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What powers the Sun’s mysterious wind? A daring spacecraft has some answers
Analysis shows that mini jets of gas help to generate the solar wind, a discovery that also illuminates how our star’s activity damages...
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Meet the Peregrine Falcon The Fastest Bird in the World
The peregrine falcon, known scientifically as Falco peregrinus, is a bird of prey renowned for its speed and hunting prowess. With a presence that...
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Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
A survey at one of the biggest UK research universities finds that staff often end up flying to meetings despite a preference to avoid air...
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How to change people’s minds about climate change: what the science says
Telling people about the consensus among scientists can help, study finds, but researchers think that personal conversations are needed, too. Alix...
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Star ecologist accused of misconduct loses university post
Tree researcher Thomas Crowther is seeking to move his laboratory from ETH Zurich, which says it will not renew his contract. Prominent ecologist...
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nature
CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa
Scientists in the global south use the popular technique to protect local crops against local threats. Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the...
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nature
DeepMind AI outdoes human mathematicians on unsolved problem
Large language model improves on efforts to solve combinatorics problems inspired by the card game Set. Davide Castelvecchi The card game Set has long...
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nature
Daily briefing: Global trust in scientists is high
A survey of more than 71,000 people in 67 countries finds that people trust scientists and believe they should play a bigger role in policy making....
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nature
UK general election: five reasons it matters for science
Visa rules, funding and evolving net-zero targets are among scientists’ concerns as UK citizens prepare to vote next week. Jonathan...
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nature
AI & robotics briefing: The year machines will run out of data
Large language models could exhaust the supply of publicly available, human-crafted writing in the next two to eight years. Plus, AI model finds huge...
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nature
Now Is a Really Bad time for the Really Big One
Job and funding cuts to federal emergency programs have the nation’s tsunami response experts, shall we say, concerned. There is never a good time...
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nature
Has Bluesky replaced X for scientists? Take Nature’s poll
The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience. The social-media platform Bluesky has become...
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nature
Daily briefing: Life-seeking NASA mission to Europa is go
We’re heading to Jupiter’s moon Europa. Plus, the ethical issues raised by ever-more-realistic human embryo models and why 4 in 10 of us have a...
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nature
Daily briefing: ‘Quantum internet’ demonstrated in three cities
Three research teams each created quantum-entangled states over several kilometres of existing optical fibres in real urban areas. Plus,...
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nature
Dancing sprites, circular rainbows and turbulent skies: winners announced for Weather Photographer of the Year 2024
The winners of the Weather Photographer of the Year 2024 have been announced, with four of the powerful winning images captured in the UK. The Royal...
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nature
Daily briefing: Where US presidential contender Kamala Harris stands on science
The US vice-president has stood up for maternal health issues and for improving the diversity of the scientific workforce. Plus, a mysterious source...
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nature
Pioneering CERN scheme will pay publishers more if they hit open-science targets
The particle-physics funder will provide financial incentives to encourage practices such as data sharing and transparent peer review. Holly...
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nature
Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response
Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19. The Department of Molecular Genetics and...
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nature
Wildfires are raging in Nepal — climate change isn’t the only culprit
Fire predictions pushed to locals’ smartphones could save forests, and lives, say researchers. The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa seeks a motivated,...
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nature
Daily briefing: How risky is cannabis for teens?
Researchers are trying to understand how prolonged cannabis use can affect young people. Plus, a ‘biocomputer’ combines lab-grown brain tissue with...
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nature
Daily briefing: Rejuvenating the immune system could slow ageing
Studies in mice raise the tantalising prospect of treating immune ageing to control age-related diseases. Plus, concerns grow over cows becoming a...
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nature
Microsoft builds AI that creates ‘impressive’ video-game worlds
Developers wanted tools that generate gameplay sequences that adhere to game rules; they say an engine called WHAM delivers. Generative artificial...
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New plastic dissolves in the ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics
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nature
Hopes dashed for drug aimed at monkeypox virus spreading in Africa
Early results from clinical trial show that the antiviral drug tecovirimat is no better than placebo against the clade I virus type. Mariana...
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nature
Your brain finds it easy to size up four objects but not five — here’s why
Neuron activity shows that the brain uses different systems for counting up to four, and for five or more. Mariana Lenharo For more than a...
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nature
The world’s week on AI safety: powerful computing efforts launched to boost research
UK and US governments establish efforts to democratize access to supercomputers that will aid studies on AI systems. Access Nature and 54 other Nature...
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Scientists Reveal Butterflies Are Disappearing at a “Catastrophic” Rate—Plant These Flowers to Help
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nature
Colossal 50 feet long snake discovered in India
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists in India have unearthed the fossilized remains of an enormous snake, believed to be one of the largest of...
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nature
The Largest Wolf Pack Ever Documented in the US
Wolves have long captured the imagination of humans with their majestic presence and complex social structures. Within the forests and mountains of...
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nature
15 of the Largest Fish in Oceans, Lakes and Rivers
Exploring the vast waters of our planet reveals some of the most awe-inspiring (or terrifying!) giants of the aquatic world. From the immense depths...
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nature
Daily briefing: Patients lead the way on long COVID
People with long COVID played a crucial role in advising, designing and even funding basic and clinical research into the condition. Plus, long-term...
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nature
Horses much more intelligent than previously thought, study suggests
Horses are a lot smarter than previously believed, researchers argue, after a study revealed how they cleverly adapted their approach to a game in...
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nature
Research shows reintroduction of bison herd may have unexpected impact on air pollution: 'These creatures evolved for millions of years'
"Restoring these ecosystems can bring back balance." A small herd of bison in Romania has the potential to cancel out a sizable amount of our...
thecooldown.com
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nature
How humans lost their tails — and why the discovery took 2.5 years to publish
An elegant run of experiments in mice reveals the genetic changes that led humanity’s ape ancestors to lose the appendage. Job Opportunities: Leading...
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nature
Engineered nose bacteria sneak drugs into the brain
Microbes that reside peaceably in the nasal passageways and on the skin can be harnessed for taking drugs to target cells. Heidi Ledford A healthier...
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nature
Mice seen giving 'first aid' to unconscious companions
When they find another mouse unconscious, some mice seemingly try to revive their companion by pawing at them, biting and even pulling their tongue...
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nature
Huge amounts of bird-flu virus found in raw milk of infected cows
New findings point to the milking process as a possible route of avian-influenza spread between cows — and from cow to human. Max Kozlov Milk from...
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nature
OpenAI’s ‘deep research’ tool: is it useful for scientists?
The model produces cited, pages-long reports that might be helpful for generating literature reviews. Tech giant OpenAI has unveiled a pay-for-access...
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nature
The microbes lurking in saliva and more — September’s best science images
Spit spot. Zooming in on a sample of human saliva reveals a cluster of microorganisms, including the yeast Candida albicans (blue) and the bacterium...
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nature
AI weatherman: the DeepMind researcher making faster, more accurate forecasts
Rémi Lam is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. Rémi Lam had heard about San Francisco’s...
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nature
This isn’t the Nature Podcast — how deepfakes are distorting reality
The rise of AI-generated fakes, evidence of the earliest-known wooden structure, and how NASA’s OSIRIS-REx brought asteroid samples back to...
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nature
ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’
The International Court of Justice’s 15 judges will consider arguments made by more than 100 countries in a case led by Vanuatu and other Pacific island...
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nature
How Should Colorado Handle Its Booming Moose Population?
The forest ranger had a troubled look on his face. It was the summer of 2022 and my kids and I were trudging up a steep...
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nature
Earliest systematically crafted bone tools date back 1.5 million years
Evidence suggests deliberate production of bone tools happened much earlier than previously thought — plus, how cells’ waste-disposal systems could...
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nature
AI models fed AI-generated data quickly spew nonsense
Researchers gave successive versions of a large language model information produced by previous generations of the AI — and observed rapid...
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nature
The future of precision cancer therapy might be to try everything
Researchers are blasting patients’ cancer cells with dozens of drugs in the hope of finding the right treatment. We are pleased to announce that...
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nature
Massive genetic study finds genes linked to cannabis addiction
Data from more than one million genomes offer fresh insights into excessive cannabis use and its relationship to other diseases. Lilly Tozer By...
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nature
Did giant ice age beasts carve these vast caves in South America?
Researchers are investigating who — or what — cut ancient tunnels in sandstone in Brazil and nearby nations. Join a cutting-edge research team in...
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nature
Daily briefing: What causes obesity? Contentious topic gets an authoritative analysis
Leading experts — who some time s disagree heartily — come together to focus on obesity. Plus, SpaceX rocket explosions shredded the upper atmosphere,...
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nature
AI analysed 1,500 policies to cut emissions. These ones worked
Only 63 climate-change interventions led to significant reductions in carbon emissions. YNL recruits leading scientists in agriculture: crop...
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