Boss level: how developing a video game during my PhD honed my leadership and time-management skills

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03101-1 If you aspire to a leadership role in your future, try testing yourself on a short-term project, such as running a game-development team, advises Natalia Szulc. | Continue reading


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Far-right governments seek to cut billions of euros from research in Europe

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03506-y Anti-immigration parties are pushing policies that are hostile or indifferent towards science. | Continue reading


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Months away at sea to protect China’s only population of Bryde’s whales

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03478-z Chen Mo’s work in marine conservation will build a database to help safeguard little-studied whale species. | Continue reading


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‘Listening to scientists bicker is instructive’: physics Nobel-winner on solving problems between fields

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03520-0 John Hopfield has had a varied career and delights in working in the cracks between disciplines. | Continue reading


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How biodiversity credits could help to conserve and restore nature

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03475-2 Biodiversity-credit markets could succeed in ways that, so far, carbon-credit markets have not — as long as the right rules of play are in place from the start. | Continue reading


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Why quantum theory is just like magic (and Einstein deserves more credit in this field than he gets)

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03473-4 Nobel prizewinner Alain Aspect’s ‘crackpot’ studies of quantum entanglement have explored the tricks reality plays on us — and built on ideas from a physics great. | Continue reading


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A human isolate of bovine H5N1 is transmissible and lethal in animal models

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08254-7 A human isolate of bovine H5N1 is transmissible and lethal in animal models | Continue reading


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Transmission of a human isolate of clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N1) virus in ferrets

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08246-7 Transmission of a human isolate of clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N1) virus in ferrets | Continue reading


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The world needs a US president who respects evidence

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03417-y As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off, the fate of US democracy, science and evidence-based policy hangs in the balance. | Continue reading


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My career path from chemist to spin-off co-founder to chief technology officer

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03111-z Gaëlle Andreatta, chief technology officer of Swiss start-up Apheros, lists the advantages of getting an MBA, the appeal of a corporate career and how she and the chief executive run the business. | Continue reading


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Scientific figures that pop: resources for the artistically challenged

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03477-0 Researchers can craft their own polished, professional figures and images with the help of these tools and design principles. | Continue reading


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Do stem-cell transplants increase cancer risk? Long-lived recipients offer clues

Nature, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03450-x People who have received transplants for blood cancer, some more than 40 years ago, do not have high rates of potentially cancer-causing mutations. | Continue reading


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Atomic smash-ups hold promise of record-breaking elements

Nature, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03381-7 Laboratory collisions that create the superheavy element livermorium could help scientists to discover new elements. | Continue reading


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Will AI’s huge energy demands spur a nuclear renaissance?

Nature, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03490-3 Contracts with Google and Amazon could help, but bringing new types of reactor online will take larger investments — and time. | Continue reading


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Audio long read: Which is the fairest electoral system? Mega-election year sparks debate

Nature, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03448-5 Political scientists have been exploring the merits of contrasting voting methods to see which is most representative or democratic. | Continue reading


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Decline after fall, Books in brief

Nature, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03509-9 Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: Specialized genes of new tardigrade species arm it with radiation shield

Nature, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03514-y We meet a new species of tardigrade and learn that feeding babies born by caesarian section milk containing their mother’s poo boosts their microbiome. | Continue reading


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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole

Nature, Published online: 25 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03454-7 Understanding how ‘hunters’ ‘dancers’ and ‘busybodies’ find information could help to improve the site and encourage better teamwork. | Continue reading


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From industry to stay-at-home father to non-profit leadership

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03095-w Joseph Ascalon made career decisions that kept family close. His work life flourished nonetheless. | Continue reading


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Extreme fire seasons are looming — science can help us adapt

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03433-y Not all wildfires can be averted, but data, models and collaborations can help to chart a course to a fire-resilient future. | Continue reading


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How I’m learning to navigate academia as someone with ADHD

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02911-7 Discovering how my brain works has helped me to better understand how to find equilibrium between my academic career and my well-being, says Ana Bastos. | Continue reading


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Reading the signs of dementia

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03456-5 Blood tests are leading to earlier diagnosis, and potentially treatments, for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. | Continue reading


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Author Correction: Global climate-change trends detected in indicators of ocean ecology

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08090-9 Author Correction: Global climate-change trends detected in indicators of ocean ecology | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: Google DeepMind roll out ‘watermark’ on AI-generated text

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03505-z Researchers at Google DeepMind have devised a ‘watermark’ to invisibly label text that is generated by artificial intelligence. Plus, an ‘epigenetic upgrade’ lets DNA store information as binary code. | Continue reading


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‘Poo milkshake’ boosts the microbiome of c-section babies

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03449-4 Giving faecal transplants to children born by caesarian section is promising, early clinical trial results show. | Continue reading


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Animal-to-human viral leap sparked deadly Marburg outbreak

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03457-4 The man with the first known Marburg infection of Rwanda’s outbreak had visited a cave hosting a particular species of bat — one with a history of carrying the deadly pathogen. | Continue reading


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New species of tardigrade reveals secrets of radiation-resisting powers

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03484-1 Knowing the genes responsible for water bears’ radiation tolerance could lead to diverse applications, from cancer treatment to space exploration. | Continue reading


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Physicists tame fundamental muon particles into highly controlled beam for first time

Nature, Published online: 24 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03460-9 The milestone is an important step towards building smaller, cheaper particle colliders. | Continue reading


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The Staggering Success of Vaccines

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03412-3 Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world. | Continue reading


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Cultural Competency in Health Care Can Save Lives

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03414-1 Medical professionals who connect with their patients’ language and culture provide better care. | Continue reading


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How the Mpox Response Has Learned from History

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03416-z Tools and networks that have helped control HIV/AIDS are now working against mpox. | Continue reading


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Innovations from Rural Communities Are Improving Health Care

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03411-4 Some of the most inventive changes to health care have started in rural communities around the world. | Continue reading


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How to Make Progress in Health Equity

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03409-y This collection shows what works to advance health equity around the world. | Continue reading


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What Gives You Hope for Health Equity?

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03413-2 Health experts share what gives them hope for improving health for all. | Continue reading


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Removing Bias from Devices and Diagnostics Can Save Lives

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03410-5 New formulas, devices and tools are removing historical bias from medical diagnoses. | Continue reading


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How to Fix Health Data for People with Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03415-0 Separating medical data from culturally distinct Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) groups can improve health outcomes. | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: A mega-meteorite might have helped early life on Earth to thrive

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03483-2 A meteorite might have acted as a “giant fertilizer bomb” that helped early microorganisms to thrive. Plus, 5 million tonnes of diamond dust sprinkled in the skies each year could cool the climate. | Continue reading


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How to run a successful internship programme

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03461-8 Five researchers from around the world share advice for helping students and their mentors benefit from short-term internships. | Continue reading


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Is it time to give up trying to save coral reefs? My research says no

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03400-7 Scientists are increasingly arguing that coral-reef restoration is a lost cause — but done right, it can still benefit ecosystems and local communities. | Continue reading


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‘Look twice and forgive once’ when judging social behaviour

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03389-z How should people judge someone when they know a lot about that person’s social behaviour? Mathematical modelling reveals a simple and effective method for assigning reputations that uses several observatio … | Continue reading


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A subcortical feeding circuit linking an interoceptive node to jaw movement

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08098-1 A subcortical circuit that regulates food consumption in mice is described, involving neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus that are directly linked to motor centres that regulate feeding and jaw movemen … | Continue reading


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Soft–hard zwitterionic additives for aqueous halide flow batteries

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08079-4 Zwitterionic additives composed of a ‘soft’ organic cation and a ‘hard’ anion enable homogeneous halide cycling in aqueous halide redox flow batteries, resulting in improved cycling life and stability. | Continue reading


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Targeting immune–fibroblast cell communication in heart failure

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08008-5 A fibroblast lineage marked by FAP gives rise to POSTN-expressing fibroblasts resembling matrifibrocytes and IL-1β regulates FAP/POSTN fibroblast specification by directly signalling to cardiac fibroblasts, … | Continue reading


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Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08095-4 Rifaximin use, particularly in patients with liver cirrhosis, may be compromising the clinical use of daptomycin. | Continue reading


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Neural crest lineage in the protovertebrate model Ciona

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08111-7 In the tunicate Ciona, we show that pigment cell lineage also produces neural progenitor cells that form regions of the juvenile nervous system after metamorphosis, suggesting that neural crest cell multipo … | Continue reading


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Differentiation fate of a stem-like CD4 T cell controls immunity to cancer

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08076-7 A population of tumour-specific PD1+TCF1+ CD4 T cells in tumour-draining lymph nodes is capable of self-renewal and differentiation into CD4 effector cells, thereby controlling CD8 T cell activity. | Continue reading


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Transgelin 2 guards T cell lipid metabolism and antitumour function

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08071-y Together with the fatty-acid-binding protein  FABP5, the cytoskeletal organizer TAGLN2 is an essential factor for fatty acid uptake, mitochondrial respiration and anticancer function in CD8+ T cells. | Continue reading


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Nuclear release of eIF1 restricts start-codon selection during mitosis

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08088-3 Transcriptome-wide profiling studies in mammalian cells show that the stringency of start-codon selection is increased during mitosis, and that this is regulated by nuclear eIF1 to preserve mitotic arrest p … | Continue reading


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