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Artificial intelligence systems can now nearly match — and sometimes exceed — human performance in basic tasks. Plus, NASA admits that plan to bring Mars rocks to Earth won’t work and three new species of extinct giant kangaroos discovered.
Upbringing and life experience matter more than genetics when it comes to being a good navigator. Plus, AI could help predict lethal dust storms and Australia is testing ‘genetic rescue’ to save vulnerable species.
A crystal structure predicted by Eugene Wigner in 1934 has been directly imaged for the first time. Plus, the first algae that can fix nitrogen and evidence for a shared practice of human sacrifice across Stone Age Europe.
Buzzwords typical of AI-generated text were found in peer review reports. Plus, replication issues plague promising DIANA fMRI technique and how climate change is harming mental health.
Nature editors remember and celebrate the life of Peter Higgs, the theorist behind the Higgs boson, who died on Monday, aged 94. Also, Iran releases jailed conservationists and a Javan tiger that might not be extinct.
Enormous loops of plasma erupting from the Sun’s surface became visible as red dots during the total eclipse. Plus, genetic analysis confirms that Blackfoot people belong to an ancient ice age lineage.
Climate forecasting powered by AI algorithms could replace the equation-based systems that guide global policy. Plus, how prompt flooding bypasses safety barriers and the algorithm that makes beer tastier.
An official investigation reveals the extent of superconductivity physicist Ranga Dias’s scientific misconduct. Plus, why scientists are concerned about a bird flu outbreak in US cows and the theory of ‘survival of the nicest’.
Lixisenatide, a drug in the same family as Ozempic, seems to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Plus, why scientists will look to the Sun’s corona during the 8 April eclipse.
Oscillibacter species can transform cholesterol into a more harmless form — hinting at probiotic treatments. Plus, mRNA drug shows the technology’s potential beyond vaccines and how loneliness harms your health.
Long filaments called microtubules could influence how handedness develops in embryos. Plus, a ‘mini-liver’ grown in a person’s own lymph nodes might help people with liver failure and how papers with doctored images are affecting systematic reviews.
People with long COVID played a crucial role in advising, designing and even funding basic and clinical research into the condition. Plus, long-term memories are formed by damaging DNA and South Korea will join Horizon Europe.
Melting ice caps are slowing the rotation of the Earth and could delay the next leap second by three years. Plus, why journal editors are resigning en masse and how to make an old immune system young again.
Posting about a paper on X seems to boost engagement but not citations. Plus, researchers pinpoint humans’ first home outside Africa and what the science says about the Baltimore bridge collapse.
The first experiments have shown that electrons can behave as if they had fractional charges. Plus, how birds gesture ‘after you’ to their mate and the real story of how the Big Bang got its name.
Researchers argue for more transparency to remove the biases that plague image generators. Plus, Nvidia’s new ‘superchip’ promises AI performance and Google AI could soon use a person’s cough to diagnose disease.
Being pregnant can increase a person’s ‘biological age’ by a couple of years — but giving birth reverses these changes. Plus, urban vegetable gardens have a shocking carbon footprint.
What Briefing readers think about how doctoral degrees should be evaluated. Plus, the X-factor in bird song that makes males irresistible and why like-charged particles can sometimes attract.
Growing evidence suggests that the immune response triggered by SARS-CoV-2 is behind symptoms such as loss of smell, headaches and memory problems. Plus, a genetically modified pig liver has been transplanted into a person’s body for the first time.
Michel Talagrand has won one of mathematics’ biggest prizes for his work developing formulae to make random processes more predictable. Plus, climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly and NASA ponders the enormous cost of bringing Mars rocks back to Earth.
