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Danes vote for a new government amid Greenland threat
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is hoping for a third term as a trustworthy European leader with the grit to stand …
How Poland is flexing its economic muscle in Western Europe
Poland's economy is now a European star performer. A new trend suggests further momentum, with more and more Polish firms …
Stray crashed drone hailed from Ukraine
Lithuania's prime minister has said that a military drone that crashed near the border to Belarus hailed from Ukraine and …
Coil NLR
Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10215-1SUMM2, a coiled-coil NLR, promotes the assembly of higher-order resistosome clusters to initiate cell …
Women's AFCON postponed at 11th hour
After weeks of uncertainty, football's governing body in Africa has announced the postponement of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, …
Knock knock, no one’s there. Study finds scientists’ jokes mostly fall flat
Nature, Published online: 18 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00854-9Survey examines how often academics attempt jokes during conference talks — and how these …
US, Israel hit major bridge, steel plants in Iran
US and Israeli strikes destroyed a bridge connecting Tehran to the city of Karaj. It comes after Trump said US …
Who holds the biggest emergency oil reserves?
Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed dozens of countries to tap their emergency oil stockpiles. But …
Skeleton in Magdeburg Cathedral is almost certainly Otto I
When the sarcophagus of the former Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great sustained damage and had to be opened, researchers …
‘Einstein‘ bot sharpens debate over AI in the classroom
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00764-wFaculty members are spending ever more time outmanoeuvring students who want to cut corners …
Is Iran cashing in millions from Strait of Hormuz blockade?
An Iranian lawmaker claims Tehran is quietly charging tankers up to $2 million for safe passage through the Strait of …
Stranded humpback whale moving again
Having barely budged the previous night, the whale stranded off Germany's Baltic coast for a week finally moved again late …
Now astronomers might know why
Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00801-8Wobbling signal could explain some extremely bright supernovae
Burkina Faso: Army behind most civilian deaths — report
Human Rights Watch says Burkina Faso's security forces and allied militias "appear to be more brutal and violent" than militant …
How an all
Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00493-0Asexual reproduction should be an evolutionary dead end. A study of asexual fish shows …
Strait of Hormuz halts after US‑Israel attack on Iran
US President Trump has carried out his threat to attack Iran, shifting attention to the Strait of Hormuz, the world's …
UN recognizes slave trade as gravest crime against humanity
The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite opposition from the US and European countries.
Afghanistan earthquake of magnitude 5.9 kills at least 8
Authorities said that damage remains under assessment and may be delayed because of the remoteness of the center of the …
Wives of the missing push for legal reform
Decades-old family laws affect hundreds of thousands of women and children, as custody and inheritance are in the hands of …