Friday, 21 August 2026
36 articles · times in UTC
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Why we must stop talking about artificial general intelligence — and instead build ‘pro-worker’ AI ↗Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02566-6 Rather than racing to replace people, we should build AI tools that amplify human expertise and expand opportunity.
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Earth-shaking thunder probes underground geology ↗Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02596-0 Seismologists measured the varying speeds of a ‘thunderquake’ to survey an area with little seismic activity.
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Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies ↗Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02626-x Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.
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Sleuth identifies dozens of studies that used the wrong antibody ↗Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02352-4 The case is the latest example of a scientific workhorse being misused in experiments.
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Daily briefing: Personalized mRNA vaccine shows promise for cancer ↗Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02638-7 Good news from a trial of a vaccine against melanoma. Plus, the US NSF is set to issue its lowest number of new grants in forty years, and the living layer that protects and produces desert soils.