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Autism research funded by a new US initiative includes study of environmental exposures during pregnancy. Credit: Diana Bagnoli/GettyScientists moved a step closer to understanding the complex causes of autism this week. Although all of the headlines went to US President...
As ever more technologies — including advanced batteries, computers and artificial-intelligence tools — enter our lives, increasing numbers of highly skilled workers are needed to build them. Universities can provide training. But they are struggling to keep up with surging...
A US vaccine advisory panel decided Friday not to require prescriptions for COVID-19 vaccinations Credit: Spencer Platt/GettyAn influential panel of US vaccine advisers stopped short of recommending COVID-19 vaccines to the public, advising instead that people should make their own...
Deep in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mélissa Berthet found bonobos doing something thought to be uniquely human.How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe even AIDuring the six months that Berthet observed the primates,...
YATSI fellows visiting NKT Photonics in Birkerød, Denmark.Credit: Tom Jersø/Danish Academy of Technical SciencesAs early-career researchers navigate increasingly complex challenges — from climate change to digital transformation — they need to be empowered to take bold steps, form lasting networks...
Julie Gould 00:02Hello and welcome to Working scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould.This is the first episode of our career planning series. Each episode concludes with a sponsored slot from the International Science Council, with support of the...
Becoming Nature Positive: Transitioning to a Safe and Just Future Edited by Peter Vanham, Ross Chainey and Gemma Parkes Routledge (2025)As biodiversity loss accelerates alongside the climate crisis, businesses are increasingly recognizing their role in both causing and potentially solving...
“Fire day! Fire day!” Roger chanted, the other kids joining in. Elo shrank in her seat. She’d already dreaded today’s assignment, and Roger had to make everything worse.“Stop that!” their teacher, Mrs Hernandez, snapped as she entered the room.“But it’s...
The performance of non-invasive brain devices can be improved by combining them with AI.Credit: Jean-Pierre Clatot/AFP via GettyA man with partial paralysis was able to operate a robotic arm when he used a non-invasive brain device partially controlled by artificial...
