How researchers debunked ‘race science’: ‘a triumph of scientific self-correction’
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- Nature, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03507-z An account of how nineteenth-century studies aiming to find a biological basis for human races were dismantled by good scientific practices — although their effects are still felt today.
- Nature, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03571-5 Explore how researchers debunked race science. Plus, pressure put on your bones by exercise might slow ageing and watch a snake do a forward roll to escape danger.