Whinnies seem to play a role in horses’ social interactions. Credit: Mumemories/Getty
The horse whinny, or neigh, has been a familiar sound at least since the animal was domesticated, around 4,200 years ago. But until now, scientists didn’t…
As humanity emerged from the social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, people craved human connection. Instead, we got generative artificial-intelligence programs, complete with hallucinating chatbots and deepfake songs. Yet, music from diverse…
Nature, Published online: 23 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00605-w
Scientists are impressed by a new AI model that predicts drug-molecule interactions. Plus, giant tortoises are once again roaming on a Galápagos island and why science still…
A ninth-century mass grave in Gomolava in southeastern Europe reveals violent social upheavals. Credit: Lanmas/Alamy
A mass grave from a ninth-century site in Gomolava, Serbia, has been revealed to contain the bodies of dozens of women and…
It looks like a March launch is no longer in the cards for Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed trip to the moon’s vicinity since the final Apollo mission over 50 years ago. While preparations were underway at the Kennedy Space Center for a launch as…
The Kimberley region in the north-west corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of red soil and rocky ground. The dry seasons are long, and the wet seasons often flood the Martuwarra Fitzroy River…
The 17-mile Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located beneath the French-Swiss border, regularly slams heavy ions together at near light speed. But on July 30, 2025, researchers reported something many thought belonged to folklore: lead ions…
Fossil evidence shows that baby long-necked dinosaurs were a major food source for several large meat-eating dinosaurs during the Late Jurassic period.
Because these young plant-eaters were so common and easy to catch, predators at the time had an…
Geologists have resolved a long-standing mystery about how two major rivers in the western United States became connected.
They found that a hidden shift deep underground briefly lowered a mountain barrier, allowing one river to cut straight…
