Thursday, 20 August 2026
14 articles · times in UTC
Nature News · 00:00
Researcher, heal thyself: meet the scientists studying their own diseases ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02455-y Studying a condition after being diagnosed with it can be rewarding but also presents some ethical and psychological challenges.
Nature News · 00:00
Astronaut vest cuts radiation exposure in half ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02556-8 Tests on uncrewed NASA mission showed garment could spare astronauts the worst effects of solar storms.
Nature News · 00:00
These trees are making air quality in cities worse ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02586-2 They release compounds that contribute to ozone emissions, and rising temperatures could exacerbate the problem.
Nature News · 00:00
Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02551-z The figure, which is much higher than previous estimates of Large Language Model use, is for papers published in December and archived in PubMed
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Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02574-6 The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.
Nature News · 00:00
Moderna cancer vaccine stops melanoma returning: what’s next for personalized treatments? ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02612-3 Promising trial results suggest cancer vaccines work and could be used to target other tumours.
Nature News · 00:00
Daily briefing: People older than 100 have more cancer-killing cells ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02617-y Killer T cells might help people to live to extraordinarily old ages. Plus, the longest-lived brain organoids so far and how mass genome-screening programmes for newborns might work.
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Investors’ sneak peak: can this AI tool spot the science that will lead to patents? ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02549-7 The approach could speed up investment decisions, but researchers say it has flaws.
Nature News · 00:00
Dialkyl ether synthesis through heteroatom homolytic substitution ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11043-z Dialkyl ether synthesis through heteroatom homolytic substitution
Nature News · 00:00
Hidden volcanoes hint at Moon’s turbulent past ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02555-9 A pair of massive shield volcanoes have been pinpointed by lunar spacecraft.
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To shield the fetus, link a protein to these drugs ↗Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02553-x Adding albumin to popular antibody-based medicines helps to block their passage through the placenta.
The Guardian World · 00:14
More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic ↗The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continue More than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in due to a landslide, local officials and aid workers said o…
The Guardian World · 12:03
Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud ↗Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty fines Business live – latest updates The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once…
The Guardian World · 19:57
US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal ↗Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Twenty deportees from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, as part of a new agreement that will see the west African country receive as many as 1,200 people under the Trump administration ’s i…