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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.

More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record

The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity experts say that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Richard Van Noorden
News12 Dec 2023
COP28 climate summit signals the end of fossil fuels — but is it enough?

Nations make historic pledge to 'transition' energy systems away from fossil fuels — some scientists are disappointed by the softened wording.

Katharine Sanderson
News13 Dec 2023
Organ aging signatures in the plasma proteome track health and disease

Blood plasma protein data was combined with machine learning models for a simple method to determine differences in organ-specific aging; the study provides a basis for the prediction of diseases and aging effects using plasma proteomics.

Hamilton Se-Hwee Oh
Jarod Rutledge
Tony Wyss-Coray
ArticleOpen Access06 Dec 2023
Daily briefing: How risky is cannabis for teens?

Researchers are trying to understand how prolonged cannabis use can affect young people. Plus, a ‘biocomputer’ combines lab-grown brain tissue with electronic hardware and COP28 overruns amid a deadlock over the phasing out of fossil fuels.

Flora Graham
Nature Briefing12 Dec 2023
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RNA biologist loses disability case against Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Vivian Cheung sued after her funding was cut, alleging discrimination, but the institute said her science no longer met its expectations.

Amanda Heidt
Max Kozlov

News14 Dec 2023
Korean lunar mission provides a view into the Moon’s dark spaces
Alexandra Witze
News14 Dec 2023
Nature’s 10: ten people (and one non-human) who helped shape science in 2023

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If you want something done right, do it yourself: the scientists who build their own tools
Rachael Pells
Career Feature13 Dec 2023
Nuclear-fusion breakthrough: this physicist helped to achieve the first-ever energy gain
Jeff Tollefson
News Feature13 Dec 2023
ChatGPT and science: the AI system was a force in 2023 — for good and bad
Richard Van Noorden
Richard Webb
News Feature13 Dec 2023
Superconductivity debunker: this physicist exposed flaws in a blockbuster claim
Dan Garisto
News Feature13 Dec 2023

Latest Reviews & Analysis

- The laser trick that could put an ultraprecise optical clock on a chip
  
  Researchers have made a key breakthrough in how light is used to control time signals from the world’s most precise clocks. The technique marks a crucial step in bringing this technology into everyday life.
  
  Mengxi Tan
  David J. Moss
  
  News & Views13 Dec 2023
- Modified messenger-RNA components alter the encoded protein
  
  Modified components of messenger RNA can cause the protein-production machinery to stall during the process of translation. This might change the protein being made, a finding with implications for vaccines or therapies.
  Nicholas J. Tursi
  David B. Weiner
  
  News & Views13 Dec 2023
- Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy linked to hormone from fetus
  
  Maternal sensitivity to a hormone produced by the fetus might underlie the risk of severe nausea and vomiting in human pregnancy — a finding that could open up strategies for the treatment of this debilitating condition.
  Alice E. Hughes
  Rachel M. Freathy
  
  News & Views13 Dec 2023
- Indigenous diversity in Australia’s DNA tapestry unlocked for genetic equity
  
  Diverse genomic sequences might boost equity in areas such as health care. Genomic data from Indigenous Australians, shared through a community-consultation framework, aids efforts to boost genetic representation.
  Katrina G. Claw
  Amber Nashoba
  
  News & Views13 Dec 2023
- Polymer films inspired by spider silk connect biological tissues and electronic devices
  
  Linking biological tissues with electronic devices is challenging owing to the softness of tissues and their arbitrary shapes and sizes. An innovative water-responsive, supercontractile polymer film, inspired by spider silk, allows the construction of soft, stretchable and shape-adaptive tissue–electronic interfaces.
  
  Research Briefing13 Dec 2023
- Twisted system makes nanolasers shine together
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  Zhigang Chen
  
  News & Views13 Dec 2023
- A next-generation inhalable dry powder COVID vaccine
  Zhou Xing
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  News & Views13 Dec 2023
- Gene expression of single cells mapped in tissue sections
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  News & Views13 Dec 2023
- Cellular atlases of the entire mouse brain
  Maria Antonietta Tosches
  Heather J. Lee
  
  News & Views Forum13 Dec 2023

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Dynamic behaviour restructuring mediates dopamine-dependent credit assignment

Jonathan C. Y. Tang
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Rui M. Costa
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Modeling post-implantation human development to yolk sac blood emergence

Joshua Hislop
Qi Song
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GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

M. Fejzo
N. Rocha
S. O’Rahilly
Article13 Dec 2023
The landscape of genomic structural variation in Indigenous Australians

Population-scale whole-genome sequencing across four remote Indigenous Australian communities reveals a large fraction of structural variants that are unique to these populations, emphasizing the genetic distinctiveness of and diversity among Indigenous Australians.

Andre L. M. Reis
Melissa Rapadas
Ira W. Deveson
ArticleOpen Access13 Dec 2023
Conserved and divergent gene regulatory programs of the mammalian neocortex

A single-cell multiomics analysis of over 200,000 cells of the primary motor cortex of human, macaque, marmoset and mouse shows that divergence of transcription factor expression corresponds to species-specific epigenome landscapes, and conserved and divergent gene regulatory features are reflected in the evolution of the three-dimensional genome.

Nathan R. Zemke
Ethan J. Armand
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ArticleOpen Access13 Dec 2023

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Institutions in major cities can play a crucial role in helping rural areas build resilience in the face of climate change and other global challenges.

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

More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record

COP28 climate summit signals the end of fossil fuels — but is it enough?

Organ aging signatures in the plasma proteome track health and disease

Daily briefing: How risky is cannabis for teens?

News & Comment

RNA biologist loses disability case against Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Korean lunar mission provides a view into the Moon’s dark spaces

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

If you want something done right, do it yourself: the scientists who build their own tools

Nuclear-fusion breakthrough: this physicist helped to achieve the first-ever energy gain

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

Superconductivity debunker: this physicist exposed flaws in a blockbuster claim

Latest Reviews & Analysis

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

Polymer films inspired by spider silk connect biological tissues and electronic devices

Twisted system makes nanolasers shine together

A next-generation inhalable dry powder COVID vaccine

Gene expression of single cells mapped in tissue sections

Cellular atlases of the entire mouse brain

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Dynamic behaviour restructuring mediates dopamine-dependent credit assignment

Modeling post-implantation human development to yolk sac blood emergence

GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

The landscape of genomic structural variation in Indigenous Australians

Conserved and divergent gene regulatory programs of the mammalian neocortex

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