A study on plant community structure suggests that the underlying mechanisms that dominate vertical structural complexity variation will gradually shift from resource acquisition strategies to conservation priority strategies as climates shift from favorable to extreme.

A multiple Mendelian randomization study emphasizes the central role of lactate in kidney tumorigenesis and provides novel insights into possible mechanism how phospholipids could affect kidney tumorigenesis.

A deep learning-based system enables the rapid detection and classification of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina, providing an automated surveillance capability at the invasion front.

Myrov and colleagues introduce a novel method to measure the rhythmicity of neuronal oscillations and demonstrating that the oscillatory architecture of the human cortex is spectrally sparse and anatomically well delineated.

This fMRI study unveils how specific amygdala subregions and associated brain circuits undergo structural changes over time, highlighting the intricacies of brain plasticity and its link to cognitive and emotional processes.

A chromosome-level genome assembly for the amphibious plant Rorippa aquatica uncovers its tetraploid origin and an involvement of ethylene in heterophylly upon submergence.

Research on Arabidopsis indicates that RNA decay, PTGS pathway, GC content, and spatial-temporal gene expression impact ct-siRNA production, vital for gene silencing during plant growth and stress responses.

A case report of highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1 of clade 2.3.4.4b in the brain of a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from Florida, United States.

Reversible non-covalent interaction between a bacterial phytochrome-derived fluorescent protein and its biliverdin chromophore enables near-infrared localization nanoscopy in mammalian cells.

This study introduces a standardized method to quantify maternal investment: the maternal investment metric for mammalian species, derived from the allometric scaling of litter mass at weaning age by adult mass and investment duration .

Documentation of women’s inclusion in Indian academia and conferences by BiasWatchIndia reveals the scale of underrepresentation of women across science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

In 2023, we conducted a virtual program to introduce early-career researchers to the fundamentals of academic journal editing. Here, we reflect on the mission of this program and its outcomes.

A comment article summarizing a range of research activities that contribute to understanding evolving Māori perspectives on Gene Editing and how they might contribute to future regulation.

Nanoparticle therapy continues to be an attractive avenue of targeted and personalised therapies. A molecular nano-conjugate developed by Zeng et al. effectively targets cancer cells and aids in their diagnosis, therapy, and also optimises innate immune responses.

Despite ample investigation on cis-regulatory alterations in evolution, the contribution of these effects to environmental adaptation is poorly understood. Ballinger and colleagues dissected the cis- and trans-regulatory impact on gene expression associated with the adaptation of house mice to temperate and tropical climates, highlighting potential mechanisms acting at a short evolutionary timescale.

The physical properties of the cells and proteins surrounding a tumor play a crucial role in determining the spread of the cancer. How they change cancer cells to suppress the immune response against them is an interesting question addressed in a recent study from Liu et al., which describes how increased stiffness of the tissue around the tumor decreases the amount of a protein—cyclic GMP-AMP synthase—in cancer cells, ultimately blocking the immune response to cancer.