Nature, Published online: 10 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00421-2
Marine protection in the Azores: a triumph for conservation and sustainability
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Marine protection in the Azores: a triumph for conservation and sustainability
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Internet blackout: Iran’s academic shutdown
On 8 January, Iran was hit with a near-total Internet blackout. It is unclear what conditions universities are operating in, if at all. These are some of the most severe disruptions to Iran’s higher-education system since the 1980 ‘cultural…
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Tree rings and salt lakes give clues about ancient rainfall
Nature, Published online: 10 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00193-9
A call to replace problematic pesticides, and ways to measure climate changes of the past, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.
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why the nation must collaborate to stay ahead
In biomedical science, China still lags behind the United States and Europe when it comes to fundamental research and conducting clinical trials involving investigators and participants from several countries1. But the nation is now a global…
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Obesity increases risk of severe infections, study finds
February 9, 2026
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Obesity increases risk of severe infections, study finds
A new study suggests that people with obesity have higher rates of mortality and hospitalization from a variety of infections from…
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Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station – Spaceflight Now
Teams monitor the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA… Continue Reading
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Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a ‘giant’ who’d had brain surgery
Archaeologists have unearthed a Viking Age pit filled with the dismembered remains of 10 people in the outskirts of Cambridge, England. The unusual mass grave, which also contained the skeleton of an extremely tall man who had undergone brain…
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Why has this winter been so cold in the U.S. East and warm in the country’s West?
February 9, 2026
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Why has this winter been so cold?
While it’s been a frigid winter in the eastern U.S., the western region of the country has seen record warmth
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Why Can’t NASA Shake Its Hydrogen Leak Curse?
During the lead-up to NASA’s Artemis 1 mission back in 2022, recurring hydrogen leaks led to significant delays and a cancelled launch attempt. The agency had three years to address the underlying issues with the Space Launch…
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Common Sweetener May Damage Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke : ScienceAlert
Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar.
But research suggests this widely used sweetener may be quietly undermining one of the body’s most crucial protective…
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