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Claustrophilic behavior may help Naegleria fowleri find food—and accidentally travel up the human nasal cavity

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02614-1Printing custom lab tools can be cheaper than buying them. Plus, South African scientists might soon have to register with a regulatory body and what an exoskeleto…

David Morens awaits sentencing after admitting to trying to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests

Racing at 8% the speed of light, record-setting object orbits the Milky Way’s black hole every 8.7 years

Lipid envelopes allow cat “calling cards” to survive for months in the environment

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02516-2Many researchers are unaware of an upcoming law that will require them to register with a regulatory body, as is the case for engineers and health-care professionals.

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02528-yMassive genomic newborn-screening studies are under way all over the globe. But questions about scalability, feasibility and net benefit remain.

Chang’e-7 will sample lunar ice in a polar crater to trace its origins

The region’s enormous herbivores, some weighing more than 1 ton, were no match for this prehistoric beast

The long-delayed 12 solicitations only cover some disciplines—and promise to give them much less money