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World View |
European ruling linking climate change to human rights could be a game changer — here’s how
The European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in a Swiss case cements the concept that climate inaction violates human rights — responsible nations around the world will take heed.
- Charlotte E. Blattner
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News Feature |
Lethal AI weapons are here: how can we control them?
Autonomous weapons guided by artificial intelligence are already in use. Researchers, legal experts and ethicists are struggling with what should be allowed on the battlefield.
- David Adam
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Book Review |
Dogwhistles, drilling and the roots of Western civilization: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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News |
Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness needs a rethink
A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is ‘a realistic possibility’ for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and molluscs.
- Mariana Lenharo
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Career News |
Londoners see what a scientist looks like up close in 50 photographs
Nature’s Where I Work images are being exhibited in the UK capital until June.
- Jack Leeming
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Research Highlight |
Burnt remains of Maya royalty mark a dramatic power shift
Finds in pyramid at Guatemalan site suggest that remains were disinterred and desecrated in a public ritual.
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Article
| Open AccessThe economic commitment of climate change
Analysis of projected sub-national damages from temperature and precipitation show an income reduction of 19% of the world economy within the next 26 years independent of future emission choices.
- Maximilian Kotz
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Spotlight |
How young people benefit from Swiss apprenticeships
Computational biologist Jitao David Zhang says that the country’s vocational training programme teaches key work and life skills.
- Jitao David Zhang
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Spotlight |
CERN’s impact goes way beyond tiny particles
A global effort to uncover the nature of the Universe has had resounding effects on scientists and society.
- Nikki Forrester
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News |
Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in 20 years
Government budget includes more money for basic research and notable increases to postgraduate stipends.
- Brian Owens
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News |
Humans and their livestock have sheltered in this Saudi Arabian cave for 10,000 years
Saudi herders have travelled the same routes for millennia, cave discovery suggests.
- Gillian Dohrn
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Correspondence |
It’s time to talk about the hidden human cost of the green transition
- Manuel Prieto
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News & Views |
A step along the path towards AlphaFold — 50 years ago
Paring down the astronomical complexity of the protein-folding problem, plus Isaac Newton’s ambiguous use of the word ‘axiom’, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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Editorial |
How India can become a science powerhouse
As the world’s largest election kicks off this week, India has an opportunity to reimagine science funding.
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Career Feature |
Shrouded in secrecy: how science is harmed by the bullying and harassment rumour mill
Academics are calling for greater transparency in harassment cases. But do the benefits outweigh the risks?
- Sarah Wild
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Research Briefing |
Long online discussions are consistently the most toxic
An ambitious investigation has analysed discourse on eight social-media platforms, covering a vast array of topics and spanning several decades. It reveals that online conversations increase in toxicity as they get longer — and that this behaviour persists despite shifts in platforms’ business models, technological advances and societal norms.
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News Explainer |
Do climate lawsuits lead to action? Researchers assess their impact
Litigation can lead governments to strengthen their climate policies and curb companies’ greenwashing, say scientists.
- Carissa Wong
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News |
US COVID-origins hearing puts scientific journals in the hot seat
Politicians spar over whether academic publishers colluded with government scientists to suppress the lab-leak hypothesis.
- Max Kozlov
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Book Review |
Are women in research being led up the garden path?
A moving memoir of botany and motherhood explores the historical pressures on female scientists.
- Josie Glausiusz
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Career Q&A |
‘Shrugging off failure is hard’: the $400-million grant setback that shaped the Smithsonian lead scientist’s career
Planetary scientist Ellen Stofan thought about leaving research after a funding bid was rejected. But new opportunities emerged.
- Anne Gulland
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News |
Revealed: the ten research papers that policy documents cite most
An exclusive analysis shows that economics and interdisciplinary teams get the attention of policymakers.
- Dalmeet Singh Chawla
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News |
What the India election means for science
With voting about to start in India’s general election, some researchers are concerned that sluggish funding growth and slow decision-making processes could hold the country back.
- Smriti Mallapaty
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World View |
AI-fuelled election campaigns are here — where are the rules?
Political candidates are increasingly using AI-generated ‘softfakes’ to boost their campaigns. This raises deep ethical concerns.
- Rumman Chowdhury
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Correspondence |
Use fines from EU social-media act to fund research on adolescent mental health
- Christian Montag
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News & Views |
The biologist who built a Faraday cage for a crab
What every biologist should know about electronics, plus a disturbing outbreak of volcanism in North Carolina, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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Editorial |
Rwanda 30 years on: understanding the horror of genocide
Researchers must support and elevate the voices of Rwanda’s scholars and survivors.
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Career Column |
How I harnessed media engagement to supercharge my research career
My initial exposure to the world’s media was serendipitous, but I’ve learnt to be proactive about it — and reaped the benefits.
- Ben Singh
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News |
Iran frees scientists who studied big cats in surprise move
Six-year ordeal for researchers studying Asiatic cheetah and Persian leopard ends in prisoner amnesty.
- Michele Catanzaro
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Nature Careers Podcast |
How to plug the female mentoring gap in Latin American science
Female academics who are keen to advance their careers need to see other women in leadership positions. Social stereotyping prevents that, argues Vanessa Gottifredi.
- Julie Gould
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Career Feature |
Ready or not, AI is coming to science education — and students have opinions
As educators debate whether it’s even possible to use AI safely in research and education, students are taking a role in shaping its responsible use.
- Sarah Wells
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News |
Brazil budget cuts could leave science labs without power and water
The Lula administration is trying to reverse lawmakers’ reductions, which are hitting scientists in the Amazon especially hard.
- Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
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News |
Exclusive: official investigation reveals how superconductivity physicist faked blockbuster results
The confidential 124-page report from the University of Rochester, disclosed in a lawsuit, details the extent of Ranga Dias’s scientific misconduct.
- Dan Garisto
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Book Review |
Wild women and restoring public trust: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
- Andrew Robinson
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News Feature |
After the genocide: what scientists are learning from Rwanda
Thirty years after the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Nature met with researchers who are gaining insights that could help to prevent other atrocities and enable healing.
- Nisha Gaind
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News |
Long-lost photos reveal details of world’s first police crime lab
The archive, saved from a garage, shows pioneer of forensic science Edmond Locard at work in his laboratory in Lyon, France.
- Laura Spinney
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Editorial |
The EU’s ominous emphasis on ‘open strategic autonomy’ in research
A reboot of the flagship Horizon Europe fund risks prioritizing a mindset geared towards security over open, future-facing research collaboration.
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News Feature |
Why loneliness is bad for your health
A lack of social interaction is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and more. Researchers are unpicking how the brain mediates these effects.
- Saima May Sidik
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Correspondence |
Adopt universal standards for study adaptation to boost health, education and social-science research
- Dragos Iliescu
- & Samuel Greiff
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Correspondence |
How can we make PhD training fit for the modern world? Broaden its philosophical foundations
- Ganesh Alagarasan
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Correspondence |
Allow researchers with caring responsibilities ‘promotion pauses’ to make research more equitable
- Daniel H. Lowenstein
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News & Views |
Why hand-operated front brakes were set to be the future of motoring
The complexity of fitting brakes to all four wheels of a car and the simplicity of John Maynard Smith’s ecological models, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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News |
Is IVF at risk in the US? Scientists fear for the fertility treatment’s future
An Alabama court ruling that human embryos outside the uterus should be regarded as children has raised concerns among doctors and scientists.
- Mariana Lenharo
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Book Review |
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.
- Candice L. Odgers
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News |
Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing: crypto-funded researchers grapple with FTX collapse
Organizations who received funds from FTX face pressure to return the money at significant operational cost.
- Jonathan O'Callaghan
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Career Q&A |
Overcoming low vision to prove my abilities under pressure
A genetic eye condition pushed biochemist Kamini Govender to develop coping strategies that serve her well in the lab and help her to avoid burnout.
- Lesley Evans Ogden
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News |
How papers with doctored images can affect scientific reviews
Scientists compiling a review scan more than 1,000 papers and find troubling images in some 10%.
- Sumeet Kulkarni