Bird flu virus has been spreading in US cows for months, RNA reveals
Fri 8:00pm By Smriti MallapatyNature, Published online: 27 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01256-5Genomic analysis suggests that the outbreak probably began in December or January, but a shortage of data is hampering efforts to pin down the source.Want to make a difference? Try working at an environmental non-profit organization
Thu 8:00pm By Natasha GilbertNature, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01257-4Moving to non-profit work requires researchers to shift their mindset to focus on applied science for policymaking and conservation practice.Could a rare mutation that causes dwarfism also slow ageing?
Thu 8:00pm By Mariana LenharoNature, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01201-6People with Laron syndrome have a low risk of heart disease and a number of other age-related disorders, hinting at strategies for new treatments.Future of Humanity Institute shuts: what’s next for ‘deep future’ research?
Thu 8:00pm By David AdamNature, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01229-8Researchers from several disciplines hope to predict — and prevent — scenarios that pose risks to humanity.Audio long read: Why loneliness is bad for your health
Thu 8:00pm By Saima May SidikNature, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01251-wNew research is revealing the mechanisms linking loneliness and conditions like dementia, depression and cardiovascular disease.Judge dismisses superconductivity physicist’s lawsuit against university
Wed 8:00pm By Dan GaristoNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01231-0Ranga Dias sued his university, in part, for allegedly conducting a biased investigation, which found he had committed extensive scientific misconduct.NIH pay rise for postdocs and PhD students could have US ripple effect
Wed 8:00pm By Amanda HeidtNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01242-xSalary increases for the 17,000-plus recipients of an NIH research award could lead to increases in other academic settings.Bird flu in US cows: is the milk supply safe?
Wed 8:00pm By Julian NowogrodzkiNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01221-2Pasteurized milk is probably not a threat to people, but fresh milk droplets on milking equipment could be spreading the virus in a herd.‘Shut up and calculate’: how Einstein lost the battle to explain quantum reality
Wed 8:00pm By Jim BaggottNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01216-zBy suppressing questions they considered too ‘philosophical’, post-war physicists created an unquestioning orthodoxy that influences science to this day.Algorithm ranks peer reviewers by reputation — but critics warn of bias
Wed 8:00pm By Dalmeet Singh ChawlaNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01235-wThere are questions about whether the tool, which could be used by editors to find and shortlist peer reviewers, would disadvantage inexperienced candidates or those in certain locations.Daily briefing: How an unlikely friendship with Jung influenced Pauli’s physics
Wed 8:00pm By Flora GrahamNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01253-8A patient-analyst relationship to psychoanalyst Carl Jung that evolved into a friendship deeply influenced physicist Wolfgang Pauli’s work. Plus, organoids shed light on cancer and other…China's Moon atlas is the most detailed ever made
Wed 8:00pm By Ling XinNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01223-0The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries.Scientists urged to collect royalties from the ‘magic money tree’
Wed 8:00pm By Oscar AllanNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01246-7By joining a collecting society, researchers can ensure they are paid when copyrighted book content and papers are reproduced.Hello puffins, goodbye belugas: changing Arctic fjord hints at our climate future
Wed 8:00pm By Freda KreierNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01128-yStunning images show an ecosystem’s upheaval as it warms at an alarming pace.Rat neurons repair mouse brains — and restore sense of smell
Wed 8:00pm By Sara ReardonNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01222-1Scientists develop hybrid mice by filling in missing cells and structures in their brains with rat stem cells.NATO is boosting AI and climate research as scientific diplomacy remains on ice
Wed 8:00pm By Natasha GilbertNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01052-1As the military alliance created to counter the Soviet Union expands, it is prioritizing studies on how climate change affects security, cyberattacks and election interference.Are robots the solution to the crisis in older-person care?
Wed 8:00pm By Tammy WorthNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01184-4Social robots that promise companionship and stimulation for older people and those with dementia are attracting investment, but some question their benefits.Garden-variety fungus is an expert at environmental clean-ups
Wed 8:00pmNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01145-xThe common fungus Aspergillus niger removes both heavy metals and organic pollutants from its surroundings.Air-travel climate-change emissions detailed for nearly 200 nations
Wed 8:00pmNature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01148-8Carbon emissions from flights that departed from low- and middle-income countries in 2019 totalled 417 million tonnes.Ancient DNA traces family lines and political shifts in the Avar empire
Tue 8:00pm By Lara M. CassidyNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01020-9Genetic pedigrees spanning nine generations uncover the social organization of a nomadic empire that dominated much of central and eastern Europe from the sixth to the early ninth century.The Maldives is racing to create new land. Why are so many people concerned?
Tue 8:00pm By Jesse Chase-LubitzNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01157-7The island nation is expanding its territory by dredging up sediment from the ocean floor. But scientists, former government officials and activists say such reclamation can harm marine…Plastic pollution: three numbers that support a crackdown
Tue 8:00pm By Nicola JonesNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01117-1As negotiators haggle over a global treaty to curb plastics pollution, a flood of data outlines how a treaty could make a difference.WHO redefines airborne transmission: what does that mean for future pandemics?
Tue 8:00pm By Bianca NogradyNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01173-7The World Health Organization was criticized for being too slow to classify COVID-19 as airborne. Will the new terminology help next time?Atomic clock keeps ultra-precise time aboard a rocking naval ship
Tue 8:00pm By Elizabeth GibneyNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01166-6The best timepieces tend to be fragile, but a device based on iodine threads the needle between precision and practicality.Mini-colon and brain ‘organoids’ shed light on cancer and other diseases
Tue 8:00pm By Sara ReardonNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01199-xTiny 3D structures made from human stem cells sometimes offer insights that animal models cannot.Las Borinqueñas remembers the forgotten Puerto Rican women who tested the first pill
Tue 8:00pm By Mariana LenharoNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01175-5Clinical trials of the first oral contraceptive recalled in a bold theatre production.PGE2 inhibits TIL expansion by disrupting IL-2 signalling and mitochondrial function
Tue 8:00pm By Matteo MorottiNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07352-wProstaglandin E2 from the tumour microenvironment impairs interleukin-2 sensing by tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes, restricting proliferative response and promoting T cell death via…Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms
Tue 8:00pm By Alexandre R. ZuntiniNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07324-0Phylogenomic analysis of 7,923 angiosperm species using a standardized set of 353 nuclear genes produced an angiosperm tree of life dated with 200 fossil calibrations, providing key…Dearomatization drives complexity generation in freshwater organic matter
Tue 8:00pm By Siyu LiNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07210-9Using complementary multiplicity-edited 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, oxidative dearomatization is shown to be a key driver for generating structural diversity during processing…High carrier mobility along the [111] orientation in Cu2O photoelectrodes
Tue 8:00pm By Linfeng PanNature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07273-8A study introduces a novel method to grow single-crystal Cu2O thin films with selected crystal orientations, highlighting enhanced bulk carrier mobility and carrier diffusion length along…
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