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Skeleton suits for Phantom of the Opera, garish wigs for Beetlejuice, a Don’t Tell Mama dress for Cabaret … our critic pulls on her cat ears and leotard to investigate a wild new crazeIt’s an hour before curtain-up and the queue outside the theatre is full of green wigs and blue faces, all amid a se
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way that fructose, a sugar commonly found in sweetened foods and drinks, may help aggressive ovarian cancer spread. Researchers discovered that cancer cells surviving chemotherapy release fructose that weakens the bonds holding neighboring tumor cells together,
A groundbreaking new supercomputer simulation is revealing how the universe escaped its cosmic dark age and transformed into a cosmos filled with stars and galaxies. Called Lumina, it recreates 2 billion years of early cosmic history across a region 1.6 billion light-years wide, capturing extraordin
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 This week Curiosity has been completing its drill campaign at the “Nazca” drill hole. This is an area characterized by bedrock containing disk-shaped (or in a liberal interpretati
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The advertising watchdog says they also must not make misleading claims that sunbeds can treat skin conditions or improve mental health.
A surprising new study suggests that walking, jogging, and even traditional weight training may be less effective at stimulating bone formation than high-intensity sports involving explosive movements and sudden changes in direction. Researchers found that activities such as football and handball in
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03639-2A Florida fungus might combine the psychedelic compound psilocybin with deadly chemicals to defend itself against hungry animals.
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11409-3Author Correction: SLAMF6 as a drug-targetable suppressor of T cell immunity against cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03666-zThe Bundibugyo virus strain was circulating for weeks before its detection in May, but was missed owing to surveillance failures, testing gaps and funding cuts, researchers say.
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03565-3A global team profiled nearly 26 million brain cells from the basal ganglia to build a cross-species reference database that will help to understand conditions from Parkinson’s disease to addiction.
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03573-3Vaccines and monoclonal-antibody injections are cutting hospitalizations linked to the respiratory virus.
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03705-9Earlier CRISPR treatments require removal of a participant’s cells, a complex and costly approach.
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Remains believed to have belonged to Africans or Afro-Brazilians repatriated after being flown back by diplomats Two skulls, including that of a man believed to have taken part in Brazil’s greatest slave revolt but whose remains were taken to the United States and used in racist eugenics studies at
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Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custodyA 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina, the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday, after he reportedly hid his
Science
A study in animals suggests a drug used to thin blood might eventually be able to slow down the development of osteoarthritis. Currently, there are no approved drugs capable of doing this
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Cow’s milk is not a natural source of iodine. It is fortified, at the cow, notes Dale Vince of the Green Britain FoundationYou report that scientists say moving even partly from dairy products to vegan alternatives could lead to deficiencies in iodine and other micronutrients if the substitutes are
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Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange during trilateral talks mediated by the US, but significant differences remain to achieve a peace deal. Kyiv says a ceasefire must come before any discussions on territory, while Moscow demands Ukrainian forces withdraw from parts of eastern Ukra
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Lawyer says Britain wrong to believe in historic doctrine that crown has sovereignty over parts of oceansBritain should not be permitted to act as a 17th-century colonial power treating the waters around the Falkland Islands as a Dominium maris Britannici, Argentina has told an international tribuna
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Harsh article by Brian T. Smith in TalkSport against the United States national team coach