Harassed? Intimidated? Guidebook offers help to scientists under attack
Nature, Published online: 20 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03104-yScholars provide tactics for responding to threats and abuse, but emphasize that institutions must defend their researchers. #press
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Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01387-9Google scientists have modelled a fragment of the human brain at nanoscale resolution, revealing cells with previously undiscovered features. #press
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CRISPR therapy restores some vision to people with blindness
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01285-0People with an inherited condition that causes vision loss in childhood had vision improvements after treatment to replace a mutated gene. #press
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Bullied in science: I quit my job and launched an advocacy non-profit
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00706-4Ahead of the Academic Parity Movement’s annual conference, co-founder Morteza Mahmoudi describes how it supports whistle-blowers. #press
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How OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora could change science – and society
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00661-0OpenAI’s debut of its impressive Sora text-to-video tool has raised important questions. #press
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11 reasons why we’ve stayed in academia
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00724-2Although many postdocs and faculty members are leaving for industry or elsewhere, these researchers tell us why they love the academic life. #press
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Why the world cannot afford the rich
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00723-3Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones. #press
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Daily briefing: Astrolabe shows 11th-century scientific collaboration among Jews, Muslims and Christians
Nature, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00709-1The Verona astrolabe bears Arabic, Latin and Hebrew translations and corrections. Plus, a crucial first step in the long quest to ‘de-extinct’ woolly mammoths and what a Trump vs Biden rematch means for science. #press
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Water shortages means greening southern European cities won’t be easy
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00760-yWater shortages means greening southern European cities won’t be easy #press
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On the ethics of informed consent in genetic data collected before 1997
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00762-wOn the ethics of informed consent in genetic data collected before 1997 #press
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Embrace AI to break down barriers in publishing for people who aren’t fluent in English
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00761-xEmbrace AI to break down barriers in publishing for people who aren’t fluent in English #press
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Pay for trees with carbon credits to deliver urban green spaces for all
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00759-5Pay for trees with carbon credits to deliver urban green spaces for all #press
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Your brain finds it easy to size up four objects but not five — here’s why
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03136-wNeuron activity shows that the brain uses different systems for counting up to four, and for five or more. #press
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The microbes lurking in saliva and more — September’s best science images
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03066-7The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team. #press
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Scientists are waiting longer than ever to receive a Nobel
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03086-3Nobel laureates often receive the prize decades after their groundbreaking research — and that delay is getting longer. #press
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US science agencies on track to hit 25-year funding low
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03135-xDespite last year’s CHIPS and Science Act, which was meant to boost innovation, report predicts that Congress will cut spending on science. #press
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3D printing tackles tricky materials with help from tiny crystals
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03037-yTechnique that uses a molecular ‘glue’ allows 3D printing to make objects from challenging materials such as semiconductors. #press
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The UK’s rollback of climate policies will cost its citizens and the world
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03057-8Incoherent new climate-policy messages by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will dissolve the UK’s climate leadership, stifle innovation’s momentum and cost consumers. #press
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Tracking women’s mental health amid trauma in Yemen
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03099-yPsychologist Anjila Sultan returned to the city where she grew up, after witnessing the effects of war and cultural pressures on mothers and children. #press
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M. S. Swaminathan (1925–2023), leader of India’s ‘green revolution’
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03175-3Agricultural scientist who introduced crops to end famine in India in the 1960s. #press
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“Couldn’t cut it as a scientist.” How lab managers and technicians are smashing outdated stereotypes
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03094-3Support staff should speak up more about how their skills drive scientific discovery, says glassblower Terri Adams. #press
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Genetic variant powers up immune cells that remember SARS-CoV-2
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03009-2People with a specific variant had more active thymus glands, which produce immune cells that fight off infection. #press
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How to craft a research project with non-academic collaborators
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03140-0If you’re working with indigeneous researchers, citizen scientists or local communities, find out about their expectations, including ones around payment and authorship. #press
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Gene therapies for rare diseases are under threat. Scientists hope to save them.
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03109-zAs industry steps aside, scientists seek innovative ways to make sure expensive treatments can reach people who need them. #press
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How carrots became orange: genomics get at the root of the matter
Nature, Published online: 05 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03035-0The vegetable was domesticated roughly 1,200 years ago but was yellow or purple for centuries. #press
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Can AI predict who will win a Nobel Prize?
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03074-7With a few modifications, ChatGPT-like models could enhance the art of identifying future laureates. #press
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Crack this kind of diamond, and it heals itself
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03011-8Synthetic diamond recovers from fracture when carbon atoms on both sides of the gap form bonds with each other. #press
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Master regulator of a mosquito X chromosome discovered
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02972-0In organisms with X and Y chromosomes, gene expression must be equalized between the sexes. A protein that causes upregulation of gene expression of the X chromosome in male mosquitoes has been discovered. #press
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Enhanced optoelectronic coupling for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06667-4Enhanced optoelectronic coupling for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells #press
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The brain cells linked to protection against dementia
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03012-7People with an abundance of specific neurons are more likely to escape cognitive decline despite having signs of Alzheimer’s in their brains. #press
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The sex-specific factor SOA controls dosage compensation in <i>Anopheles</i> mosquitos
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06641-0The sex-specific factor SOA controls dosage compensation in Anopheles mosquitos #press
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The ozone layer’s comeback brings a chill to Antarctica’s ocean
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03008-3Ozone recovery is predicted to shift westerly winds, which will reduce the amount of warm water flowing into the Southern Ocean. #press
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‘In case I die, I need to publish this paper’: scientist who left the lab to fight in Ukraine
Nature, Published online: 05 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03044-zNeuroscientist Sergiy Sylantyev tells Nature that science and war cannot be separated. #press
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Author Correction: Synthesis of portimines reveals the basis of their anti-cancer activity
Nature, Published online: 05 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06699-wAuthor Correction: Synthesis of portimines reveals the basis of their anti-cancer activity #press
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Digging up ancient animals in Amazonia
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03004-7Laurent Marivaux works to identify ancient mammals to understand evolutionary history in South America. #press
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South Korean scientists’ outcry over planned R&D budget cuts
Nature, Published online: 05 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02841-wIn a nation with historically high levels of spending on research and development, the proposed cuts have provoked a strong response. #press
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Climate change pits clan against clan in drought-hit Somalia
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03124-0Amid battles for water and grazing land, an awareness of local power dynamics is key, says United Nations adviser Christophe Hodder. #press
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The very first beat: how a heart starts to pulse
Nature, Published online: 27 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03052-zHours of footage of zebrafish embryos let researchers capture and study this key moment in development. #press
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Astronomers are worried by a satellite brighter than most stars
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03132-0Researchers determined the telecommunications satellite was periodically brighter than 99% of stars, and powerful X-rays have uncovered an ancient trilobite’s last meal. #press
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Proteome census upon nutrient stress reveals Golgiphagy membrane receptors
Nature, Published online: 27 September 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06657-6Proteome census upon nutrient stress reveals Golgiphagy membrane receptors #press
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How purposeless physics underlies purposeful life
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03061-yEvolution by natural selection peerlessly describes how life’s complexity develops — but can it be explained in terms of physics? A new approach suggests it can. #press
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Rare variant associations with plasma protein levels in the UK Biobank
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06547-xA set of three papers in Nature reports a new proteomics resource from the UK Biobank and initial analysis of common and rare genetic variant associations with plasma protein levels. #press
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Testing the limits of the standard model of particle physics with a heavy, highly charged ion
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02620-7Quantum electrodynamics, the archetypical theory of electromagnetic interactions, describes the behaviour of charged particles and photons using quantum field theory. Measuring the g factor of a bound electron in a hydrogen-like tin ion (118Sn49+)... #press
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Flood-prone areas are hotspots for urban development
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03128-wThe settlement trend has continued, even as awareness of the risks of climate change has increased. #press
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Universality in long-distance geometry and quantum complexity
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06460-3Many different homogeneous metrics on Lie groups, which may have markedly different short-distance properties, are shown to exhibit nearly identical distance functions at long distances, suggesting a large universality class of definitions of quantum complexity. #press
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Sialoglycan binding triggers spike opening in a human coronavirus
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06599-zBinding of a sialoglycan-based primary receptor by the spike protein of the common cold human coronavirus HKU1 triggers conformational changes to a state that would allow binding to a second receptor required for cell entry. #press
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Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06578-4The second Global Amphibian Assessment finds that the status of amphibians is continuing to deteriorate globally, driven predominantly by climate change, disease and habitat loss. #press
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Cichlid fish seized an ecological opportunity to diversify
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03014-5The analysis of fossils in sediment cores from Lake Victoria, Africa, reveals that a group of cichlid fish rapidly diversified as the lake got larger and provided new ecological niches, whereas the other fish there did not diversify. #press
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Plasma proteomic associations with genetics and health in the UK Biobank
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06592-6The Pharma Proteomics Project generates the largest open-access plasma proteomics dataset to date, offering insights into trans protein quantitative trait loci across multiple biological domains, and highlighting genetic influences on ligand–receptor interactions and... #press
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Bridging two insect flight modes in evolution, physiology and robophysics
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06606-3Asynchronous flight in all major groups of insects likely arose from a single common ancestor with reversions to a synchronous flight mode enabled by shifts back and forth between different regimes in the same set of dynamic parameters. #press
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Climate change and habitat loss push amphibians closer to extinction
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02785-1Amphibians are the most vulnerable vertebrates worldwide, with 41% of species threatened with extinction. Habitat loss is the most common threat, and climate change is the main driver of increased extinction risk. Investment in amphibian conservation must be scaled up... #press
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The status of the human gene catalogue
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06490-xAlthough the catalogue of human protein-coding genes is nearing completion, the number of non-coding RNA genes remains highly uncertain, and for all genes much work remains to be done to understand their functions. #press
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Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06600-9Assembly theory conceptualizes objects as entities defined by their possible formation histories, allowing a unified language for describing selection, evolution and the generation of novelty. #press
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The PTPN2/PTPN1 inhibitor ABBV-CLS-484 unleashes potent anti-tumour immunity
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06575-7An orally bioavailable small-molecule active-site inhibitor of the phosphatases PTPN2 and PTPN1, ABBV-CLS-484, demonstrates immunotherapeutic efficacy in mouse models of cancer resistant to PD-1 blockade. #press
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An extra-erythrocyte role of haemoglobin body in chondrocyte hypoxia adaption
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06611-6Haemoglobin produced by chondrocytes forms eosin-positive haemoglobin bodies in their cytoplasm, and deletion of these bodies causes severe hypoxia. #press
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Rock organic carbon oxidation CO<sub>2</sub> release offsets silicate weathering sink
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06581-9Silicate weathering of uplifted rock depletes atmospheric CO2, but oxidation of revealed rock organic carbon supplies CO2, offsetting depletion to a degree dependent on regional geological history. #press
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RSV treatments are here: now the work begins
Nature, Published online: 27 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02955-1Efforts to prevent infections and keep vulnerable people out of hospital are beginning to pay off, but deploying these strategies presents new challenges. #press
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How to spice up your bioinformatics skill set with AI
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03067-6Incorporating machine-learning tools into data analysis can accelerate discovery and free up valuable time. #press
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Embracing the command line: my unexpected career in computational biology
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03120-4A crash course in bioinformatics put Ming Tommy Tang on a different path. #press
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Deep learning shows how global warming affects daily rainfall
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02803-2An artificial-intelligence method called deep learning has been used to detect signals of human-induced climate change in daily precipitation data. The results indicate that global warming has increased day-to-day rainfall variability in tropical and mid-latitude regions over the... #press
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Daily briefing: Watch a hammerhead shark grow its hammer
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03126-yFirst study of hammerhead shark embryos shows how their heads develop their iconic shape. Plus, attoseconds physics wins Nobel Prize and a huge new satellite outshines nearly every star in the sky. #press
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How ‘retro’ meetings can enhance collaboration
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03131-1Allowing team members time to reflect, celebrate successes and learn from mistakes is a tried-and-tested way to foster continuous improvement. #press
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Tiny ‘quantum dot’ particles win chemistry Nobel
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03048-9Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov receive the prize for their work on glowing nanoparticles that are used in fields from electronics to surgery. #press
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AI and science: what 1,600 researchers think
Nature, Published online: 27 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02980-0A Nature survey finds that scientists are concerned, as well as excited, by the increasing use of artificial-intelligence tools in research. #press
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The disinformation sleuths: a key role for scientists in impending elections
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03102-6Researchers in Europe have a golden opportunity to help defend democratic principles and bring science to bear against online disinformation. #press
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Why rings of RNA could be the next blockbuster drug
Nature, Published online: 04 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03058-7The commercial success of RNA vaccines for COVID-19 has revved up interest in circular RNAs as the next generation of therapies. #press
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mRNA COVID vaccines saved lives and won a Nobel — what's next for the technology?
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03119-xNature talks to experts about how mRNA is transforming medicine. #press
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Summer storms launch water high into the stratosphere
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03038-xThat thunderstorms can increase the levels of water vapour in the atmosphere, at altitudes as high as 19 km. #press
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AI beats human sleuth at finding problematic images in research papers
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02920-yAn algorithm that takes just seconds to scan a paper for duplicated images racks up more suspicious images than a person. #press
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Seize the moment: researchers have a rare opportunity to make progress in protecting global biodiversity
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03103-5A quiet revolution is taking place to incorporate the costs of biodiversity loss into economic planning. It needs researchers to be engaged. #press
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Second malaria vaccine to win global approval is cheaper and easier to make
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03115-1The World Health Organisation has recommended a shot called R21 to prevent the disease in children. #press
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Daily briefing: Medicine Nobel Prize for mRNA research
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03122-2Biochemist Katalin Karikó and immunologist Drew Weissman have won the Nobel Prize for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA COVID vaccines. Plus, the break-up of a supercontinent churned up rare pink diamonds and how a heart starts to beat. #press
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A ‘user’s manual for the female mammal’ — how women’s bodies evolved
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03059-6The female perspective is often missed in evolutionary tales, but it is at the centre of what makes us human. #press
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Physicists who built ultrafast ‘attosecond’ lasers win Nobel Prize
Nature, Published online: 03 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03047-wPierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier receive award for ultra-short pulses of light, which have enabled the close study of electrons. #press
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Interstellar shocks unveil the material around new stars
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02982-yAstronomers have obtained spectacular images of an interstellar jet launched from a newly forming star. Careful comparison with archival data offers a fresh take on the chemistry of the environment that surrounds it. #press
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How the littlest children stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03036-zCompared with adults, babies have a weaker antibody response but better protection in their noses. #press
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Huge new satellite outshines nearly every star in the sky
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03054-xAt times, the enormous telecommunications spacecraft is brighter than some of the most iconic stars visible from Earth. #press
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Nucleic acid-triggered NADase activation of a short prokaryotic Argonaute
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06665-6Nucleic acid-triggered NADase activation of a short prokaryotic Argonaute #press
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Daily briefing: ‘Elitist but essential’ — what our readers think about the Nobel Prizes
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03110-6More than half of respondents to our poll say the Nobels need to change. Plus, a US government shutdown would disrupt science and how researchers are tackling deepfakes. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03110-6?utm_source=press.coop
Daily briefing: Grape DNA reveals the true origins of wine
Nature, Published online: 28 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03092-5DNA analysis rewrites the story of where wine came from. Plus, antimatter experiences the same force of gravity as regular matter and how to stop deepfakes from sinking society. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03092-5?utm_source=press.coop
How damaged are coral reefs? I dive to investigate climate change
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03065-8Marine biologist Long Ying studies how warmer, more-acidic oceans are affecting these ‘trees of the seas’. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03065-8?utm_source=press.coop
Pioneers of mRNA COVID vaccines win medicine Nobel
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03046-xKatalin Karikó and Drew Weissman developed immunizations amid an unprecedented pandemic at record-breaking speed. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03046-x?utm_source=press.coop
How open-source software could finally get the world’s microscopes speaking the same language
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03064-9A plethora of standards mean shareable and verifiable microscopy data often get lost in translation. Biologists are working on a solution. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03064-9?utm_source=press.coop
Engaged in collaborative research? Try a touch of intellectual humility
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03063-wBeing open to the limitations of their knowledge can help researchers to foster interdisciplinary and cross-cultural collaborations. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03063-w?utm_source=press.coop
Why researchers should use human embryo models with caution
Nature, Published online: 02 October 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03062-xScientists should carefully consider whether embryo models based on human stem cells are essential to their work because of the associated practical and ethical challenges. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03062-x?utm_source=press.coop
The microbes lurking in saliva and more — September’s best science images
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03066-7The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03066-7?utm_source=press.coop
Scientists are waiting longer than ever to receive a Nobel
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03086-3Nobel laureates often receive the prize decades after their groundbreaking research — and that delay is getting longer. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03086-3?utm_source=press.coop
The UK’s rollback of climate policies will cost its citizens and the world
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03057-8Incoherent new climate-policy messages by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will dissolve the UK’s climate leadership, stifle innovation’s momentum and cost consumers. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03057-8?utm_source=press.coop
Tracking women’s mental health amid trauma in Yemen
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03099-yPsychologist Anjila Sultan returned to the city where she grew up, after witnessing the effects of war and cultural pressures on mothers and children. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03099-y?utm_source=press.coop
Audio long read: These animals are racing towards extinction. A new home might be their last chance
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02872-3Researchers are testing a controversial strategy to relocate threatened animals whose habitats might not survive climate change. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02872-3?utm_source=press.coop
“Couldn’t cut it as a scientist.” How lab managers and technicians are smashing outdated stereotypes
Nature, Published online: 29 September 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03094-3Support staff should speak up more about how their skills drive scientific discovery, says glassblower Terri Adams. #press
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03094-3?utm_source=press.coop
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