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A patient-analyst relationship to psychoanalyst Carl Jung that evolved into a friendship deeply influenced physicist Wolfgang Pauli’s work. Plus, organoids shed light on cancer and other diseases, and medieval graves reveal secrets of a mysterious nomadic people.
Octocorals probably evolved the ability to make light when the first animals developed eyes. Plus, the WHO has redefined ‘airborne transmission’ and how artificial intelligence is changing weapons of war.
Our ability to track time is skewed by what we are looking at. Plus, NASA has reestablished clear communication with Voyager 1 and why we aren’t ready for the next big volcano eruption.
Robot fly helps to unravel the workings of the insect wing hinge. Plus, AI traces mysterious metastatic cancers to their source and general rules for AI in publishing are coming.
Iconic coral reef is ‘transforming’ from repeated bleaching events. Plus, researchers face the possibility of animal consciousness and science explores the neurodiversity of visual imagery.
Feelings of hunger, nausea and fullness seem to be governed by separate brain circuits. Plus, nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking and Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active place in the Solar System.
Single-atom-thick sheet of gold is probably the first 2D metal. Plus, some bumblebees can survive up to a week underwater and what crackdowns on smoking and vaping will do for public health.
Evidence is growing that targeted dietary interventions can treat, delay and even prevent some illnesses. Plus, an AI model helps track the spread of metastatic cancers and how climate lawsuits push governments and companies to act.
Political candidates are increasingly using ‘softfakes’ — obviously AI-generated content — to boost their campaigns and whitewash their reputation. Plus, AI now beats humans at basic tasks and algorithm learns to nudge human gaming partner.
Artificial intelligence systems can now nearly match — and sometimes exceed — human performance in basic tasks. Plus, NASA admits that plan to bring Mars rocks to Earth won’t work and three new species of extinct giant kangaroos discovered.
Upbringing and life experience matter more than genetics when it comes to being a good navigator. Plus, AI could help predict lethal dust storms and Australia is testing ‘genetic rescue’ to save vulnerable species.
A crystal structure predicted by Eugene Wigner in 1934 has been directly imaged for the first time. Plus, the first algae that can fix nitrogen and evidence for a shared practice of human sacrifice across Stone Age Europe.
Buzzwords typical of AI-generated text were found in peer review reports. Plus, replication issues plague promising DIANA fMRI technique and how climate change is harming mental health.
Nature editors remember and celebrate the life of Peter Higgs, the theorist behind the Higgs boson, who died on Monday, aged 94. Also, Iran releases jailed conservationists and a Javan tiger that might not be extinct.
Enormous loops of plasma erupting from the Sun’s surface became visible as red dots during the total eclipse. Plus, genetic analysis confirms that Blackfoot people belong to an ancient ice age lineage.
Climate forecasting powered by AI algorithms could replace the equation-based systems that guide global policy. Plus, how prompt flooding bypasses safety barriers and the algorithm that makes beer tastier.
An official investigation reveals the extent of superconductivity physicist Ranga Dias’s scientific misconduct. Plus, why scientists are concerned about a bird flu outbreak in US cows and the theory of ‘survival of the nicest’.
Lixisenatide, a drug in the same family as Ozempic, seems to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Plus, why scientists will look to the Sun’s corona during the 8 April eclipse.
Oscillibacter species can transform cholesterol into a more harmless form — hinting at probiotic treatments. Plus, mRNA drug shows the technology’s potential beyond vaccines and how loneliness harms your health.
Long filaments called microtubules could influence how handedness develops in embryos. Plus, a ‘mini-liver’ grown in a person’s own lymph nodes might help people with liver failure and how papers with doctored images are affecting systematic reviews.