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...
The cuts to science under the Trump administration have sparked protests and will threaten the positions of many international early-career researchers.Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via GettyA stem-cell biologist who has spent the past 14 years in the United States is...
