The French Riviera may look like an unlikely place for a tsunami disaster, but scientists warn the threat is far more real than most people realize. Historical events and new modeling show that…
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Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00198-4Animal companions can be a lot of work, and are difficult to fit into a busy professional’s life, but they can also enhance…
Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01591-9The black hole at the Milky Way’s centre catapulted a Sun-like star to ‘hypervelocity’ speed.
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Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01645-yPublic-health researcher James Baguma has studied the interactions between bats, which can carry the virus, and people in the…
Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01608-3James Webb Space Telescope reveals weather patterns from how planet WASP-94 A b filters the light of its parent star.