Nature

What were the first animals? The fierce sponge–jelly battle that just won’t end

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...
American Library Association

‘A Guardian and a Thief,’ ‘Things in Nature Merely Grow’ receive 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction”

A Guardian and a Thief,” by Megha Majumdar wins 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” by Yiyun Li, wins the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for ...