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Research Highlight |
Reading between the lines: application essays predict university success
Applicants whose essays had broader ‘semantic content’ tended to achieve higher marks.
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News |
Found at last: long-lost branch of the Nile that ran by the pyramids
Geological survey reveals the remains of a major waterway that ancient Egyptian builders could have used to transport materials.
- Freda Kreier
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News |
US halts funding to controversial virus-hunting group: what researchers think
Some scientists think the decision regarding EcoHealth Alliance is fair; others say it might negatively affect virus surveillance.
- Mariana Lenharo
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Nature Video |
Controlled failure: The building designed to limit catastrophe
New design - inspired by lizard tails - could save lives by isolating collapsing sections of damaged buildings
- Dan Fox
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Futures |
Explaining novel scientific concepts to people whose technical acumen does not extend to turning it off, then turning it on again
Guided by the light.
- Joel Glover
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Comment |
Neglecting sex and gender in research is a public-health risk
The data are clear: taking sex and gender into account in research and using that knowledge to change health care could benefit billions of people.
- Sue Haupt
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- & Robyn Norton
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Nature Podcast |
Lizard-inspired building design could save lives
How knocking down a building helped researchers design a safer structure, and a sustainable 3D printing resin made from a bodybuilding supplement.
- Benjamin Thompson
- & Elizabeth Gibney
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Correspondence |
Interpersonal therapy can be an effective tool against the devastating effects of loneliness
- Myrna M. Weissman
- & Jennifer J. Mootz
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News & Views |
Balls of lightning and flames from the sky: can science explain?
A book cataloguing mysterious events challenges scientists to provide some answers, and Charles Darwin continues his investigations of crimes against primroses, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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Editorial |
A DARPA-like agency could boost EU innovation — but cannot come at the expense of existing schemes
If Europe wants to create a high-risk, high-reward research body, it needs grass-roots backing.
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Book Review |
How men evolved to care for babies — before society got in the way
An exploration of the evolution of male nurturing shows why, unlike fathers among other great apes, human dads are biologically wired to be hands-on parents.
- Kermyt G. Anderson
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Nature Careers Podcast |
Decent work for all: why multinationals need a helping hand
Moses Ngoze explains why the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises in Africa are key to achieving global economic growth.
- Dom Byrne
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News |
Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being
A survey of more than 2.4 million people finds that being online can have a positive effect on welfare.
- Carissa Wong
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News |
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.
- Ariana Remmel
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News Q&A |
The US Congress is taking on AI — this computer scientist is helping
Kiri Wagstaff, who temporarily shelved her academic career to provide advice on federal AI legislation, talks about life inside the halls of power.
- Nicola Jones
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Career Feature |
How I fled bombed Aleppo to continue my career in science
Aref Kyyaly’s quest to find a safe place, away from Syria, to do research taught him perseverance. Don’t give up, is his advice.
- Benjamin Plackett
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News |
Dozens of Brazilian universities hit by strikes over academic wages
Some professors and staff members have been on strike for as long as four weeks as they seek better conditions at their institutions.
- Jeff Tollefson
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News & Views |
The dream of electronic newspapers becomes a reality — in 1974
Efforts to develop an electronic newspaper providing information at the touch of a button took a step forward 50 years ago, and airborne bacteria in the London Underground come under scrutiny, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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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 meantime, projects have paused.
- Martín De Ambrosio
- & Fermín Koop
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Book Review |
How rich is too rich?
Where should society draw the line on extreme wealth? A fresh account sets out the logic and suggests how to redress inequality.
- Lucas Chancel
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Book Review |
From multiverses to cities: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Career Feature |
Hunger on campus: why US PhD students are fighting over food
Graduate students are relying on donated and discounted food in the struggle to make ends meet.
- Laurie Udesky
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Obituary |
Daniel Kahneman obituary: psychologist who revolutionized the way we think about thinking
Nobel prizewinner whose insights into the foibles of human decision-making launched the field of behavioural economics and sent ripples through all social sciences.
- Eldar Shafir
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Book Review |
Smarty plants? Controversial plant-intelligence studies explored in new book
A deep dive into plant behaviour and consciousness asks why the topic has been taboo for so long, and whether botanists are changing their minds about plants’ cognitive abilities.
- Beronda L. Montgomery
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News |
Who’s making chips for AI? Chinese manufacturers lag behind US tech giants
Researchers in China say they are finding themselves five to ten years behind their US counterparts as export restrictions bite.
- Jonathan O'Callaghan
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Career News |
US National Academies report outlines barriers and solutions for scientist carers
Carers need better support from employers, such as paid parental leave, subsidized childcare and relief for other types of caregiving. But is there will among institutions to provide it?
- Amanda Heidt
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Nature Podcast |
Sex and gender discussions don't need to be toxic
The science of sex and gender is too often misinterpreted and weaponized. Now, three experts cut through the misinformation in search of a positive future for this long-neglected area of research
- Lucy Odling-Smee
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News |
Controversial virus-hunting scientist skewered at US COVID-origins hearing
Lawmakers interrogated Peter Daszak over his ties to China and whether his organization, EcoHealth Alliance, has been a good steward of taxpayer dollars.
- Mariana Lenharo
- & Lauren Wolf
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Editorial |
Why it’s essential to study sex and gender, even as tensions rise
Some scholars are reluctant to research sex and gender out of fear that their studies will be misused. In a series of specially commissioned articles, Nature encourages scientists to engage.
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Editorial |
Support communities that will lose out in the energy transition
Climate campaigners and politicians rightly concentrate on the benefits of clean energy — but without more support for those who are adversely affected, the backlash will only grow.
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World View |
How to meet Africa’s grand challenges with African know-how
Simple measures to strengthen the interface between science, policy and society in African nations could help the continent leapfrog others in sustainable innovation and development.
- Alfred R. Bizoza
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Comment |
We need more-nuanced approaches to exploring sex and gender in research
Some scientists are reluctant to investigate questions about sex and gender, particularly given today’s sociopolitical tensions around gender identity. But they should lean in and embrace the complexity.
- Stacey A. Ritz
- & Lorraine Greaves
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Comment |
Male–female comparisons are powerful in biomedical research — don’t abandon them
Binary sex studies have been denounced as too simplistic, but dropping them altogether would impede progress in a long-neglected area of biomedicine.
- Arthur P. Arnold
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- & Jeffrey S. Mogil
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News & Views |
Resilience lessons from ancient societies are still relevant today
What lessons can we learn from the factors that govern the resilience of human populations? A large-scale analysis examining ancient societies around the world provides a detailed look at what drives sustainability.
- John Haldon
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News |
Chinese virologist who was first to share COVID-19 genome sleeps on street after lab shuts
Zhang Yongzhen shared the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 with the world, speeding up the development of vaccines.
- Smriti Mallapaty
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News & Views |
How to stop students cramming for exams? Send them to sea
An innovative proposal to stop exam over-preparation, plus William Bateson’s 1924 take on the previous century of biology, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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Correspondence |
Corrosion is a global menace to crucial infrastructure — act to stop the rot now
- Weichen Xu
- , Ruiyong Zhang
- & Donald Terry Greenfield
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Correspondence |
Zoos should focus on animal welfare before claiming to champion conservation
- Donald Broom
- , Hsiao Mei Yeh
- & Shawn Peng
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Correspondence |
Climate-targets group should rescind its endorsement of carbon offsets
- William R. L. Anderegg
- & Libby Blanchard
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World View |
Why doing social science research is difficult in India today
With an election under way, the future of Indian science is on the ballot. Encouraging research and critical thinking should be a priority for the new government.
- Yamini Aiyar
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News Q&A |
The science of 3 Body Problem: what’s fact and what’s fiction?
Nature spoke to the sci-fi programme’s adviser and two other researchers about the portrayal of PhD scientists and their technologies.
- Sumeet Kulkarni
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News |
This social sciences hub galvanized India’s dynamic growth. Can it survive?
The Centre for Policy Research has lost its chief executive, most of its staff and is running out of cash.
- Michele Catanzaro
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Nature Podcast |
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.
- Saima May Sidik
- & Benjamin Thompson
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Career Feature |
Want to make a difference? Try working at an environmental non-profit organization
Moving to non-profit work requires researchers to shift their mindset to focus on applied science for policymaking and conservation practice.
- Natasha Gilbert
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News |
Future of Humanity Institute shuts: what’s next for ‘deep future’ research?
Researchers from several disciplines hope to predict — and prevent — scenarios that pose risks to humanity.
- David Adam
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Career Feature |
Scientists urged to collect royalties from the ‘magic money tree’
By joining a collecting society, researchers can ensure they are paid when copyrighted book content and papers are reproduced.
- Oscar Allan