Science in 2026: what to expect this year
Nature, Published online: 01 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04114-0 More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on science — we run thr...
Nature, Published online: 01 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04114-0 More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on science — we run thr...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Harriet Hageman posted a “Soon” teaser on X. ✓ The teaser sharpens talk of a 2026 Senate bid. ✓ T...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Justin Sun accumulated $175 million worth of Trump-backed token projects. ✓ Sun has been blacklisted despite his investme...
European leaders have issued a joint statement on Greenland, after the US president said the United States needed the semi-autonomous region from a national security standpoint. Greenlandic leaders sa...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Southern resident killer whales are endangered. ✓ These orcas are fighting for survival. ✓ Scient...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The DOJ has released more Epstein files, but not the ones survivors want. ✓ The DOJ still has “hundreds of thousands” of ...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that using the US military to acquire Greenland is 'always an option'. It comes after European leaders issued a joint statement on Greenland, af...
The leader of Yemen's southern separatists has reportedly fled when he failed to turn up for his flight to peace talks in Riyadh, following the flare-up in tensions between Saudi Arabi and UAE forces ...
All eyes are on how Beijing’s “Chinese dream” of eventual Taiwan reunification will unfold at a time when the leader of the United States – Taipei’s top international backer – appears less likely to i...
Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, thinks AI will transform, not eliminate, jobs. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Reid Hoffman, a prominent Democratic donor, is against California's proposed billiona...
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Google cofounder Larry Page has cut his ties to California Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Google cofounder Larry Page is cutting ties with California. A source said Page had already left the state. He h...
Picture of fire at Fuerte Tiuna, a Venezuelan military complex, after a series of explosions were heard in Caracas. Luis JAIMES / AFP via Getty Images Venezuela accused the US of carrying out strikes ...
Crowds gather in Caracas following news that the US captured Venezuela's President Maduro. Jeampier Arguinzones/picture alliance via Getty Images Following the US strike in Venezuela and capture of Pr...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Indiana State Rep. Kyle Pierce advocates for comprehensive crypto legislation ✓ Current legislative efforts should not fo...
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters China's military is conducting massive war games all around Taiwan. The e...
📋 Key Facts ✓ US lawmakers threaten legal action against Pam Bondi over unreleased Epstein material. ✓ A Republican and a Democrat have...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Army and Navy exceeded the 4% federal cap on Category IV recruits by using post-preparatory course test scores. ✓ Cat...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he is "perfectly fine" with California's proposed billionaire wealth tax. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he is "perfectl...
Lockheed Martin said it plans to boost production of Patriot missile interceptors. US Army photo by Sgt. JaDarius Duncan Lockheed Martin said it plans to boost annual production of Patriot missile int...