How South Korea can build better gender diversity into research

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02688-9 To elevate the nation’s science, sex and gender analysis must be embedded in study design. | Continue reading


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How South Korea can support female research leaders

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02690-1 Inequitable access to research funding and leadership positions is holding back Korean science. | Continue reading


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What will it take to open South Korean research to the world?

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02685-y Efforts to join the global ecosystem depend on greater diversity and a more open culture. | Continue reading


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South Korea can overcome its researcher shortage — but it must embrace all talents

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02673-2 The country is ramping up efforts to attract more of the world’s students and scientists. Fixing an unacceptable gender pay gap must also be a priority. | Continue reading


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How South Korea’s science stars are finding success

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02687-w Four notable emerging scientists discuss their work and the country’s research scene. | Continue reading


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Can South Korea regain its edge in innovation?

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02689-8 The country’s record of adaptability and reinvention might stand it in good stead as it strives to get back on track. | Continue reading


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A guide to the Nature Index

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02691-0 A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com. | Continue reading


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South Korean science on the global stage

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02686-x An overview of the country’s research landscape highlights the strengths and weaknesses of a nation that has invested heavily in science. | Continue reading


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Time to refocus for South Korean science

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02684-z Facing challenges on multiple fronts, the country needs to rethink its approaches to research and innovation. | Continue reading


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Largest genomic tree of life of flowering plants to date includes almost 8,000 genera

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02631-y A tree of life based on genes from across the nuclear genome and containing nearly 60% of all angiosperm genera unveils the complex evolutionary history of flowering plants. This tree both corroborates and c … | Continue reading


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Cells poised to divide can delay their commitment to proliferate

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02640-x For a cell to progress through the G1 phase of the cell cycle and divide, it must first integrate various signals. It emerges that cells in a ‘primed’ G1 state — characterized by intermediate activation of a … | Continue reading


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The testing of AI in medicine is a mess. Here’s how it should be done

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02675-0 Hundreds of medical algorithms have been approved on basis of limited clinical data. Scientists are debating who should test these tools and how best to do it. | Continue reading


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Ultrathin sapphire synthesized for advanced 2D electronics

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02634-9 Single crystals of atomically thin sapphire have been prepared at room temperature — something that many scientists thought was impossible. These materials could enable the development of the next generation … | Continue reading


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On-chip multi-degree-of-freedom control of two-dimensional materials

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07826-x An on-chip platform with in situ adjustable interfacial properties, using a microelectromechanical system, provides multi-degree-of-freedom control of two-dimensional materials, including twisting and pressu … | Continue reading


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Neoarchaean oxygen-based nitrogen cycle en route to the Great Oxidation Event

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07842-x Observations of strongly positive nitrogen isotopic compositions of sedimentary rocks in the 2.68-Gyr-old shallow to deep marine sedimentary deposit of the Serra Sul Formation suggest that oxygenic photosynt … | Continue reading


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Low-latitude mesopelagic nutrient recycling controls productivity and export

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07779-1 To facilitate more accurate long-term projections of primary production and export over oceanic low latitudes (LLs), we identified the first-order importance of the temperature dependence of remineralization … | Continue reading


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Attosecond delays in X-ray molecular ionization

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07771-9 Time-resolved measurements of the X-ray photoemission delay of core-level electrons using attosecond soft X-ray pulses from a free-electron laser can be used to determine the complex correlated dynamics of p … | Continue reading


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Chandrayaan-3 APXS elemental abundance measurements at lunar high latitude

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07870-7 In situ measurements of the elemental abundances in the lunar southern high-latitude regions show that the local terrain is fairly uniform and mostly composed of ferroan anorthosite, a product of lunar magma … | Continue reading


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Lysosomes drive the piecemeal removal of mitochondrial inner membrane

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07835-w We show that cytosolic inner mitochondrial membrane vesicles, devoid of outer mitochondrial membrane or mitochondrial matrix, are formed during resting state and directly herniate into lysosomes through pore … | Continue reading


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Observation of the antimatter hypernucleus $${}_{\bar{{\boldsymbol{\Lambda }}}}{}^{{\bf{4}}}\bar{{\bf{H}}}$$ H ¯ Λ ¯ 4

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07823-0 An antimatter hypernucleus formed by an anti-lambda hadron, an antiproton and two antineutrons was observed through its two-body decay after production in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions. | Continue reading


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Prefrontal and lateral entorhinal neurons co-dependently learn item–outcome rules

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07868-1 The bidirectional loop circuit between layers 5/6 of the lateral entorhinal cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex encodes item–outcome associative memory in mice. | Continue reading


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Multi-habitat landscapes are more diverse and stable with improved function

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07825-y Species interaction data, a field experiment and modelling of plant–insect communities show that landscapes with more habitat types support more even species, more complementary interactions, are more consis … | Continue reading


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Oligodendrocytes and myelin limit neuronal plasticity in visual cortex

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07853-8 Through genetic blocking of oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination in adolescent mice, we demonstrate that oligodendrocytes have a critical role in shaping the maturation and stabilization of visual … | Continue reading


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NAC guides a ribosomal multienzyme complex for nascent protein processing

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07846-7 Cotranslational N-terminal methionine excision and acetylation of eukaryotic proteins on ribosomes is coordinated by the nascent polypeptide-associated complex. | Continue reading


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Loss of plasticity in deep continual learning

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07711-7 The pervasive problem of artificial neural networks losing plasticity in continual-learning settings is demonstrated and a simple solution called the continual backpropagation algorithm is described to preve … | Continue reading


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Stem cells tightly regulate dead cell clearance to maintain tissue fitness

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07855-6 The spatiotemporal activation of phagocytosis by hair follicle cells is orchestrated by lipids released from surrounding apoptotic cells and retinoids released by healthy cells. | Continue reading


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The periosteum provides a stromal defence against cancer invasion into the bone

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07822-1 Experiments in mouse models and histology of human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas show that TIMP1-mediated periosteal thickening in proximity to tumours acts as a barrier to cancer invasion of the bo … | Continue reading


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Thermal infrared directs host-seeking behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07848-5 The mosquito Aedes aegypti can detect humans through infrared radiation for highly effective mid-range navigation. | Continue reading


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Visualizing chaperonin function in situ by cryo-electron tomography

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07843-w Visualizing chaperonin complexes in their natural cellular environment using cryo-electron tomography, the authors propose a GroEL–GroES reaction cycle that consists of linked asymmetrical and symmetrical su … | Continue reading


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Human XPR1 structures reveal phosphate export mechanism

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07852-9 Cryo-electron microscopy structures of human XPR1 in different bound forms reveal the structural basis for XPR1 gating and regulation by inositol polyphosphates. | Continue reading


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Structural insights into the high-affinity IgE receptor FcεRI complex

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07864-5 A study presents high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy structures detailing how the elements of FcεRI assemble and how this receptor complex interacts with the target immunoglobulin E. | Continue reading


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Highly variable magmatic accretion at the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel Ridge

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07831-0 Results from a high-resolution ocean-bottom seismometer experiment at the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel Ridge show unexpected highly variable crustal thickness and a relatively large average value, which can be … | Continue reading


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Short-term post-fast refeeding enhances intestinal stemness via polyamines

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07840-z Post-fast refeeding increases intestinal stem cell function and tumour formation by augmenting protein synthesis via polyamine metabolism. | Continue reading


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Effective realization of abatement measures can reduce HFC-23 emissions

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07833-y Fulfilment of current abatement technology at the factory level could reduce HFC-23 emissions by approximately 84%. | Continue reading


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Chiral kagome superconductivity modulations with residual Fermi arcs

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07798-y Using normal and Josephson scanning tunnelling microscopy, chiral kagome superconductivity modulations with corresponding residual Fermi arcs are detected in KV3Sb5 and CsV3Sb5. | Continue reading


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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of meta benzene isosteres

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07865-4 A palladium-catalysed reaction converts hydrocarbon-derived precursors to chiral boron-containing nortricyclanes, and the shape of these nortricyclanes makes them plausible isosteres for meta disubstituted a … | Continue reading


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The future of detecting gravitational waves: A three minute guide

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02768-w Current techniques to spot gravitational waves can only detect them in a narrow band, so researchers are investigating new techniques to spot these ripples in space-time. | Continue reading


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AI can't learn new things forever — an algorithm can fix that

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02756-0 AIs based on deep learning struggle to keep learning new things, but ‘waking up’ their ‘neurons’ could help overcome this — plus, how video games gave peoples’ mental health a boost during the pandemic. | Continue reading


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What I learnt from running a coding bootcamp

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02745-3 By creating a bespoke learning environment for 25 students, I found a way to raise the coding level of my entire laboratory. | Continue reading


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Blow that whistle at your own risk

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02743-5 Physician scientist Nancy Olivieri describes hard-won lessons from decades of fighting for scientific integrity. | Continue reading


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How ‘green’ electricity from wood harms the planet — and people

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02676-z Many nations have embraced burning wood pellets to produce electricity — under the assumption that it is carbon neutral. But research shows this approach can boost greenhouse-gas emissions and threaten the h … | Continue reading


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How a midwife became a neuroscientist to seek a cure for her son

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02723-9 Terry Jo Bichell felt the need to work on a scientific solution to her son’s rare disorder, even though it meant being a PhD student in her fifties. | Continue reading


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Government plans often go astray

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02666-1 The problems of political planning in 80 countries, and chemistry’s contributions to archaeology, in this week’s snippets from Nature’s archive. | Continue reading


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The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientists

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01672-7 The ways in which researchers can artificially inflate their reference counts are growing. | Continue reading


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Gut microbes’ genomes are a trove of potential antibiotics

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02655-4 Newfound compound is as effective at treating infected skin wounds as is the antibiotic of last resort. | Continue reading


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Why record wildfires scorched Canada last year

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02653-6 Snows melted earlier than usual because of climate change, fuelling the unprecedented blazes. | Continue reading


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Author Correction: Anti-TIGIT antibody improves PD-L1 blockade through myeloid and Treg cells

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07956-2 Author Correction: Anti-TIGIT antibody improves PD-L1 blockade through myeloid and Treg cells | Continue reading


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More studies are needed on the long-term environmental consequences of war

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02711-z More studies are needed on the long-term environmental consequences of war | Continue reading


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