September 29, 2025 2 min read Weaver Ants Form Complex Chains to Pull More Than 100 Times Their Weight With each member added to a team, humans do less work—but weaver ants do better and better By Rohini Subrahmanyam edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier imageBROKER.com/Alamy Stock Photo Weaver ants’ feet have an incredibly strong grip—individual…
September 28, 2025 3 min read Why It’s Dangerous to Avoid Tylenol While Pregnant Untreated fevers during pregnancy can cause more harm than taking acetaminophen will By Rachel Fieldhouse & Nature magazine Untreated fevers during pregnancy are dangerous. Researchers are concerned about what will happen should pregnant women follow US President Donald Trump’s advice to…
September 28, 2025 4 min read People Are More Likely to Cheat When They Use AI Participants in a new study were more likely to cheat when delegating to AI—especially if they could encourage machines to break rules without explicitly asking for it By Rachel Nuwer edited by Allison Parshall Despite what watching the news…
“Those who lack a sense of belonging are much more likely to experience impostor syndrome” FatCamera/Getty Images September is now upon us, and with it the new academic year. Like many students flying the family nest, one of my readers is anxious about her new life at university. She is the first in her family…
Combination asthma inhalers seem to be the best treatment option for all ages SBDIGIT/Getty Images Inhalers that combine providing immediate relief with a longer-term preventative effect are already recommended as the standard treatment for mild asthma among people aged 12 and above in the UK, US and some other countries. Now, a study of nearly…
A Javan slow loris reacts while receiving treat at Ujung Kulon National Park Garry Lotulung These photos tell an unusual rescue story – the release of Javan slow lorises into Ujung Kulon National Park on Java Island, Indonesia, last month. Photojournalist Garry Lotulung joined a team from the Indonesian branch of International Animal Rescue, the…
María Branyas Morera, pictured with scientist Manel Esteller, took part in a study to help researchers understand her longevity Manel Esteller Between 17 January 2023 and 19 August 2024, María Branyas Morera, of Spain, was officially the world’s oldest person, until she died aged 117 years and 168 days. To uncover the secrets of her…
Getty Images/amana images RF Here is a thought experiment for you: imagine shining a powerful laser at the moon, the beam cutting through space until it lands on its dusty grey surface. Now flick the laser so the spot of light sweeps from one side of the moon to the other. It would seem to…
In 2017, Ashley Moffett, a reproductive immunologist, walked to the pharmacy near her laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK, to buy a pregnancy test. But it wasn’t for Moffett. Her postdoc, Margherita Turco, had created what she thought might be the first cluster of cells capable of mimicking the tissue of the placenta —…
“Refuting the idea of rigid personality types could make us all happier” Simone Rotella There is a meme in modern therapy culture saying that you shouldn’t try to change – you are perfectly imperfect, and that the right people will accommodate your every idiosyncrasy. Relatedly, personality has traditionally been defined as a pretty stable collection…
