In 2024, the global average annual temperature exceeded 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. Greenhouse-gas emissions are rising, and the window to reach net zero by 2050 is closing fast.Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can play a crucial part...
Researchers who track publishing trends struggle to distinguish who is who among the many empty ORCID profiles.Credit: Bim/GettyJonas Müller knows all too well the drawbacks of having a common family name. In his home country of Germany, more than half...
Far from being a remote, isolated continent, Antarctica is integral to Earth’s climate and life-support systems. Its vast ice sheet stores more than 90% of the planet’s surface fresh water and influences sea levels, circulation of the atmosphere and how...
A microscopic view of a nine-day-old human embryo shows a protein found in embryonic stem cells in green, developing tissue in magenta and DNA in blue. Credit: Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)A time-lapse film offers a glimpse of a...
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02354-8Efforts to engineer a river to reduce flood risk might have unintentionally contributed to severe erosion of the riverbed, worsening the impact of the flood. Source link...
Nature, Published online: 08 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02488-9Just breathe. Source link...
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HIV particles (red dots) enter cells using proteins that bind to the cell membrane.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryTwo vaccine candidates using mRNA technology elicit a potent immune response against HIV, according to an early-stage clinical trial1. The trial is only...
Angela Steiner uses an artificial-intelligence tool as a sounding board for research ideas.Credit: 2025 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0I’m sitting in my office, coffee in hand, talking to ChatGPT. I’ve carved out a rare hour to think through a new...
Deborah Daley 00:06Hello, and welcome to Changemakers, a podcast series brought to you by Nature, where we shine a light on fascinating and extraordinary scientists.I’m Deborah Daley, global chair of Springer Nature’s Black Employee Network, and I’m very proud to...
