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The Cavendish Laboratory’s director, Brian Pippard, comments on the landscape of physics research in 1974, plus the benefits of applying thermodynamics to physiology, in the weekly dip in Nature’s archive.
Deep-seated aspects of local research systems need to be uprooted to ensure that researchers in low-income countries can harness the advantages of open access.
Analysis of data from Gaia Data Release 3 and other large spectroscopic surveys shows that nearly 60% of high-quality young clusters within 1 kpc of the Sun originated from just three distinct star-forming complexes.
A combined jab against COVID-19 and influenza has produced positive results in a large clinical trial. Plus, magic tricks reveal how animals think and what to do if you’re denied tenure.
As the zoo prepares to welcome two giant pandas from China, its director Brandie Smith discusses the departure of their predecessors, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and a three-year-old cub.