Meet the retired scientists who collaborate with younger colleagues
Thu 8:00pm By Julie GouldNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02482-7Julie Gould learns that age is no barrier to enjoying interesting work and life opportunities in retirement.Seventh patient ‘cured’ of HIV: why scientists are excited
Thu 8:00pm By Smriti MallapatyNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02463-wA man in Germany is HIV-free after receiving stem cells that are not resistant to the virus.Elusive high-energy neutrinos spotted at LHC
Thu 8:00pmNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02465-8Observations of electron neutrinos could allow physicists to test theories about the particles’ behaviour.How the rose got its iconic fragrance
Thu 8:00pmNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02424-3A bouquet of genes involved in making volatile compounds helps to produce the flower’s characteristic scent.Effort to ‘Trump-proof’ US science grows, but will it succeed?
Thu 8:00pm By Jeff TollefsonNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02484-5Unions are joining the Biden administration’s campaign to promote scientific integrity and protect government scientists from political interference.Audio long read: Hope, despair and CRISPR — the race to save one woman’s life
Thu 8:00pm By Heidi LedfordNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02480-9The tragic quest to develop a gene-editing therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease showcases the messy state of modern drug development.Genetic links found to the world's biggest killer of new mothers
Thu 8:00pmNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02466-7Genes associated with postpartum haemorrhage spotlight a hormone’s role in dangerous bleeding after childbirth.Strokes can damage the heart — but reining in the immune system might help
Thu 8:00pmNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02426-1Heart injury is reduced in mice when the cells that trigger inflammation are blocked.We are junior scientists from emerging economies — the world needs more researchers like us…
Thu 8:00pm By Mohammed ShaabanNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02485-4Scientific advancement relies on equitable international collaboration. And right now, it’s not equitable enough.Retraction notices are getting clearer — but progress is slow
Thu 8:00pm By Miryam NaddafNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02423-4Communications relating to retractions are often still opaque and lacking in detail, but an analysis finds some evidence of improvement.…
Thu 8:00pm By Calvin LawNature, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07845-8Publisher Correction: Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to promote CXCL13+ T cells in lupusAI is vulnerable to attack. Can it ever be used safely?
Wed 8:00pm By Simon MakinNature, Published online: 25 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02419-0The models that underpin artificial-intelligence systems such as ChatGPT can be subject to attacks that elicit harmful behaviour. Making them safe will not be easy.These brain cells help days-old mice to bond with mum
Wed 8:00pm By Miryam NaddafNature, Published online: 25 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02470-xScientists pinpoint neurons that encode the mother–baby bond in the brains of infant mice.DeepMind hits milestone in solving maths problems — AI’s next grand challenge
Wed 8:00pm By Davide CastelvecchiNature, Published online: 25 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02441-2AlphaProof showed its prowess on questions from this year’s Mathematical Olympiad — a step in the race to create substantial proofs with artificial intelligence.V. Craig Jordan obituary: pharmacologist who revolutionized breast cancer treatments
Wed 8:00pm By Balkees AbderrahmanNature, Published online: 25 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02448-9Pioneer of targeted therapy in cancer who turned failed contraceptive tamoxifen into an essential drug for treating breast cancer and osteoporosis.Three ways AI is changing the 2024 Olympics for athletes and fans
Wed 8:00pm By Sumeet KulkarniNature, Published online: 25 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02427-0From training to broadcasting, artificial intelligence will have an imprint on this year’s event for the first time.Spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus to dairy cattle
Wed 8:00pm By Leonardo C. CasertaNature, Published online: 25 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07849-4Spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus to dairy cattleIndia budget: Modi bets big on nuclear energy and space
Wed 8:00pm By T.V. PadmaNature, Published online: 25 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02370-0The government has focused on areas of national pride and applied science, as many researchers expected.Jurassic fossil juvenile reveals prolonged life history in early mammals
Tue 8:00pm By Elsa PanciroliNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07733-1Juvenile and adult skeletons of Middle Jurassic Krusatodon from the Isle of Skye, Scotland, show that this mouse-sized mammaliaform had longer development and lifespan than modern mammals of…Molecular basis of human noradrenaline transporter reuptake and inhibition
Tue 8:00pm By Jiaxin TanNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07719-zThe cryo-electron microscopy structures of the human noradrenaline transporter in both the apo state and bound to substrates or antidepressant drugs are resolved.Why you should perform a premortem on your research
Tue 8:00pm By Carsten Lund PedersenNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02344-2Carsten Lund Pedersen introduces a tool for improving the success rate of your papers, projects and partnerships.Global net climate effects of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen
Tue 8:00pm By Cheng GongNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07714-4A comprehensive model framework is used to estimate the global net direct radiative forcing of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen as being about −0.34 W m−2, which has a cooling effect…AI produces gibberish when trained on too much AI-generated data
Tue 8:00pm By Emily WengerNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02355-zGenerative AI models are now widely accessible, enabling everyone to create their own machine-made something. But these models can collapse if their training data sets contain too much…Science must protect thinking time in a world of instant communication
Tue 8:00pmNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02381-xE-mails and instant messaging are core to research — but also a distraction. Researchers should study their impact on science, and how they can claw back time to concentrate.Every part of you
Tue 8:00pm By Helena O’ConnorNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02388-4How to be happy?peri-Fused polyaromatic molecular contacts for perovskite solar cells
Tue 8:00pm By Ke ZhaoNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07712-6A peri-fused polyaromatic core structure is used to produce a relatively chemically inert and structurally rigid molecular contact that improves the efficiency and durability of perovskite…AI models fed AI-generated data quickly spew nonsense
Tue 8:00pm By Elizabeth GibneyNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02420-7Researchers gave successive versions of a large language model information produced by previous generations of the AI — and observed rapid collapse.Daily briefing: Hybrid AI supercharges climate models
Tue 8:00pm By Flora GrahamNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02468-5Google AI predicts long-term climate trends and weather — in minutes. Plus, heaviest element yet within reach after major breakthrough and how to bring null results out of hiding.Motor neurons move a fly’s head in different directions depending on its starting posture
Tue 8:00pmNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02401-wMotor neurons control the muscles and are therefore the only means through which the brain can move the body and interact with the world. The finding that motor neurons move a fly’s body…Rapid sepsis test identifies bacteria that spark life-threatening infection
Tue 8:00pm By Nick Petrić HoweNature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02462-xNew method can help guide treatment with most effective antibiotic — plus how things get weird when an AI is trained on AI-created text.
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