Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03125-0 A strategy to control translation of mRNA vaccines reveals cell type–specific contributions to immunity that may be harnessed to enhance vaccine efficacy. Source: Read Full Article
The risk of malaria influenced where prehistoric people lived in sub-Saharan Africa, a new study suggests. The research is the first to link early human habitation with the deadly disease and contrasts with early assumptions that prehistoric people migrated to different regions mainly for agricultural reasons. In the study, researchers analyzed existing models of climate…
A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a barred spiral…
One of the best third-party text editors has come to macOS at last. Notepad++ is now available as a free Mac app, 23 years after its first Windows release. The interface is virtually the same, including support for macros, plugins, syntax highlighting, and simple-yet-practical features like split view editing and tabs. However, it now uses…
Cannibal frogs with prey-slicing claws, once used by doctors to determine whether women were pregnant, have been escaping their laboratories for decades. African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) are an amphibian species native to much of sub-Saharan Africa. They have relatively flat bodies, including their heads, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute….
In his first term, President Donald Trump set his eyes on America’s “next frontier”: the moon, Mars and beyond. “We will ensure a future of American dominance in space,” Trump said in a May 2020 speech at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The first-term president reestablished a White House space council, issued directives intended to jump-start…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive. As part of the settlement, the California Coastal Commission acknowledged its members made “improper” statements about Musk’s political beliefs at…
April 29, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What you eat for lunch could influence your immune system just hours later Our food choices could play an important, short-term role in how our bodies respond to infections, new research suggests By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron Alexander Spatari/Getty Images “Starve…
More datacentres and warmer conditions helped push electricity demand to record highs in the first three months of the year, according to Australia’s Energy Market Operator, while growth in batteries kept average wholesale prices down. Electricity demand – from households, business and industry – reached record levels of 25GW in Q1 2026, an increase of…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows matter rushing forward from a singularity at the dawn of time during the Big Bang. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Scientists have redefined gravity to explain the Big Bang and perhaps change our…
