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    Massive health-record review links viral illnesses to brain disease

    Study ties common viruses such as flu to Alzheimer’s and other conditions — but the analysis has limitations, researchers warn.

    news | 23 Jan 2023
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    What time is it on the Moon?

    Satellite navigation systems for lunar settlements will require local atomic clocks. Scientists are working out what time they will keep.

    news | 24 Jan 2023
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    Has Earth’s inner core stopped its strange spin?

    Earthquake data hint that the inner core stopped rotating faster than the rest of the planet in 2009, but not all researchers agree.

    news | 23 Jan 2023
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    Amino acid slows nerve damage from diabetes, in mouse study

    Experiments show the role that serine may play in a common diabetes complication.

    nature podcast | 25 Jan 2023

• • UK universities report sharp post-Brexit drop in EU students

    NEWS | 26 JAN 2023

  • Self-publishing editors, and more — this week’s best science graphics

    NEWS | 24 JAN 2023

  • What’s happened to China’s first Mars rover?

    NEWS | 20 JAN 2023

  • Carbon capture nets 2 billion tonnes of CO2 each year — but it’s not enough

    NEWS | 20 JAN 2023