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Specialised quantum computers could pave the way for a new type of internet

A repository with millions of data points will track immunity and variant spread.

With its effect on the gut lining, a parasite aids another infectious agent.

Earth’s upper atmosphere cooks up a storm.

Inside a composite structure, mechanical energy is transformed into an electron flow that powers a chemical reaction.

The process of setting up a funding agency for high-risk research in the United Kingdom is under way. But questions remain about how it will benefit science.

The American Physical Society’s new criteria for conference venues seem to be unique among scientific societies.

Studies from China suggest that the coronavirus can be transmitted on frozen surfaces — but scientists say that’s unlikely to be how the pandemic started.

Nature wades through the literature on the coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear.

The male’s misleading alarm calls could help to keep the female in his embrace.

Nature asks an expert for advice on getting started with a science CV.

Institutions need experts in racial justice and queer liberation to shoulder the burden of advocating for scientists from under-represented groups, says Robin Aguilar.

As Horizon Europe issues its first call for grants, Nature reviews some big changes — from open science to goal-oriented ‘missions’.

The surprising structure of protons, and a method for growing small intestines for transplantation.

To scientists’ surprise, a 10,000-year-old bone found in an Alaskan cave belonged to a domestic dog — one of the earliest known from the Americas.

High-fidelity deterministic quantum state transfer and multi-qubit entanglement are demonstrated in a quantum network comprising two superconducting quantum nodes one metre apart, with each node including three interconnected qubits.

A peri-arteriolar niche in the bone marrow for osteogenesis and lymphopoiesis is maintained by mechanical stimulation and is depleted during ageing.

Exposure to a novel experience can ‘reset’ connections between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in mice, allowing them to overcome an existing learned behaviour and to replace it with a new one.

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