How to stop a looming ‘splinternet’
Nature, Published online: 24 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03110-0 Online safety is crucial, but so are privacy and decentralization. Computer scientists who
Mathematics helped Britain to get in touch with continental Europe a century ago
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Yo-yo dieting accelerates cardiovascular disease by reprogramming the immune system
Nature, Published online: 24 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03030-z Can cycles of dieting increase your risk of heart attack? In mice, an
We must train specialists in botany and zoology — or risk more devastating extinctions
As a student in China in the late 1980s, I spent several wonderful semesters studying zoology and botany. I vividly
What is a cell type, really? The quest to categorize life’s myriad forms
The problem of cell type became clear to genome biologist Jason Buenrostro in 2013. He was studying a cell line
Why is it so hard to establish the death toll?
Bodies are buried in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Researchers say deaths have probably gone unrecorded in the region because
The human heart shows signs of ageing after just a month in space
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck on the ISS for months because of technical issues with Boeing’s
Budget cuts hit world's largest cancer-research funder: what it means for scientists
Nature, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02978-2 The US National Cancer Institute is prioritizing young investigators as it navigates its
Why cannibal queens make a meal of fungus-ridden larvae
Many species of animal eat their own young in certain circumstances. However, scientists report that queen black garden ants (Lasius
Octopuses and fish caught on camera hunting as a team
An octopus punches an blackfin grouper in response to ‘opportunistic’ behaviour. Credit: Eduardo Sampaio Octopuses normally hunt alone, but footage