- October 8, 2024
Biases in ‘sustainable finance’ metrics could hinder lending to those that need it most
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are bearing the brunt of climate change and need access to finance to respond and adapt. With their governments short
how to foster home expertise from abroad
More than 200 people in Nepal were killed in floods last month, when exceptional monsoon rains inundated Kathmandu and surrounding areas. Such extreme events are
Physics Nobel scooped by machine-learning pioneers
Each Nobel Prize winner receives a gold medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Two researchers who developed machine-learning techniques
Which is the fairest electoral system? Mega-election year sparks debate
The US election being held in November is only the latest in a pivotal year of elections. By the end of 2024, as many as
What if Marie Curie’s greatest legacy was not her two Nobel prizes?
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science Dava Sobel Atlantic Monthly Press (2024) I vividly
Is this where mitochondria came from?
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Does the 2024 US election matter to science? Take Nature’s poll
US voters will head to polling stations on 5 November to cast their ballots for the next president.Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty The United States
I embrace traditional roots in Argentinian winemaking
“I was born in Tupungato, Argentina, a traditional town in the Mendoza region at the foot of the Andes, where wines have been made since
why discovery took 30 years to prove
What chance do children born since 2010 have of living to 100? Less than 2% for men and about 5% for women.Credit: Skye Hohmann/Alamy Put
Author Correction: Fault-network geometry influences earthquake frictional behaviour
Authors and Affiliations Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Jaeseok Lee, Victor C. Tsai & Greg Hirth Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of