshots — at annual visits to a physician or from isolated laboratory tests, for instance. Insulin resistance, a condition in which the body...
Canada’s universities are competing aggressively for funding attached to ‘unicorn’ faculty positions. These rare, prestigious posts are backed by Can$1 billion (US$734 million) in federal investment to attract 100 researchers working on global challenges over the next 12 years. The...
Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00765-9Ancient DNA and other clues from feathers found in modern Peru hint that the ancient Ychsma culture imported birds from the distant Amazon. Source link...
The past three years have been the warmest recorded on Earth.Credit: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via GettyThe rate of global warming has surged since 2015 and is now nearly double what it was in the 1970s, according to a study1...
Conventional diamond, called cubic diamond, is known as the hardest substance in the world. But researchers think hexagonal diamond could be harder.Credit: Mats Silvan/GettyDiamond is famously known as the hardest mineral on Earth. But researchers have been pursuing an unusual...
Pokémon has been an inspiration for researchers since its creation 30 years ago.Credit: Hulton Archive/GettyOn 27 February 1996, Japanese game designer Satoshi Tajiri released the first ever Pokémon games for the Nintendo Game Boy. What started as a childhood passion...
Rats that had ancestors who had been exposed to a fungicide experienced health problems. Credit: Kseniia Glazkova/AlamyExposure to a fungicide induced changes to gene expression in rats that persisted for at least 20 generations. It also increased the chance of...
Karl Thompson is a microbiologist at Howard University in Washington DC and the director of its graduate programme for biomedical sciences.Credit: Justin D. Knight/Howard UniversityOne year ago this month, Howard University in Washington DC landed the coveted title of an...
Ukrainian soldiers test drones in Donetsk, Febuary 2025.Credit: Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via GettyMilitary budgets are growing, especially in larger economies. In 2024, global military spending totalled U$2.7 trillion1, a 9.4% increase in real terms over the previous year, according...
