New space telescope will reopen astronomersâ view of the far-infrared
NASAâs $1.2 billion PRIMA will explore how galaxies evolve and how planets emerge from disks of gas and dust
Trump hosts President Xi at state banquet
Tech billionaires join Donald Trump and Xi Jinping for dinner at the White House at the end of the first full day of the Chinese President's visit to the US. Mr Xi said that in their discussions earlier, he and his host had reached "common understanding on many issues" but didn't elaborate. No concr
Brakence Returns With New Song âReady or Notâ
Itâs his first solo release since his 2022 album Hypochondriac
Taylor Swift Releases Four New Songs
The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore is here
APOD: 2026 September 25 â Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 25 â⌠Todayâs APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss  APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation wr
Listen to Phoebe Bridgersâ New Song for A24 Film Primetime
Bridgers stars in the Lance Oppenheim-directed movie opposite Robert Pattinson
Explosive Intensification for Hurricane Polo
Several ingredients came together off the Pacific coast of Mexico to generate one of the strongest storms the eastern Pacific basin has ever seen.
Health
Experience: a brain surgeon dropped part of my skull on the floor
I was a healthy 34-year-old when a mass of blood vessels ruptured in my brain. It took three neurosurgeons and a risky 16-hour operation to fix meOn a Sunday in May 2017, I was at the gym and using a chest press when there was this pop. It wasnât a sound â it was more like a sigh in my body. There w
Business
David Beckham takes $51mn dividend as World Cup deals lift earnings
Tournament boosts profits at DRJB Holdings, the former footballerâs brand business company, to record level last year
Business
Maga base recoils as Trump goes all-in on AI
US presidentâs Big Tech boosterism is alienating once-loyal supporters just weeks ahead of the midterms
Scientists gave worms magnetic bacteria. They lived 43% longer
A magnet-producing bacterium extended the average lifespan of C. elegans worms by more than 43% while helping protect their neurological and intestinal health. Researchers traced much of the effect to suppression of ferroptosis, a damaging form of cell death linked to iron buildup and oxidative stre
Breaking
Lula says Trump wants to âcoloniseâ and capture Brazilâs resources by meddling in election
A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway Octoberâs presidential vote in favour of Lulaâs far-right opponentsLuiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silvaâs presidential campaign has accused Donald Trump of wanting to âcoloniseâ Brazil in order to capture its natural resources by meddling in next monthâs pres
âWe found something never seen beforeâ â A dead star is producing a shock wave that shouldnât exist
A dead white dwarf with no detectable disk has somehow produced a powerful shock wave that appears to have persisted for at least 1,000 years. Its magnetic field may be partly responsible, but astronomers say an unexplained âmystery engineâ may also be at work.
Business
Pomp prevails over substance as Trump hosts Xi
Fanfare masks some of the US presidentâs own troubles, including his war in Iran and plummeting domestic popularity
Ancient meteorites reveal a powerful force that helped build the Solar System
Ancient grains inside one of the oldest known meteorites reveal that a surprisingly strong magnetic field existed during the solar systemâs first 200,000 years. The discovery suggests magnetism worked alongside gravity to help transform a vast cloud of gas and dust into the sun and planetary disk.
Scientists discover an âimpossibleâ cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer
Scientists discovered a surprising backup system that lets mammalian cells make the essential amino acid cysteine even when the pathways once considered indispensable are disabled. The same survival mechanism may help cancer cells resist treatment, raising the possibility that shutting it down could
Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03041-yNature staff discuss a technique that could help researchers read charred Herculaneum scrolls â plus, a biodegradeable, edible battery.
Why science wouldnât exist without alchemy, curiosity and great writing: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03032-zAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
Anthropicâs AI biolab finds âCRISPR-likeâ DNA in viruses. Whatâs next?
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03039-6The detection effort enlisted roughly 950 AI agents that spent more than 21 hours combing through DNA sequence databases.
Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents â even after decades of âgreenâ efforts
Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03023-0Laboratories are still using dangerous and carbon-intensive liquids much more often than environmentally friendly ones, according to a 40-year survey of patents.