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🏥 Healthcare

Aug 09, 2026

How can using advanced cancer models improve treatment options for patients with different types of cancer?

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7 Integration of genome-scale CRISPR screening data from traditional cell lines and next-generation cancer models expands the representation of tumour subtypes and genomic alterations in The Cancer Dependency Map

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Aug 01, 2026

What should we learn from the history of smallpox's arrival in the Americas to guide our health policies today?

Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02366-y Viral sequences from Chilean mummies confirm the disease was introduced from Europe

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🌱 Environment

Jul 31, 2026

What steps can communities take to better prepare for and respond to wildfires in Europe?

The fires facing Spanish and French firefighters are harder to put out – and much more intense

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📚 Education

Jul 28, 2026

How might shifting funding from universities to AI impact education and research in our country?

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science

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🏥 Healthcare

Jul 04, 2026

What should we consider when developing new vaccines for HIV based on recent research findings?

Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10837-5 Vaccination elicits HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies in primates

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🌱 Environment

Jun 27, 2026

How should Europe prepare for the possibility of more extreme heat in the future?

Europe is the fastest warming continent – almost all of its heat records have been broken in the 21st century

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🏥 Healthcare

Jun 27, 2026

What are the benefits and challenges of using new tools to edit human embryos?

The use of genome editing in early embryos has pulled back the curtain on the role of one of the key genes that orchestrates the first stages of human development,…

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💻 Technology

Jun 23, 2026

What steps can Europe take to become a leader in science and technology while ensuring openness and collaboration?

Nature, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01955-1 Amid chaos in US science and geopolitical turmoil, Europe wants to position itself as a research haven — but questions about funding and innovation remain

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🏥 Healthcare

May 23, 2026

What should communities do to prepare for and respond to an Ebola outbreak?

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01660-z Nature staff discuss ongoing efforts to curb the Bundibugyo virus outbreak

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💻 Technology

Apr 17, 2026

Big questions for the UK: AI safety, regulation, and digital governance

Can Britain lead on responsible AI without sacrificing its economic ambitions in the sector?

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🌱 Environment

Apr 17, 2026

Big questions for the UK: Net zero, energy security, and environmental policy

Can Britain decarbonise at the pace required by the Climate Change Act while managing energy costs and rural interests?

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👥 Society

Apr 17, 2026

Big questions: Migration, identity, and social trust

Pluralism, borders, and what we owe each other in diverse societies.

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