- October 4, 2024
Signature of the western boundary currents in local climate variability
Imawaki, S., Bower, A. S., Beal, L. & Qiu, B. in International Geophysics Vol. 103, 305–338 (Elsevier, 2013). Chelton, D. B., Schlax, M. G., Freilich,
A Drosophila computational brain model reveals sensorimotor processing
The Drosophila melanogaster central brain connectome, comprising more than 125,000 neurons and 50 million synaptic connections, allows brainwide analyses of how the fly processes sensory
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions
Sample and basic data collection for 2020 election study First, we collected a list of Twitter users who tweeted or retweeted either of the election
LYCHOS is a human hybrid of a plant-like PIN transporter and a GPCR
Protein expression and purification The gene encoding LYCHOS (GPR155) (Uniprot Q7Z3F1), was synthesized and subcloned into pTwist CMV BG WPRE Neo (Twist Bioscience) with a
Neuronal parts list and wiring diagram for a visual system
Reconstruction accuracy and completeness The overall quality of our Drosophila brain reconstruction has been evaluated elsewhere24,31 (a summary of the current status is shown in
Why hasn’t deadly bird flu reached Australia yet?
Scientists have started swabbing short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris) for evidence of bird flu. The birds are migrating from the northern hemisphere to Australia.Credit: John Holmes/Alamy
Mysterious form of high-energy radiation spotted in thunderstorms
Physicists have discovered a new form of γ-ray radiation that emerges from tropical thunderstorms — and shown that such invisible bursts of energy are more
High-performers and specialists in neuroscience research
Strong focus Among the top 25 countries for neuroscience output in the Nature Index, these ten have the highest proportion of neuroscience Share relative to
Use citizen science to turbocharge big-data projects
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster’s brain has been mapped in a project that discovered more than 4,500 new cell types.Credit: Solvin Zankl/Nature Picture Library The
Connectomic reconstruction predicts visual features used for navigation
Overview Our study analysed the FAFB, an adult female D. melanogaster brain imaged at the synaptic level resolution with serial section transmission electron microscopy17. We used