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Construction underway for world's largest wildlife crossing, 30 years in the making
After decades of advocacy work, the world's largest wildlife crossing is under construction in California....
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Stunning Footage of Gorgeous Lynx Roaming Protected Lands in Northern Minnesota
The environmentalists at Voyageurs Wolf Project captured absolutely stunning footage of gorgeous lynx wandering around the protected land of...
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nature
Daily briefing: Why coffee varieties taste different
The most complete sequencing yet of Coffea arabica’s genome. Plus, how stress triggers gut pain, and a fresh take on Einstein’s achievements. Why...
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nature
Can flashing lights stall Alzheimer’s? What the science shows
Pulses of light and sound seem to have beneficial effects. But some argue it is too soon to market experimental devices. Postdoctoral fellowship in...
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nature
Meet the world's smallest tiger, the rare Sumatran tiger
All you need to know about one of the world's rarest cats, the Sumatran tiger One of the rarest cats in the world the Sumatran...
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nature
World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap
Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world's biggest iceberg. For months now it has been spinning on the spot just north of Antarctica...
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nature
Why Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain
Model suggests a massive uplift partly explains the peak’s impressive height. We are looking for an excellent young researcher to become a Group...
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How to stop AI deepfakes from sinking society — and science
Deceptive videos and images created using generative AI could sway elections, crash stock markets and ruin reputations. Researchers are developing...
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Hurricane Milton Is so Insanely Powerful, It’s Literally Just a Giant Red Smudge on Meteorological Maps
"This is nothing short of astronomical." Extremely Dangerous Terrifying imagery reveals the might of Hurricane Milton. The hurricane, which emerged as a...
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Daily briefing: Why did Europe’s first cities disappear? Uncovering the mysterious Cucuteni–Trypillia culture
We examine evidence that global warming might be speeding up and ask what happened to the egalitarian Cucuteni–Trypillia culture. Probe makes...
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Multimillion- dollar restoration project aims to restore rare species habitats in urban spaces: 'An exciting opportunity to create more spaces for nature'
"We will create new ponds for dragonflies and amphibians whilst also planting trees to encourage a greater diversity of species and create habitat...
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nature
CRISPR and ‘e-ink’: new tools could reveal the secrets of cuttlefish camouflage
Technology moves scientists closer than ever to understanding how colour-blind cuttlefish pull off their kaleidoscopic patterns. Max Kozlov Washington...
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nature
Mindful Anthropomorphism Works, So Let's Stop the Bickering
Critics of anthropomorphism say the same thing over and over, and they're wrong. Boby Ho-Hong Ching's discussion of anthropomorphism is a useful...
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nature
Cheaper versions of blockbuster obesity drugs are being created in India and China
As the patents on various weight-loss drugs near expiry, companies in India and China are vying to make lower-cost versions that will widen access to...
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nature
Australia's Coastline Bustles with Record 40,000 Humpback Whales, According to Experts
Historically, industrial whaling posed a monumental threat to great whale populations, leading to the near-extinction of many species in the Southern...
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nature
What were some of the biggest stories of 2024? Join us for the Nature Podcast quiz!
In a fiendish quiz our contestants battle to remember the details of the science stories that made 2024 special. In this year's festive game, our...
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nature
UFO sightings: how NASA can bring science to the debate
An astrophysicist who advised the agency talks to Nature about ways to bring rigour to reports of ‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’. Alexandra...
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nature
Why Japan is building its own version of ChatGPT
Some Japanese researchers feel that AI systems trained on foreign languages cannot grasp the intricacies of Japanese language and culture. Tim...
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nature
A Complete List Of Every National Park In America
Established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, the United States National Park Service has been around for over 100 years, officially preserving...
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nature
France’s research mega-campus faces leadership crisis
The contest to elect the next president of Paris-Saclay University has collapsed, reflecting wider issues at the giant research centre. Barbara...
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nature
Closing down an icon: will Arecibo Observatory ever do science again?
Although it is slated to become an education centre, astronomers hope research might one day return to the site. Anil Oza After weathering hurricanes,...
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nature
These period pads solidify blood to prevent leaks
They’re filled with a seaweed-derived product that forms a gel and is biodegradable. Bianca Nogrady A biodegradable molecule derived from seaweed that...
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nature
Gene edits move pig organs closer to human transplantation
Monkeys with CRISPR-edited pig kidneys survive for more than a year, and why our brains struggle to count more than four objects. Download the Nature...
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nature
What sparked the COVID pandemic? Mounting evidence points to raccoon dogs
More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven’t been ruled out. Shenzhen, Guangdong...
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nature
‘It’s a dream’: JWST spies more black holes than astronomers predicted
The James Webb Space Telescope’s observations could help to answer questions about how the celestial objects formed early in the Universe. Alexandra...
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nature
Private Moon lander is dying — it scored some wins for science
The Odysseus spacecraft gathered data successfully from the lunar surface. Leaning on its side in the fading sunlight near the Moon’s south pole, the...
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nature
Flood-prone areas are hotspots for urban development
The settlement trend has continued, even as awareness of the risks of climate change has increased. Xiaoying You Xiaoying You is a writer based in...
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nature
Daily briefing: ‘Devastating’ cuts to NIH grants blocked by legal challenge
Earth’s inner core is changing shape. Plus, a judge has blocked ‘devastating’ cuts to NIH grants in the United States. Earth’s inner core...
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nature
Colombia considers ban on most research and education using live animals
A bill and a constitutional amendment that seek to extend the rights of animals could jeopardize ecological studies. Several pieces of legislation...
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nature
Something’s Going On With The Polar Vortex, And It Could Have Consequences
The southern polar vortex could be about to collapse. The southern polar vortex is currently showing rare signs of extreme instability, leading to...
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Climate change indicators blinking red as Earth continues to warm
A new scientific report depicts a rapidly warming Earth, with widespread consequences such as sea level rise, melting glaciers and extreme weather...
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nature
Surprise finding reveals mitochondrial ‘energy factories’ come in two different types
Mitochondria divide to share the load when nutrients are scarce — plus, how smashing atomic nuclei together helps identify their shapes. Download the...
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nature
30 Of The Most Impressive Images From The 2024 Nature “inFocus” Photography Contest
The winners of the 2024 Nature inFocus Photography competition were announced on February 12th, following a record-breaking 14,180 entries from 42...
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nature
Daily briefing: Do we really need a room-temperature superconductor?
What a room-temperature superconductor would mean for science, an artificial-intelligence system that can guess how a molecule smells and the best...
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nature
See a star being born and more — August’s best science images
Rainbow ring. The JWST’s near-infrared camera has captured the Ring Nebula in unprecedented detail. The doughnut-shaped astronomical object, formed...
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nature
Biggest genome ever found belongs to this odd little plant
The gigantic genome of a type of fork fern smashes the human one in terms of size. Max Kozlov A small, unassuming fern-like plant has...
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nature
Daily briefing: Western scientists get rejected papers published faster
Authors in Western countries are almost 6% more likely than those based in other parts of the world to successfully publish a paper after it has...
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nature
US drug agency approves potent painkiller — the first non-opioid in decades
The FDA’s nod for suzetrigine bolsters confidence in the pharmaceutical industry’s strategy to target sodium channels. Elie Dolgin When Terp Vairin...
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nature
Daily briefing: why queasiness kills hunger
Feelings of hunger, nausea and fullness seem to be governed by separate brain circuits. Plus, nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking and...
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nature
ChatGPT and science: the AI system was a force in 2023 — for good and bad
The poster child for generative AI software is a startling human mimic. It represents a potential new era in research, but brings risks....
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nature
Extraordinary videos capture chimpanzees saying real human words
Chimpanzees are our joint closest relative and it is thought the primate could have the skills for speech like us, with old clips of the...
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nature
Ketamine for depression: slow-release pills could make treatment more accessible
A ketamine-containing tablet could be a convenient alternative to intravenous treatments, with fewer unpleasant side effects. Helena Kudiabor Ketamine...
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nature
Magnetic Sense in Animals Could Be Shockingly Close to Quantum Limits
Earth's magnetosphere is a guiding beacon for a variety of species capable of sensing its presence. Physicists have now discovered two types of...
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nature
Killer whales have menopause. Now scientists think they know why
Data suggest menopause evolved to enable older female whales to help younger generations survive, and how researchers made a cellular map of the...
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nature
Microsoft claims quantum-computing breakthrough — but some physicists are sceptical
The tech giant aims to make ‘topological’ quantum computers that will reach useful scales faster than competing technologies. Microsoft has announced...
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- 30+ days ago
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nature
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks. When Sam Rodriques was a neurobiology graduate student, he...
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nature
AI protein-prediction tool AlphaFold3 is now more open
The code underlying the Nobel-prize-winning tool for modelling protein structures can now be downloaded by academics. Ewen Callaway AlphaFold3 is open...
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nature
Dogs might have evolved to read your emotions
Emotional contagion between humans and canines comes from centuries of selective breeding, suggests a comparison with pet pigs. Freda Kreier Dogs’...
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nature
We are closer than ever to finally proving the multiverse exists
This story is part of our Cosmic Perspective series, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it. Read...
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nature
Can non-profits beat antibiotic resistance and soaring drug costs?
Effective, affordable antimicrobial drugs aren’t moneymakers, despite being desperately needed. Can non-profit organizations pick up the slack? Last...
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