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Nature's 10: Ten people (and one non-human) who helped shape science in 2023

An AI pioneer, an architect of India’s Moon mission and the world’s first global heat officer are some of the people behind this year’s big stories.

US nuclear-fusion lab enters new era: achieving ‘ignition’ over and over

Researchers at the National Ignition Facility are consistently creating reactions that make more energy than they consume.

Jeff Tollefson
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ChatGPT and science: the AI system was a force in 2023 — for good and bad

The poster child for generative AI software is a startling human mimic. It represents a potential new era in research, but brings risks.

Richard Van Noorden
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Large-scale single-neuron speech sound encoding across the depth of human cortex

High-density single-neuron recordings show diverse tuning for acoustic and phonetic features across layers in human auditory speech cortex.

Matthew K. Leonard
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Edward F. Chang
ArticleOpen Access13 Dec 2023
Daily briefing: Farm animals have complex mental lives

Research is giving insight into the minds of cows, pigs, and other livestock. Plus, aspects of the human genome are unique to Indigenous Australians, and a first glimpse at a tyrannosaur’s last meal.

Flora Graham
Nature Briefing15 Dec 2023
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The scientific workplace in 2023

India’s first Moon landing and a welcome return to Horizon Europe for UK researchers loomed large in an eventful year for working scientists around the world.

Chris Woolston

Career Feature18 Dec 2023
Prebunking propaganda, and how to live well: 2023’s best of Books in brief
Andrew Robinson
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The science events to watch for in 2024
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How to parent AI, and climate change vs democracy: Books in brief
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How to land a scientific position even in a struggling economy
Rachel Crowell
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US nuclear-fusion lab enters new era: achieving ‘ignition’ over and over
Jeff Tollefson
News15 Dec 2023
How a bullying scandal closed a historic astronomy department
Alexandra Witze
News15 Dec 2023

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Nature's 10: Ten people (and one non-human) who helped shape science in 2023

US nuclear-fusion lab enters new era: achieving ‘ignition’ over and over

ChatGPT and science: the AI system was a force in 2023 — for good and bad

Large-scale single-neuron speech sound encoding across the depth of human cortex

Daily briefing: Farm animals have complex mental lives

News & Comment

The scientific workplace in 2023

Prebunking propaganda, and how to live well: 2023’s best of Books in brief

The science events to watch for in 2024

How to parent AI, and climate change vs democracy: Books in brief

How to land a scientific position even in a struggling economy

US nuclear-fusion lab enters new era: achieving ‘ignition’ over and over

How a bullying scandal closed a historic astronomy department

Latest Reviews & Analysis

How brine shrimps cope with salt

Oceans can capture more carbon dioxide than previously thought

Muscle immune cells protect mitochondrial organelles during exercise

Plastic pollution, viral evolution and drowned coasts: wrapping up a year of remarkable science

Wetlands, neutrinos and warning coloration: kicking off a year of remarkable science

The laser trick that could put an ultraprecise optical clock on a chip

Modified messenger-RNA components alter the encoded protein

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy linked to hormone from fetus

Indigenous diversity in Australia’s DNA tapestry unlocked for genetic equity

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Designer Phospholipid Capping Ligands for Soft Metal Halide Nanocrystals

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