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nature
Scientists tried to give people COVID — and failed
Researchers deliberately infect participants with SARS-CoV-2 in ‘challenge’ trials — but high levels of immunity complicate efforts to test vaccines...
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nature
First DNA from Pompeii body casts illuminates who victims were
The sex and ancestry of five people who died in the eruption are revealed by genetic material embedded in the casts. Mariana Lenharo Mariana Lenharo...
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nature
How the stressed-out brain can weaken the immune system
Stress leads to disarray of the gut microbiome, which in turn causes inflammation and a drop in the body’s ability to fend off infection....
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nature
Superconductivity hunt gets boost from China’s $ 220 million physics ‘playground’
From extreme cold to strong magnets and high pressures, the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF) provides conditions for researching...
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nature
Audio long read: Why loneliness is bad for your health
New research is revealing the mechanisms linking loneliness and conditions like dementia, depression and cardiovascular disease. Download the 26 April...
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nature
‘My collaborations would see me jailed’: Australian researchers fear proposed new laws
Under the proposal, technology with potential military use would need authorization to be shared with non-Australian colleagues. Bianca...
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nature
Audio long read: Apple revival — how science is bringing historic varieties back to life
Genomic studies of heirloom apples could help safeguard the future of the fruit. Download the 24 November long read podcast Researchers have been...
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Scientists Unlocked a Holy Grail Material That Could Make Solar Panels Last 10x Longer
Efficient solar energy, here we come. The mineral perovskite is cheaper and more efficient at absorbing light than silicon solar cells, but it has a...
popularmechanics.com
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nature
How do you make salty water drinkable? The hunt for fresh solutions to a briny problem
Unconventional methods for desalination could create more drinking water, help many industries to deal with problematic brines and increase lithium...
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nature
OpenAI’s chief scientist helped to create ChatGPT — while worrying about AI safety
Ilya Sutskever has played a key part in developing the conversational AI systems that are starting to change society. This story is part of Nature’...
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nature
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
Patient is the first person with type 1 diabetes to receive this kind of transplant. Smriti Mallapaty A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started...
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nature
The cancer physician who helped to deliver a life-extending treatment
Thomas Powles’s breakthrough success in treating a deadly bladder cancer could herald the next wave of powerful immunotherapeutic drugs. SLS invites...
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nature
New obesity definition sidelines BMI to focus on health
Fresh approach to diagnosing the condition looks at how excess body fat affects the body. The Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI) welcomes...
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nature
NASA still has no plan for how to bring precious Mars rocks to Earth
The US $ 2.7-billion Perseverance rover collected the samples looking for evidence of past life, but NASA is dithering about how to get them off the...
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nature
A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care — what's next?
A community of people with type 1 diabetes got a self-built device approved. What can they offer that big companies can’t? Ten years ago, a...
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nature
Climate engineering faces hostility — here’s how scientists say it might move forwards
Questions about effectiveness, risks and regulation must be answered before Sun-dimming technology can be developed, according to researchers. Climate...
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nature
‘I hope I get the opportunity to fly’: Meet Paralympian-turned-astronaut John McFall
Nature speaks to the world’s first disabled astronaut about his hopes for the future of space exploration. Among those following the 2024 Paralympic...
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nature
Daily briefing: Rats use imagination to create mental maps
Rats can ‘reminisce’ about places they’ve been before. Plus, how a robot chemist could make oxygen on Mars and a gene-editing method reduces...
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nature
Octopuses and fish caught on camera hunting as a team
Although typically considered solitary animals, octopuses some time s work with fish to entrap prey. Helena Kudiabor Octopuses normally hunt alone, but...
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nature
Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists
Scientific designations containing a racial slur will be altered — the first time that any species names have been adjusted because of the offence...
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nature
Mysterious mouse mummies found atop lofty volcanoes
Naturally freeze-dried leaf-eared mice found above 6,000 metres show mammals can dwell at extraordinary heights. Towering kilometres above sea level,...
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nature
Daily briefing: Skin might have an immune system of its own
We learn that our skin might have an immune system of its own and follow one man’s long walk along the path of humanity’...
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nature
Woman in cancer remission for record 19 years after CAR-T immune treatment
CAR- T-cell therapy treated a girl with a rare childhood cancer, raising hopes for future recipients of the approach. The girl was four years old...
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nature
Freezer holding world’s biggest ancient-ice archive to get ‘future-proofed’
Repository of samples drilled from glaciers and ice caps is replacing a coolant that can harm the ozone layer. Nicola Jones The world’s largest...
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nature
Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000
In the United States, perhaps no bug has been counted as often as the butterfly. "There's a lot of passion for them, they're very charismatic,"...
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nature
Have we vastly underestimated the total number of people on Earth?
Our estimates of rural populations have systematically underestimated the actual number of people living in these regions by at least half,...
newscientist.com
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nature
NIH researchers vote to form a union for the first time
The new bargaining group will represent thousands of early-career scientists at the US National Institutes of Health. Hundreds of early-career...
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nature
28 Amazing Winning Photos From The 2024 Ocean Photographer Of The Year
The 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition has once again showcased the awe-inspiring beauty and diversity of the world’s oceans. This...
121clicks.com
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nature
Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone helped entire ecosystem thrive, 20-year study finds
A new study calculates the long-term effects of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s, which ultimately helped willow shrubs...
livescience.com
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nature
Legacy of racist US housing policies extends even to bird data
A discriminatory strategy called redlining, which was implemented in the 1930s, has repercussions today for records of urban biodiversity. Anil...
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nature
COP30 won’t fix climate crisis unless it empowers Latin America’s civil society
All states engaging in international efforts to fight the climate crisis have complete governmental control over their territories. That’s the...
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nature
Daily briefing: First private Moon lander makes history
Odysseus, built by the US company Intuitive Machines, is the first commercial lunar lander that has made it safely to the Moon. Plus, hundreds will...
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nature
How a tiny miracle resulted in a conservation milestone
A small but significant conservation miracle occurred in the mid-1990s when a little bird turned around and landed on a giraffe, paving the way...
iol.co.za
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nature
Earth’s magnetic field triggers a superpower in sea turtles that makes them ‘dance’
CNN — One of Earth’s deepest mysteries lies beneath our feet: the planet’s inner core. Made of iron and nickel, the hot, solid sphere...
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nature
A dad’s diet affects his sperm — and his sons’ health
Mouse fathers who ate high-fat foods and human fathers with high body-mass index have male offspring with metabolic disorders. Julian...
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nature
Zapping Beaches With Electricity Can Produce 'Natural Cement' Where We Need It Most
Coastlines are washing away, but a surprising technique could make grains of sand stick together and prevent erosion. The erosion of coastlines...
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nature
A Global Crisis, Wildlife Populations Plunge by 73% in 50 Years
In a shocking revelation, global wildlife populations have plummeted by an alarming 73% over the past 50 years, according to the World Wildlife...
animalsaroundtheglobe.com
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nature
18 weirdest animals: meet the weird freaks and oddballs of the natural world
Often it is the cute and cuddly animals that get the most attention, but let's spare some time and love for the freaks and oddballs...
discoverwildlife.com
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nature
Spy on millions of sleeping butterflies and more — June’s best science images
Float like a butterfly. No, they’re not leaves. These trees in Michoacán, Mexico, are actually adorned with millions of sleeping Monarch butterflies...
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nature
Abortion-pill challenge provokes doubt from US Supreme Court
Lawsuit could roll back access to mifepristone, a drug widely used to induce abortion in the United States. Members of the US Supreme Court expressed...
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nature
Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years. Seeking...
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nature
Element from the periodic table’s far reaches coaxed into elusive compound
Chemists achieve synthetic feat with radioactive promethium for the first time . Mark Peplow One of the rarest and most mysterious elements in the...
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nature
First pig kidney transplant in a person: what it means for the future
The operation’s early success has made researchers hopeful that clinical trials for xenotransplanted organs will start soon. Smriti Mallapaty Max Kozlov...
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architecture / nature
Homeowners share honest review after living in futuristic house built by robots: 'We are a part of the future'
thecooldown.com
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nature
Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut
The ingestible device shoots out tiny jets of drugs to deliver them to the GI tract of pigs and dogs — plus how light-powered catalysts could...
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nature
Mars could have an ocean's worth of water beneath its surface, seismic data suggest
Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground. Persuasive new evidence...
space.com
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nature
Medical AI could be ‘dangerous’ for poorer nations, WHO warns
The rapid growth of generative AI in health care has prompted the agency to set out guidelines for ethical use. David Adam David Adam is...
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nature
US TikTok ban: how the looming restriction is affecting scientists on the app
Nature talks to researchers about what is at stake if users in the country lose access. Job Description The Department of Translational Neuroscience...
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nature
Harassed? Intimidated? Guidebook offers help to scientists under attack
Scholars provide tactics for responding to threats and abuse, but emphasize that institutions must defend their researchers. Jeff...
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nature
Why eating less slows ageing: this molecule is key
A naturally occurring compound involved in digestion lengthens lifespan in flies and makes old mice more youthful. Heidi Ledford For decades,...
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