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Integrated frequency-modulated optical parametric oscillator

Jones, D. J. et al. Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis. Science 288, 635–639

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A vagal reflex evoked by airway closure

Animals All animal procedures followed ethical guidelines outlined in the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals,

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Buoyant crystals halt the cooling of white dwarf stars

Althaus, L. G., Córsico, A. H., Isern, J. & García-Berro, E. Evolutionary and pulsational properties of white dwarf stars. Astron.

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A concerted neuron–astrocyte program declines in ageing and schizophrenia

Ethical compliance Brain donors were recruited by the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center/NIH NeuroBioBank (HBTRC/NBB), in a community-based manner, across

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Bumblebees socially learn behaviour too complex to innovate alone

Culture in animals can be broadly conceptualized as the sum of a population’s behavioural traditions, which, in turn, are defined

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Parental histone transfer caught at the replication fork

Yeast strain All of the yeast strains that were used in this study were derivatives of the W303 (leu2-3, 112

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Synthetic reversed sequences reveal default genomic states

Design of synthetic loci The synthetic HPRT1 locus has been described previously18. The synthetic HPRT1R locus was designed by reversing

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The Correctives

“What was the inspiration behind the app?” Saul asked, his fingers tapping at the air as he opened data files

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The world must rethink plans for ageing oil and gas platforms

One of world’s largest oil platforms, the North Sea’s Gullfaks C, sits on immense foundations, constructed from 246,000 cubic metres

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Ancient skin sported intricately patterned scales

Nature, Published online: 06 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00587-7 The discovery of 285-million-year-old fossils of intricately patterned animal scales indicates that evolutionary