Science

Will the World Cup be safe? New report finds huge surge in cyberattacks targeting professional sports organizations

AI is amplifying cybersecurity risk around major sporting events, researchers find.

How do researchers choose what to work on?

Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01811-2 A scientist’s account of switching focus to tackle pressing problems, and researchers consider the best way to preserve eggs, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Mathematicians are developing rules for AI use — other fields should follow

Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01881-2 The mathematics community is right to call for transparency, integrity and fairness to be protected when AI tools are used. Researchers in other disciplines could learn…

SpaceX Investors at US Retail Brokers Got at Least One IPO Share

Customers at some of the largest retail brokerage firms in the US each received at least a single share in SpaceX’s $86.2 billion IPO, underscoring how the offering was designed to give individual investors a sizable role.

‘Air India flight AI 171 crash exposes payout void for victims on ground’

The absence of a dedicated statutory mechanism creates uncertainty over liability, quantum of compensation, timelines for relief, claims procedures and access to justice. It requested govt to establish a statutory ‘Ground Victims…

Options traders are bracing for a very busy week, with June ‘triple witching’ and launch of SpaceX contracts on deck

Options traders are bracing for what could be a very busy few days as a number of potentially market-moving developments are being crammed into a shortened four-day trading week.

Mining threatens scarce water resources in the Andes

San Juan Province is facing a persistent water shortage due to climate change, while mining advances across the Andes and its thousands of glaciers. Leer más

'Ecosystem engineers' returned to desert decades after local extinction

Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback NSW.

SpaceX to release results on website, X only, bypassing wire services

SpaceX to release financial results through website and X platform

The beer scientist turning his attention to recording rare orchid species

Robert Mitchell's interest in rare orchids in the area around Frankston results in him naming three and penning a research paper.

Make Health Care Free and Universal through a single-payer system

The numbers are hard to ignore. In the 2025 CEOWorld Magazine Health Care Index, the Philippines ranked 87th out of 110 countries, behind not only Singapore but also Indonesia and Thailand. As data scientist Dr. Alicor Panao has argued…