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Scientific utopias: tackling an early-morning crisis at the Institute of Merged Sciences
Earlier this year, Nature co-sponsored a science-fiction essay competition. In Katherine Ember’s winning essay, researchers have an immediate responsibility to the public. They’re asked to act urgently to help society.
- Katherine Ember
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Book Review |
The mortality revolution, and the myth of the market: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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News |
World’s first house made with nappy-blended concrete
The challenge for the hybrid material is more one of logistics than compressive strength.
- Elissa Welle
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Book Review |
Prejudice in technology, and the necessity of time: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
Ethics in outer space: can we make interplanetary exploration just?
The prospect of settling the Moon, Mars and elsewhere requires urgent conversations about issues such as labour and reproductive rights far from Earth.
- Alexandra Witze
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Book Review |
A new view of our senses, and the founding of Yosemite: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Career Q&A |
How I fused passions for art and medicine into a medical illustration career
Hillary Wilson contends that medicine needs more-diverse artwork from illustrators who bring varied perspectives.
- Abdullahi Tsanni
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News & Views |
From the archive: how several artists’ works mimic impressions made on the eye’s retina, and the curious effects of blue glass on colour
Snippets from Nature’s past.
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Career Feature |
Say what? The principal investigators who pass down wisdom through humour
Wit can convey important truths about critical thinking and the scientific method, especially when group leaders poke fun at themselves in the process.
- Amanda Heidt
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Book Review |
How sketches of the womb have empowered and oppressed women over the ages
Depictions of fetuses have helped to teach safer birthing practices and saved lives — but they can also be used to erase the person giving birth.
- Josie Glausiusz
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Book Review |
Why incentives work — or don’t, and more: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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News |
How green is your research? These scientists are cutting their carbon footprints
As the effects of climate change grow, scientists from fields spanning astronomy to biology are trying to decarbonize their research.
- Myriam Vidal Valero
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Book Review |
The future of museums and a history of ignorance: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Career Q&A |
TikTok’s dancing chemist catalyses joy in students
Chemist André Isaacs produces fun-loving social-media videos to bond with his Gen Z students and build an inclusive community.
- Spoorthy Raman
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Book Review |
Justice over environmental murders, and how relationships boost happiness: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Editorial |
Syria after the earthquakes: what researchers can do to help
Equipment and expert aid are urgently needed for 4.7 million people in the country’s neglected northwest.
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Where I Work |
Tweezers, water, mulberry paper: my toolkit for repairing ancient Japanese art
Art conservator Jiro Ueda uses traditional techniques and natural solutions to repair priceless paintings and artefacts.
- Rachael Pells
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Book Review |
How we imagine tomorrow, and averting cyberwar: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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News Explainer |
Turkey–Syria earthquake: what scientists know
Turkey and Syria’s buildings have always been vulnerable to earthquakes, but war has made things worse.
- Miryam Naddaf
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Book Review |
When the immune system bites back, and biodiversity v. capitalism: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Article
| Open AccessBiomolecular analyses enable new insights into ancient Egyptian embalming
Philological analysis of labels and instructions, together with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of residues on vessels recovered from a 26th Dynasty embalming workshop at Saqqara, Egypt provide insights into ancient Egyptian embalming practices.
- Maxime Rageot
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World View |
Academia’s culture of overwork almost broke me, so I’m working to undo it
For young immigrant women like me, the pressures of early career research are even greater than for most. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
- Natalia Ingebretsen Kucirkova
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Career Feature |
Charting a course to make maths truly universal
Mathematicians leading decolonization efforts say that building knowledge-sharing partnerships with communities is key.
- Rachel Crowell
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Book Review |
The history of profit, and are animals creative? Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
The failure of ‘democratized’ health care, and parasites on parade: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
The next pandemic, and why time is money: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Comment |
Indigenous knowledge is key to sustainable food systems
Agricultural sciences have for too long ignored traditional and local knowledge about crop plants and how best to grow them. That must change if the world is to ensure future food security.
- Alexandre Antonelli
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Book Review |
The magic of physics, and why we have childhood: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
The history of US health inequity, and a vision for the Moon: Books in Brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
How commercial rivalry is ruining space, and more: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
The doubt behind knowing, and insights in sci-fi: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Article |
Discriminatory attitudes against unvaccinated people during the pandemic
Vaccinated people express discriminatory attitudes towards unvaccinated individuals across cultures.
- Alexander Bor
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Book Review |
Greta Thunberg on climate solutions, and more: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
Orphan drugs, and the science of 007: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Career Guide |
Women and LGBTQ+ people aren’t tokens — don’t treat them as such
A disingenuous invitation made Gwen Grinyer reconsider taking part in equity, diversity and inclusion sessions at conferences.
- Gwen Grinyer
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Correspondence |
Root out threats to Amazonian forests and Indigenous peoples
- Jaime Paneque-Gálvez
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Obituary |
Bruno Latour (1947–2022)
Philosopher and anthropologist who revolutionized ideas about science in practice.
- Steve Woolgar
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Career News |
Will the World Cup boost Qatar’s science ambitions?
The soccer tournament might put the nation on more scientists’ radars, but many will have concerns over continuing human-rights issues.
- Rachel Nuwer
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Book Review |
How science museums can use their power
A trawl through exhibition halls and storage rooms reveals a drive to do better.
- Anna Novitzky
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Book Review |
California on fire, and can plants think? Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Outlook |
Video: how to make the construction industry circular
The world is running out of sand. Is circular thinking the solution?
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Book Review |
Huxley: the family that championed evolution
A multigenerational biography illuminates a dynasty’s vexed influence on science and society.
- Stuart Mathieson
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Book Review |
A universe of biodiversity and saved by migration: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Book Review |
Violent conservation, and your brain on magic: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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Career News |
Showcase your science by entering Nature’s 2022 #ScientistAtWork photo competition
Send us an image that captures your research and workplace for a chance to win a prize.
- Jack Leeming
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Career Feature |
Use these tips to take an amazing science photograph
To mark the launch of Nature’s 2022 #ScientistAtWork photo competition, three experts offer tips on how to best capture your science on camera.
- Agnese Abrusci
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News & Views |
From the archive: Shakespeare’s stage directions, and fern fever
Snippets from Nature’s past.
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News |
Revealed: the pay bump for being a straight, white man in US science
Study reveals the vast disparity in salary, respect and opportunities between people from marginalized groups and their privileged peers.
- Clare Watson
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Book Review |
How DDT lingers, and why we help others: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson