The CAPTCHA protocol
Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01085-8Difficult choices.
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NoTrue, Silence and Rubbish Communications: satirical journals give Chinese academics a pressure valve
Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01548-yViral trend highlights frustration over the ‘credibility crisis’.
Author Correction: Inactivating SnRK1β1A promotes broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice
Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10659-5Author Correction: Inactivating SnRK1β1A promotes broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice
Monkeys that ‘draw’ reveal a neuronal population that encodes combinable actions
Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00928-8When faced with unfamiliar problems, humans and other animals must plan and execute action sequences that they might not have used…
Summerlike heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why
A Bermuda High parked over the western Atlantic is pulling sweltering air up from the South, challenging records in parts of the eastern U.S.
Justin Solomon appointed associate dean of engineering education
MIT faculty member in electrical engineering and computer science to focus on innovation in engineering education and new pedagogical approaches.
MIT Asia Real Estate Initiative expands its footprint in booming Asia-Pacific cities
The initiative plans to engage industry leaders and MIT alumni with hubs in Tokyo, Dubai, and Hong Kong.
The U.S. just experienced its hottest 12 months on record
March was a scorching 9.35 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the 20th-century average for the month, capping the hottest 12-month stretch for the U.S. since records began in 1895
SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death
SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the first time
What it’s like being stuck in a hantavirus quarantine for six weeks
Scientific American spoke to one of the people who are currently being monitored for possible hantavirus infection at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska