The human costs of the research-assessment culture
The term ‘REF-able’ is now in common usage in UK universities. “Everyone’s constantly thinking of research in terms of ‘REF-able’
How influencers and algorithms mobilize propaganda — and distort reality
Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality Renée DiResta Public Affairs (2024) Scientific institutions, public-health authorities and academics
Consider the finches: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02918-0 Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. Source link
The Amazon’s gargantuan gardeners: manatees
Nature, Published online: 07 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02874-9 The aquatic mammals disperse seeds of their favourite foods as they migrate, according
Fur farming a ‘viral highway’ that could spark next pandemic, say scientists
Infectious-diseases researchers are calling for stricter biosafety measures in farms that breed animals for fur, to stop dangerous pathogens from
Heat might make bumblebees lose their sense of smell
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How rival weight-loss drugs fare at treating obesity, diabetes and more
Differences are starting to emerge among the weight-loss and diabetes drugs targeting the GLP-1receptor.Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty A host
how scientists are coping with the cutoff
A months-long feud between billionaire Elon Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes has led to a ban
Publisher Correction: Single-crystalline metal-oxide dielectrics for top-gate 2D transistors
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The baseless stat that could be harming Indigenous conservation efforts
Download this episode of the Nature Podcast The often repeated claim that “80% of the world’s biodiversity is found in