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Hidden in plain sight: The race to discover new species before they're gone

Hidden in plain sight: The race to discover new species before they're gone Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown. A naturalist travels somewhere remote, perhaps on a wooden ship, and traipses through the jungle to encounter an animal or plant never before described by science. The intrepid explorer brings back specimens or observations to a museum, where...

Here are the IMAX theaters that can play 'The Odyssey' in true 70mm

Here are the IMAX theaters that can play 'The Odyssey' in true 70mm The best way to take in the spectacle is at the hard-to-find IMAX 70mm film theaters. Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey, arriving on July 17, is the first feature film shot entirely using IMAX's incredible 70mm format. Now that tickets are on sale, you may be wondering where to see it.

Daily briefing: Pigeons might find their way by following their liver

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01768-2Magnetic immune cells in a homing pigeon’s liver might help it to navigate. Plus, the first clinical trial of a gene therapy to restore heart muscle and an unusual reptile museum in Ecuador.

ArtiFact: A Large-Scale Multi-Modal Cultural Heritage Dataset

Announce Type: new Abstract: Multi-modal data management has emerged as a central research topic in the database community, spanning data integration, semantic query processing, and data quality assessment. Despite this growing interest, the community lacks large-scale, real-world datasets combining tables, text, and images. We present ArtiFact, a multi-modal cultural heritage dataset of 651045 museum records collected from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and...

Parents warned social media reforms won't be 'one and done' as tech pace surges

Parents warned social media reforms won't be 'one and done' as tech pace surges Ministers will soon announce new online safety measures for youngsters, including a possible ban for under 16s for apps like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - but it won't be the end of the issue Liz Kendall has warned the public that upcoming plans to crack down on kids' social media usage will not mean the issue is “one and done”. The Technology Secretary said she wants to protect kids from "harms and risks"...

The best new popular science books of June 2026

This is a month to look out for some powerful new books, with authors taking on challenges of all sorts and imagining whole new worlds. There are fresh ways to think about a cancer diagnosis, a book tackling the real inner world of hormones, in which we are all hormonal all the time, plus a major re-envisioning of the natural world where we abandon the shallows of competition for the depth and intricacies of connection and togetherness. Welcome to the symbiocene.

A 3-day Taichung travel guide for first-time visitors

A 3-day Taichung travel guide for first-time visitors From Taichung Green Museumbrary and Central Park to Miyahara, Calligraphy Greenway and the Cycling Culture Museum, here is how to plan an easy three-day trip to the central Taiwan city. My family arrived just before the Taichung Green Museumbrary opened for the day. The children spotted a fairy circle of lime-green stools in the adjacent park and ran towards it.

A 3-day Taichung travel guide for first-time visitors

A 3-day Taichung travel guide for first-time visitors From Taichung Green Museumbrary and Central Park to Miyahara, Calligraphy Greenway and the Cycling Culture Museum, here is how to plan an easy three-day trip to the central Taiwan city. My family arrived just before the Taichung Green Museumbrary opened for the day. The children spotted a fairy circle of lime-green stools in the adjacent park and ran towards it.

Green space exposure, mental health and the nasal microbiome explored

Green space exposure, mental health and the nasal microbiome explored Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Plenty of studies have linked exposure to nature to a wide variety of health benefits, from improved cognitive function to lower blood pressure to better mental health. Other research has found connections between the human microbiome and time spent outside. But an overlooked, understudied player in that connection is the assemblage of microbes found in the nose, or...