Space weather can affect our daily lives — we need a better warning system

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01715-z Categorizing geomagnetic storms on a scale of one to five leaves no room for once-a-century superstorms. | Continue reading


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Ancient graves reveal taxes’ sharp bite nearly 3,000 years ago

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01700-6 Buried items show that the poor got poorer as the Assyrian empire and its bureaucracy swelled. | Continue reading


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How personalized cancer vaccines could keep tumours from coming back

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01717-x The same mRNA technology that quickly brought the world a vaccine for COVID-19 is now showing promise as a bespoke therapy for cancer. | Continue reading


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Science profits most when people of faith feel equally welcomed

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01745-7 Science profits most when people of faith feel equally welcomed | Continue reading


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Equality doesn’t equal sustainability — even high-welfare states must do more

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01746-6 Equality doesn’t equal sustainability — even high-welfare states must do more | Continue reading


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Science and religion have profound differences — they should be kept apart

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01744-8 Science and religion have profound differences — they should be kept apart | Continue reading


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Embryo models need consistent ethical oversight

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01728-8 Embryo models need consistent ethical oversight | Continue reading


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Open access is working — but researchers in lower-income countries enjoy fewer benefits

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01748-4 Deep-seated aspects of local research systems need to be uprooted to ensure that researchers in low-income countries can harness the advantages of open access. | Continue reading


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How restorative justice could help to heal science communities torn apart by harassment misconduct

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01739-5 Could a programme used by police to tackle repeat offending be used in academia? Some institutions are keen to find out. | Continue reading


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Elite researchers in China say they had ‘no choice’ but to commit misconduct

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01697-y Anonymous interviewees say they engaged in unethical behaviour to protect their jobs — although others say study presents an overly negative view. | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: Good news for Moderna’s two-in-one COVID and flu vaccine

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01752-8 A combined jab against COVID-19 and influenza has produced positive results in a large clinical trial. Plus, magic tricks reveal how animals think and what to do if you’re denied tenure. | Continue reading


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Alzheimer's drug with modest benefits wins backing of FDA advisers

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01726-w Donanemab slows progression of symptoms, but questions linger about the durability of its effect. | Continue reading


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Far-right gains in European elections: what they mean for climate goals

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01742-w A shift to the political right in Europe could make it harder to bring in more ambitious green policies, but key net-zero commitments should remain. | Continue reading


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Do elephants have names for each other?

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00797-z Machine learning and careful observation suggest that some of the animals’ calls are specific to individuals, similar to a person’s name. | Continue reading


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Most nearby young star clusters formed in three massive complexes

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07496-9 Analysis of data from Gaia Data Release 3 and other large spectroscopic surveys shows that nearly 60% of high-quality young clusters within 1 kpc of the Sun originated from just three distinct star-forming com … | Continue reading


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What the science of elections can reveal in this super-election year

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01712-2 As billions of people go to the polls in 2024, political scientists have a lot of data to sift through. | Continue reading


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Counting the cost of fashion’s carbon footprint

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01743-9 As a child Sonja Salmon loved chemistry and sewing. Now her research explores ways of reducing the textile industry’s environmental impact. | Continue reading


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Author Correction: Loss of CDK4/6 activity in S/G2 phase leads to cell cycle reversal

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07666-9 Author Correction: Loss of CDK4/6 activity in S/G2 phase leads to cell cycle reversal | Continue reading


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I raise delicate butterflies on the mean streets of New York

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01722-0 Robyn Elman works to protect and conserve monarch butterflies before their dangerous migration down the US East Coast to Mexico. | Continue reading


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Beyond the trans/cis binary: introducing new terms will enrich gender research

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01719-9 We need terms such as ‘gender modality’ that are flexible enough to capture the nuances of human experience but pragmatic enough to serve science. | Continue reading


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How we packed off the giant pandas from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01727-9 As the zoo prepares to welcome two giant pandas from China, its director Brandie Smith discusses the departure of their predecessors, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and a three-year-old cub. | Continue reading


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How to track the economic impact of public investments in AI

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01721-1 National statistics systems should recognize the researchers whose ideas drive artificial-intelligence applications, not just machines and factory outputs. | Continue reading


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Two decades of deep ice cores from Antarctica

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01507-5 In June 2004, the results of an ambitious Antarctic ice-drilling project brought insight into hundreds of thousands of years of climatic changes. The extraordinary sample still has much to offer climate resear … | Continue reading


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FBI asks scientists for trust in taking anti-Asian bias seriously

Nature, Published online: 07 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01704-2 At public forum, US investigators seek to repair damage from China Initiative with researchers of Asian descent. | Continue reading


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Sparrow massacres and Cuban vaccines: Books in Brief

Nature, Published online: 07 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01725-x Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. | Continue reading


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World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration

Nature, Published online: 07 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01456-z Japan’s satellite will test wood’s resilience in space — wooden Moon shelters are also planned. | Continue reading


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How white supremacy became a global health problem

Nature, Published online: 07 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01718-w Racism is a systemic issue — one that we have the knowledge and tools to solve. But is there a will? | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: How to figure out which climate-change policies really work

Nature, Published online: 07 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01737-7 An ‘evidence bank’ could synthesize research to show how well different policies — from carbon taxes to the promotion of electric vehicles — work to address climate change. Plus, a satellite made from magnolia … | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: Evidence grows that cows spread bird flu through their milk

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01709-x Astonishing amounts of H5N1 virus have been found in the raw milk of cows infected with avian influenza. Plus, Neanderthal fire pits offer a snapshot of ancient life and how a dad’s diet affects his sons’ heal … | Continue reading


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A huge outbreak of butterflies hit three continents — here’s why

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01653-w Swarms of painted ladies that descended on the Middle East, northern Africa and Europe have been traced to their source. | Continue reading


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Do scientists make good presidents? How five national leaders performed

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01693-2 Following Mexico’s election result, Nature reviews the legacy of well-known politicians with backgrounds in science and engineering. | Continue reading


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What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01683-4 Sythensizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say. | Continue reading


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CERN’s $17-billion supercollider in question as top funder criticizes cost

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01671-8 Germany has raised doubts about the affordability of the Large Hadron Collider’s planned successor. | Continue reading


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Mechanisms of actin filament severing and elongation by formins

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07637-0 Mechanisms of actin filament severing and elongation by formins | Continue reading


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Author Correction: Restoration of vision after transplantation of photoreceptors

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07650-3 Author Correction: Restoration of vision after transplantation of photoreceptors | Continue reading


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Unlocking carbene reactivity by metallaphotoredox α-elimination

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07628-1 Unlocking carbene reactivity by metallaphotoredox α-elimination | Continue reading


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Widespread horse-based mobility arose around 2,200 BCE in Eurasia

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07597-5 Widespread horse-based mobility arose around 2,200 BCE in Eurasia | Continue reading


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‘Rainbow’, ‘like a cricket’: every bird in South Africa now has an isiZulu name

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01678-1 An effort to create names for wild bird species in the Indigenous language hopes to strengthen conservation research. | Continue reading


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Publisher Correction: Interim analyses of a first-in-human phase 1/2 mRNA trial for propionic acidaemia

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07646-z Publisher Correction: Interim analyses of a first-in-human phase 1/2 mRNA trial for propionic acidaemia | Continue reading


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Why female students at an inner London school are seeing scientists in a different light

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01689-y Julie Gould describes what happened after showing 50 images of working scientists to a bunch of 12-13 year-olds. | Continue reading


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I was denied tenure — how do I cope?

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01694-1 Researchers can work long and hard for a permanent academic position, only for their hopes to be dashed. Nature sought advice from three scientists who have experienced the same disappointment. | Continue reading


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AI finds huge cache of anti-bacterial peptides hidden in genomic data

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01654-9 Machine-learning technique uncovers nearly 900,000 microbe-fighting peptide sequences in genomes collected from soils and other sources. | Continue reading


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Structure and topography of the synaptic V-ATPase–synaptophysin complex

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07610-x Structure and topography of the synaptic V-ATPase–synaptophysin complex | Continue reading


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These Neanderthal fire pits offer an extraordinarily precise snapshot of ancient life

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01688-z Researchers used traces of Earth’s changing magnetic field in sediments to identify the activity of ancient humans. | Continue reading


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A virally encoded high-resolution screen of cytomegalovirus dependencies

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07503-z A genetic screen that expresses single guide RNA libraries targeting host genes in the human cytomegalovirus genome enables identification of host factors and provides insights into their roles during the vira … | Continue reading


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A disease-associated gene desert directs macrophage inflammation through ETS2

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07501-1 ETS2—which is associated with inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and Takayasu’s arteritis—is a central regulator of human inflammatory macrophages. | Continue reading


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Profiling phagosome proteins identifies PD-L1 as a fungal-binding receptor

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07499-6 Proximity labelling of phagosomal contents is used to identify proteins that localize to phagosomes in host–microorganism interactions. | Continue reading


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MYCT1 controls environmental sensing in human haematopoietic stem cells

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07478-x MYCT1 is identified as a crucial regulator of cellular properties essential for the stemness of human haematopoietic stem cells, a finding that may help improve successful in vitro expansion of these cells for … | Continue reading


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