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An image showing a bird resting atop a rhino has been named among the standout photographs honored in the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photo captures an everyday moment of symbiosis between the two animals in the wild.
At a Shanghai meeting in April, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on regional governments, universities and research institutes to prioritize basic research. The directive follows China's latest five-year plan, released a month earlier, which pledges heavy investment in fundamental science and faster development of frontier technologies including AI, quantum applications and nuclear fusion by 2030. China's research output has grown from under 120 internationally published articles in 1978 to leading positions in R&D spending, patent filings and the Nature Index rankings today.
A new documentary, 'The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World,' directed by Mark A. Altman, premiered in New York during Comic Con and opened in select theaters this weekend. The film examines the original 1966-1969 series through interviews with cast members including William Shatner, George Takei, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner, alongside fans such as Mary L. Trump, tracing how the show reflected 1960s politics and influenced representation for marginalized groups.
A father recounts how his four-year-old son, Guy, insisted on a trip to a hardware store to buy something called 'wood tape,' later producing a hand-cut shopping list and a drawing of a table he wanted built. The father let the boy navigate the Home Depot on his own, including asking an employee in an orange apron for help finding the item.
Huawei and Qualcomm have entered into a broad, multi-year patent licensing deal, according to reports. The agreement covers patent rights between the two companies over an extended period, though specific financial terms were not disclosed.
Nvidia announced Monday it has authorized an additional $150 billion for share repurchases, bringing its total buyback authorization to $235 billion. The company called it the largest single increase to a share repurchase program in history and said it plans to complete the remaining buybacks through fiscal year 2028.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that many business owners only compile their financial records when preparing tax returns, often months after the fiscal year ends. By the time tax preparers finish individual returns and turn to business filings, the piece says, owners may not learn their true tax liability until late summer, well past the point where they could have acted on it.
A PhD student wrote to Nature's advice column describing a loss of motivation after switching from wet-lab work to bioinformatics, citing years-long difficulty obtaining clinical metadata needed for their project. Life coach Vikki Wright and educator Nicole Barnes responded, framing the experience as a recognizable 'third-year slump' tied to adjusting to a new working environment rather than necessarily a sign to quit.
ResiClub reports that 18 states have surpassed their 2019 pre-pandemic active housing inventory levels, marking a milestone in the market's recovery from pandemic-era shortages. Nationally, total housing inventory rose 3.8% year-over-year between August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2026.
A photo of juvenile lobsters being reared at the UK National Lobster Hatchery before release into the wild was named a finalist for Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026. The image is part of a broader roundup of standout science photography from the past month, curated by Nature's photo team.