Nuclear reactor in Kalpakkam attains criticality
India is advancing its civil nuclear program with its Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam now able to self-sustain a nuclear …
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Russia to block Kazakh oil flows on key pipeline supplying Berlin
Germany has confirmed that Russia will block flows of Kazakh oil to a vital refinery that supplies much of Berlin's …
How the classic computer game Doom became a tool for science
Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00813-4The 1990s game has been run on bacteria and a satellite and played by …
Ukrainian civilians abducted, tortured in Russian prisons
Russia has been holding thousands of Ukrainian civilians behind bars for years, in breach of international humanitarian law. Families have …
Germany: Conservatives call cannabis legalization 'a nonstarter' as 2-year report is filed
Conservatives see a two-year report on Germany's partial legalization of cannabis as evidence that it's been a failure. While the …
Modi slams Congress over women's quota vote
The Indian prime minister blamed the main opposition party for failing to pass a law reserving a third of parliamentary …
Betting on elections is illegal — but possible
Online gambling is gaining traction in Germany. Using prediction markets like Polymarket to bet on political events remains illegal, but …
Could Germany adopt Anthropic?
After Donald Trump ordered the US government to cancel all contracts with Anthropic, a German politician has said Germany should …
Data from smart watches reveal early signs of insulin resistance
Nature, Published online: 16 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00380-8Patterns in continuous data from wearable devices could reveal early metabolic dysfunction long before …
Thieves stole 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars
"We've always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat," the company said, "but it seems thieves have taken the …
Strait of Hormuz shutdown could spark food crisis
Along with spiking oil prices, Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is raising fertilizer costs by up …
Zimbabwe's Biti reportedly detained amid term‑limit row
Proposed changes to the constitution would extend presidential terms from five years to seven, allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay …
Scale writing
Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10241-zINSTALL overcomes fundamental challenges for DNA delivery and integration methods by synergizing immune-stealth nucleic …
Adrift Russian tanker risks Mediterranean ecological disaster
A Russian oil and gas tanker that was likely targeted by drones is adrift in the Mediterranean with no crew …
Israel hits Iranian heavy water nuclear reactor
A research reactor in Iran's Khondab was hit by airstrikes, an Iranian official said, stressing there was no radiation leak. …
Three Indian cities among top four most polluted, says report
Loni in Uttar Pradesh has the dubious distinction of being the world's most polluted city in 2025, according to a …