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Scientists Feared This Cute but Venomous Primate Had Gone Extinct Nearly 100 Years Ago. It Was Hiding in Plain Sight All Along

The Bangka slow loris is still close to extinction, but new research suggests it continues to survive on a tropical Indonesian island. Conservationists are calling for stronger habitat protections and a breeding program, among other measures

Smithsonian Magazine · EN

Time expert Philippe Richard on why scientists are changing how we keep time

Scientists have voted to change how the world keeps time, but most people won't even notice. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Philippe Richard, director of Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology.

NPR Science · EN

Iranian scientists in the United States face major upheaval

Nature, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03346-y Pressures due to the continuing US–Iran conflict are mounting as early-career researchers endure frozen immigration status, employment limbo and families caught in the war.

Nature News · EN

What tech entrepreneurs can teach scientists about failure

Nature, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03485-2 Start-up founders routinely talk about their failed companies. Academia could learn from them, says Mary Ryan.

Nature News · EN

Scientists discover that some “unhealthy” diets can boost cancer immunotherapy in mice

In a surprising discovery, scientists found that certain diets associated with obesity can make cancer immunotherapy more effective in mice, challenging traditional assumptions about diet and cancer treatment. The findings suggest that the secret may lie in how food interacts with gut bacteria to strengthen the immune system's response to cancer.

ScienceDaily · EN