[NEWS] HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS: Report Slams SLAC’s Safety Practices
A Department of Energy investigation into a serious electrical accident this fall at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) concludes that a routine disregard for safety regulations brought about the incident. The accident has led to the indefinite shutdown of the lab's accelerators, causing SLAC to lose ground to a Japanese laboratory engaged in the same type of research.
Author: Adrian Cho
[NEWS] HIV TRANSMISSION: Allegations Raise Fears of Backlash Against AIDS Prevention Strategy
Much to the dismay of AIDS researchers and clinicians around the world, the Associated Press (AP) ran a series last week that has reignited debate about the safety of one of the most heralded interventions in AIDS prevention: use of the drug nevirapine to prevent HIV transmission from an infected mother to her infant.
Author: Jon Cohen
Magic-mushroom compound blocks a severe side effect of chemotherapy, in mice
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02744-6 Study shows that psilocybin acts on nerves to prevent […]
Immune therapy engineered inside the body eases multiple sclerosis
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02765-1 Results from a small trial suggest a modified virus […]
Ketone homologation via palladium-catalysed decarboxylative rearrangement
Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11091-5 Ketone homologation via palladium-catalysed decarboxylative rearrangement
The 2026 El Niño Is Being ‘Supersized’ as Impacts Worsen
The World Meteorological Organization is warning that the climate phenomenon that has the Pacific running a fever will last until at least February, with dire consequences for weather worldwide.