Hydrogels and MRI: meet three biomedical engineers reshaping health care
Researchers are making great advances across medical disciplines, using a wide range of tools and processes.
Nature AI9 min read
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Large blind test of methane-detecting satellites lends credibility to emissions data
Teams that used various methods to analyse satellite data in a methane controlled-release test achieved mostly accurate results.
Nature AI2 min read
Growing plane and ship traffic degrade the air of western North America
Pollution from transport across the Pacific Ocean is raising ozone levels above a region whose own emissions have dropped.
Nature AI1 min read
Modelling mouse embryogenesis from chemically induced totipotent stem cells
The ability to faithfully initiate embryogenesis from a single, induced non-germline cell type, akin to the totipotent blastomeres, remains a considerable challenge in developmental and synthetic biology1–14.
Nature AI32 min read
Some Jurassic period birds were flightless
The fossil discovery of an early avian ancestor in China reveals that flightless birds lived alongside the known flying species.
Nature AI2 min read
Structural basis of ligand recognition and gating in mosquito IRs
Ionotropic receptors (IRs) are essential for insect olfaction, enabling the detection of carboxylic acids, amines, moisture, and temperature cues that mediate critical behaviors, including mosquito host-seeking 1,2.
Nature AI4 min readAuthor Correction: Wafer-scale epitaxy growth of high-mobility p-type boron carbon nitride
Nature - Author Correction: Wafer-scale epitaxy growth of high-mobility p-type boron carbon nitride
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Protecting nature means valuing biodiversity
Appeals for extra money are failing. Fundamental changes are needed to safeguard the planet for future generations.
Nature AI5 min read
Is this idea from AI or humans? A detector claims it can tell
A tool called IdeaLens helps to judge whether concepts — rather than just writing — in scientific papers are AI-generated.
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This is why butterflies are so hard to catch
High-speed camera footage reveals the visual tricks butterflies use to evade predators.
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Lay of the land: terrestrial conservation efforts cover a wider area than thought
Coverage of protected and conserved areas is higher than expected, but ecological representativeness could be improved.
Nature AI1 min readCatalytic transfer of carbon atoms enables spirofusion of C–C σ-bonds
Spirocyclic frameworks, polycyclic structures in which two rings share a single carbon atom, constitute key structural motifs across diverse areas, including optoelectronic and hole-transporting materials1–3, ligand design for coordination complexes4–6, and numerous natural products7.
Nature AI3 min read
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.
Nature AI4 min read
Smartwatch health data are piling up. How can doctors keep pace?
To harness the full value of wearable devices for monitoring and diagnosing medical conditions, protocols must be established.
Nature AI9 min read
China’s extraordinary rise in science and how it will change the world
The nation is on a trajectory to lead the world in science, a development that will reshape technological advancement, innovation and the balance of global power.
Nature AI10 min read
Becoming real
The child sat on the threshold and stared at the pale line in the distance. Beyond the wall, the light never went out. It looked like another sky, one that had forgotten how to sleep.
Nature AI3 min read
Global conservation area coverage substantially exceeds current estimates
Conservation areas are critical for tackling the global environmental crisis1. These sites are reported as covering 18.5% of the terrestrial realm2 and governments have committed through Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 to increase this to at least 30% by 2030 (ref. 3).
Nature AI44 min read
The world is closer to a major conservation target than scientists thought
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