Author Correction: A PP1âPP2A phosphatase relay controls mitotic progression
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Chemical pollutants are rife across the worldâs oceans
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Mighty mini-magnet is low in cost and light on energy use
Nature, Published online: 20 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00851-yA compact device can produce a magnetic field that is more than 800,000 times stronger than Earthâs.
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Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas ⌠again
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report
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King opens world's longest coastal path around England
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Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say
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Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds
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Iran attacks energy facilities in the Gulf
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Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell
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Rice needs to be replanted every year. Genetic tinkering could make it more like apples
Researchers re-create key aspects of long-lived wild relative, which could make rice fields longer lasting
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Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts
Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.
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AI software for smart glasses wins ÂŁ1m prize for technology to help people with dementia
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Fly tippers face clearing up own rubbish as punishment
Fly tippers could face up to 20 hours of community service removing rubbish they have illegally dumped.
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The neuroscientist who wants us to be nicer to psychopaths
Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths donât want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there