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Glowing γ-rays solve thunderstorm conundrum

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03032-x Aircraft observations of high-energy rays emitted by thunderstorms reveal that they are both intense and dynamic. Long-lasting glows

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Rapid homologue juxtaposition during meiotic chromosome pairing

Zickler, D. & Kleckner, N. Meiosis: dances between homologs. Annu. Rev. Genet. 57, 1–63 (2023). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Zickler, D. & Kleckner, N.

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A guide to the Nature Index

The Nature Index is a database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. The index tracks contributions to research articles published in high-quality natural-science and health-science

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Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain

Scheffer, L. K. et al. A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain. eLife 9, e57443 (2020). Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google

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The global imbalance of neurological conditions

High burden The top ten neurological conditions by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) globally are shown for 2021. Stroke has more than double the DALYs of

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Neurotechnology race ramps up, but fundamental questions remain

Neuroscience has undergone remarkable progress. Researchers can now study specific areas of the brain with unprecedented detail thanks to cutting-edge imaging and genetic tools. Advanced

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A ‘Swiss army knife’ microscope that doesn’t break the bank

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03140-8 The parts of a 3D-printed device can be changed out, allowing for versatility as well as ultrahigh resolution.

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The fly connectome reveals a path to the effectome

Statistical model of fly brain Here we approximate fly brain dynamics as a first-order vector auto-regressive model (VAR(1)), $${{\bf{r}}}_{t}=W{{\bf{r}}}_{t-1}+{W}_{l,x}{L}_{t}+{{\epsilon }}_{t}.$$ (3) where rt is the

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Network statistics of the whole-brain connectome of Drosophila

Dataset The connectome reconstructed by the FlyWire Consortium is that of a 7-day-old adult female D. melanogaster from a [iso] w1118 × [iso] Canton-S G1 cross1. The EM images

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Bulk high-temperature superconductivity in pressurized tetragonal La2PrNi2O7

Sun, H. et al. Signatures of superconductivity near 80 K in a nickelate under high pressure. Nature 621, 493–498 (2023). Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed  Google