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Move over graphene! Scientists forge bismuthene and host of atoms-thick metals
Tiny anvil squeezes metal atoms into super-thin sheets with strange properties. Taking inspiration from ancient techniques, researchers have forged...
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First ‘bilingual’ brain-reading device decodes Spanish and English words
Artificial- intelligence system allows a man who cannot speak coherently to have a conversation in the language of his choice. Amanda Heidt Amanda Heidt...
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Lab-grown sperm and eggs: ‘epigenetic’ reset in human cells paves the way
Technique wipes away tags on DNA that must be reprogrammed during development of reproductive cells. Heidi Ledford The day when human sperm and eggs...
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AI ‘breakthrough’: neural net has human-like ability to generalize language
A neural-network-based artificial intelligence outperforms ChatGPT at quickly folding new words into its lexicon, a key aspect of human...
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First private spacewalk a success! What the SpaceX mission means for science
The Polaris Dawn crew are testing a new spacesuit design and running 36 experiments while orbiting Earth. Michael Greshko Polaris Dawn, the private...
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Daily briefing: The ‘badass’ worm behind 4 Nobel prize wins
A neuroscientist scanned her own brain 75 time s over a year to study the effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on the brain....
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Could AI-designed proteins be weaponized? Scientists lay out safety guidelines
AI tools that can come up with protein structures at the push of a button should be used safely and ethically, say researchers in the...
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Award-Winning Photographers Capture Stunning Wildlife Moments to Inspire Nature Lovers
Award- winning photographers from around the world continue to capture breathtaking wildlife moments, inspiring nature lovers with their remarkable...
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‘Geometry can be very simple, but totally deep’: meet top maths prizewinner Claire Voisin
Voisin won this year’s Crafoord Prize in Mathematics for research inspired by string theory, and work on a million-dollar unsolved problem. Davide...
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8 of the Most Colorful Birds in the World (And Where to Find Them!) - BirdWatching
The world of birds is a vibrant tapestry of colors, and some species truly stand out with their breathtaking plumage. There are different reasons for...
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Why cicadas shriek so loudly and more: your questions answered
Billions of the insects are making an epic emergence in the eastern United States. Job Description The Department of Translational Neuroscience at...
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Sighting of Newborn Calf Sparks Hope for World’s Most Endangered Rhino
The newly identified calf, named Iris, is now part of the world's most fragile population of rhinos living today. Here’s some good news to...
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10 Facts about the North American Gray Wolf, the Largest in the World
The North American Gray Timber Wolf, scientifically known as *Canis lupus*, is the world’s largest canid . It is a fascinating and majestic creature...
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AI now beats humans at basic tasks — new benchmarks are needed, says major report
Stanford University’s 2024 AI Index charts the meteoric rise of artificial-intelligence tools. We seek skilled and enthusiastic candidates for...
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Daily briefing: Protein in embryo cells might be a reason for right- or left-handedness
Long filaments called microtubules could influence how handedness develops in embryos. Plus, a ‘mini-liver’ grown in a person’s own lymph nodes might...
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The surprising link between gut bacteria and devastating eye diseases
Finding raises hopes that antibiotics could treat some genetic diseases that can cause blindness — but also prompts doubts. Saima Sidik Eye diseases...
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Ex-Meta scientists debut gigantic AI protein design model
EvolutionaryScale’s protein language model — among the largest AI models in biology — has created new fluorescent proteins and won big investment. The...
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What causes migraines? Study of ‘brain blackout’ offers clues
The blinding headaches are poorly understood — a mouse study suggests that the content of spinal fluid is a trigger for pain. Miryam Naddaf Miryam...
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Menopausal chimpanzees deepen the mystery of why women stop reproducing
Some chimpanzees have been found to experience menopause. But are they the exception or the rule? Dyani Lewis The females in a group of wild...
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What is the biggest jellyfish in the world? Meet a monster jelly
What are the largest jellyfish in the world? And how big can they grow? Stuart Blackman takes a look The biggest jellyfish in the world...
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Scientists Have Observed Evidence of Evolution in Real time
It was snails, but still! A 30-year-long study of a small population of marine snail shows how evolution can adapt to environmental changes quite rapidly. •...
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Daily briefing: Homo erectus, I presume? Footprints show ancient hominins crossed paths
Remarkably preserved footprints show two ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Plus, plastics-treaty negotiations end in...
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Living on Mars would probably suck — here's why
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith join us to discuss their book A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We...
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Iceland braces for volcanic eruption: what scientists are watching
Researchers are tracking every aspect of the geological unrest, which began last month. JUNIOR GROUP LEADER Professor position The International...
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Elephant Calves Have Been Found Buried – What Does That Mean?
Are elephant burials intentional? The myth of elephant graveyards has pervaded popular culture, and recent observations of buried Asian elephant...
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Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed
Samples from Bennu contain the chemical building blocks of life — but with a twist. The Institute of Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC)...
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Scientists found ‘staggering disease’ in a Colorado mountain lion. A mysterious affliction is also making Florida panthers limp.
Scientists believe a mysterious neurological disorder causing leg weakness in Florida panthers and bobcats is unrelated to the first North American...
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Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms
Climate change has driven hurricane wind speeds up by an average of nearly 30 kilometres per hour, an analysis of Atlantic storms shows. Alix...
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A Concerning Trend In Wildlife Population Decline
Global Wildlife Crisis Since 1970, wildlife populations have seen a dramatic decline of nearly 70%. This staggering loss highlights the urgent need...
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Physicists finally observe strange isotope Oxygen 28 – raising fundamental questions
The long-sought finding challenges scientists' understanding of the strong nuclear force, and the AI that can beat human champions at drone...
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AI can forecast the weather in seconds without needing supercomputers
An AI weather program running for a single second on a desktop can match the accuracy of traditional forecasts that take hours or days on...
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Renewables stepped up to meet surge in energy demand from rising temperatures in 2024, IEA says
Despite some climate-related setbacks, the decoupling of emissions from economic growth is one promising trend. Record high temperatures contributed...
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What Kamala Harris’s historic bid for the US presidency means for science
The daughter of a scientist and a supporter of diversity in STEM, Harris as a potential candidate has stirred optimism among scientists. Max...
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These birds are almost extinct. A radical idea could save them.
As climate change and other threats destroy the habitats of living things, biologists are beginning to think of doing the once unthinkable: finding new homes...
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Daily briefing: Why menopause keeps evolving in whales
Long post-reproductive lifespans might allow female whales to help their progeny survive. Plus, a sneak peek of China’s new underground neutrino lab...
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Racist ratings linger in five-star systems — a thumbs up could fix that
When an online platform changed the way customers rated workers, discrimination disappeared — plus, Nature investigates where the most retractions...
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Pod of Orcas Stalk Massive Blue Shark off the California Coast
Explore the rare encounter when a pod of orcas stalk massive blue shark off the coast of California. In this astonishing encounter off the coast...
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Argentina’s pioneering nuclear research threatened by huge budget cuts
President Javier Milei is making moves to partially privatize the sector, but in the mean time , projects have paused. Martín De Ambrosio Fermín...
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"99 per cent of the species that have ever lived have gone extinct": Why life needs extinction and how it can be a force for good
Today, extinction is a term we associate with the spiralling loss of species at human hands. Yet it is also an entirely natural phenomenon that...
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Curiously quiet Atlantic has hurricane scientists scratching their heads. ‘A mystery.’
The Atlantic hasn’t been this quiet in 50 years, and hurricane scientists are trying to figure out why. The last time a storm didn’t...
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Brazil’s deforestation ‘police’ on strike — threatening climate goals
Environmental workers in the government have stopped field operations, and might halt work altogether. For the past month, workers in the Brazilian...
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Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before it spreads
The deadly cancer is often not found until it has spread to other parts of the body. Researchers have developed a simple blood test to...
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Nearly 50% of researchers quit science within a decade, huge study reveals
Twenty years of publishing data across many countries and disciplines show women are more likely than men to leave research. Miryam Naddaf A study of...
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Signs of ‘transmissible’ Alzheimer’s seen in people who received growth hormone
The findings support a controversial hypothesis that proteins related to the neurodegenerative disease can be ‘seeded’ in the brain through material...
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Mini-colon and brain ‘organoids’ shed light on cancer and other diseases
Tiny 3D structures made from human stem cells some time s offer insights that animal models cannot. Sara Reardon Researchers have hailed organoids — 3D...
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The Maldives is racing to create new land. Why are so many people concerned?
The island nation is expanding its territory by dredging up sediment from the ocean floor. But scientists, former government officials and activists...
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Wildlife Populations Have Shrunk a Shocking Amount in Just 50 Years, Report Finds
"The fabric of nature is unraveling." Amid widespread environmental destruction and the pressures brought by climate change, the average size of...
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What’s the secret to living to 100? Centenarian stem cells could offer clues
A bank of cells from people more than 100 years old gives scientists a new resource for studying longevity. Scientists in Boston, Massachusetts, have...
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Footage shows striking outcome of 24-hour forest restoration project: 'One of the most amazing legacies you could leave'
"This is brilliant." Two years after Beau Miles planted one tree per minute for an entire day, he made a follow-up film to document the...
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Daily briefing: Deep-sea mining might harm wildlife
Mining of the ocean floor for minerals could harm deep-sea jellyfish by stressing them out with sediment. Plus, Iceland braces for volcanic eruption...
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