Neurotechnologies that can read our mind could undermine international norms on freedom of thought

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01666-5 Neurotechnologies that can read our mind could undermine international norms on freedom of thought | Continue reading


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Organic product legislation ignores agricultural plastic use — that must change

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01667-4 Organic product legislation ignores agricultural plastic use — that must change | Continue reading


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Jaw-dropping views of the Milky Way and more — May’s best science images

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01582-8 The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team. | Continue reading


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China's Chang'e-6 collects first rock samples from Moon's far side

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01625-0 Scientists are now hoping the spacecraft will successfully dock with its orbiter and make a safe trip home. | Continue reading


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Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01656-7 The depictions along South America’s Orinoco River are some of the biggest rock art known. | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: Tiny fork fern has the biggest genome ever found

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01674-5 A species of fork fern, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has the biggest genome ever recorded. Plus, biomedical paper retractions are soaring and environmental engineer Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is elected Mexico’s pre … | Continue reading


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‘Preposterous’: Anthony Fauci denies cover-up of COVID origins during tense hearing

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01657-6 Long-awaited testimony ends in fireworks as US lawmakers spar over the former infectious-disease official’s pandemic actions. | Continue reading


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Hope for global pandemic treaty rises — despite missed deadline

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01658-5 Delegates were at an impasse over key issues, but agreements on other public-health emergency measures sparks cautious optimism. | Continue reading


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Why cicadas shriek so loudly and more: your questions answered

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01621-4 Billions of the insects are making an epic emergence in the eastern United States. | Continue reading


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Observation of Bose–Einstein condensation of dipolar molecules

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07492-z Bose–Einstein condensate of sodium–caesium molecules is observed by means of evaporative cooling and collisional shielding. | Continue reading


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We pulled together for ocean science

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01660-x Isabelle Côté and three other female marine scientists competed in a row across the Atlantic ocean, making the trip in 38 days to raise money for ocean education, conservation and research. | Continue reading


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Physicists coax molecules into exotic quantum state — ending decades-long quest

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01662-9 Molecular Bose–Einstein condensates could help to provide the answers to fundamental questions, or form the basis of new quantum computers. | Continue reading


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Using live transport data to deliver sustainable cities

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01669-2 Smart cities rely on digital technologies to keep goods and people moving at a lower cost to the planet. The world needs more of them. | Continue reading


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Author Correction: Nuclear genetic control of mtDNA copy number and heteroplasmy in humans

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07364-6 Author Correction: Nuclear genetic control of mtDNA copy number and heteroplasmy in humans | Continue reading


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I breed and release Arctic foxes to boost their numbers in the wild

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01592-6 Over the past 25 years, Kristine Ulvund has helped to increase the species’ population size from 50 or so individuals to more than 500. | Continue reading


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How to keep the lights on: the mission to make more photostable fluorophores

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01591-7 Fluorescent labels that have greater resistance to bleaching could help researchers to get more from biological imaging. | Continue reading


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Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years — why?

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01609-0 Unreliable data, falsification and other issues related to misconduct are driving a growing proportion of retractions. | Continue reading


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Sex hormones in the gut soar during pregnancy — thanks to busy bacteria

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01531-5 Two species in the gut microbiome transform corticosteroids into progestins, which can affect mood and behaviour. | Continue reading


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Biggest genome ever found belongs to this odd little plant

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01567-7 The gigantic genome of a type of fork fern smashes the human one in terms of size. | Continue reading


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The cicadas are here! Why US researchers are swarming to study them

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01584-6 Two particular broods of the insects are popping up together for the first time in two centuries, and there’s a lot we don’t know about them. | Continue reading


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First pig-to-human liver transplant recipient 'doing very well'

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01613-4 The transplant aims to prolong the life of the patient and provide important lessons for doctors. | Continue reading


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How I run a virtual lab group that’s collaborative, inclusive and productive

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01620-5 Despite having no fixed address, my team has been able to work together to create impactful science. | Continue reading


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What is science? Tech heavyweights brawl over definition

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01626-z AI pioneer Yann LeCun and Elon Musk went head-to-head in a debate about modern research that drew thousands of comments. | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: If you do research and don’t publish it, is it science?

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01664-7 Tech heavyweights brawl over whether research needs to be published to count as science. Plus, the first recipient of a gene-edited pig liver is “doing very well” and how Viking-age hunters took down the world’ … | Continue reading


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

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07562-2 Publisher Correction: Anti-TIGIT antibody improves PD-L1 blockade through myeloid and Treg cells | Continue reading


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Karaoke-related stress soars after a good night of REM sleep

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01532-4 The emotional load of listening to one’s own performance is preserved by a certain type of sleep. | Continue reading


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More than a billion people live in ‘energy poverty’

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01530-6 Satellite data help to show that many people with access to electricity cannot take advantage of it. | Continue reading


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How I overcame my stage fright in the lab

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01616-1 Kwabena Boahen Asare was determined to conquer his fear of public speaking after landing a research placement that required him to give weekly presentations. | Continue reading


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Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01493-8 Japan will start allocating the ¥10 billion it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation’s science free to read. | Continue reading


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Defying the stereotype of Black resilience

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01611-6 As head of the Black In Neuro network, Kaela S. Singleton argues that Black success should not require hardship or struggle. | Continue reading


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Mexico’s next president is likely to be this scientist — but researchers are split in their support

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01583-7 Some are hopeful, but others worry that Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will follow in her controversial predecessor’s footsteps rather than stand up for science. | Continue reading


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Measuring the forces that shape early human embryos

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01556-w Contractile forces at the surface of cells of early human embryos bring the cells together. When these forces are absent, the embryo will not develop further. ‘Weak’ cells do not produce these forces and cannot … | Continue reading


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Daily briefing: ‘Smart’ antibiotic spares the microbiome

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01639-8 The antibiotic lolamicin targets disease-causing bacteria without disturbing healthy gut bacteria. Plus, the underground lab that will test a controversial dark-matter claim and how NASA astronauts train to wal … | Continue reading


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Disputed dark-matter claim to be tested by new lab in South Korea

Nature, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01347-3 A multi-million dollar facility is hoping to put a 21-year-old debate about dark matter to rest. | Continue reading


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Author Correction: Cryo-EM structures of apo and antagonist-bound human Cav3.1

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07414-z Author Correction: Cryo-EM structures of apo and antagonist-bound human Cav3.1 | Continue reading


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Author Correction: Identification of SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors using lung and colonic organoids

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07593-9 Author Correction: Identification of SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors using lung and colonic organoids | Continue reading


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Ancient DNA reveals extinct flightless bird’s superpowers

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01529-z The little bush moa had small eyes, no wings and some extraordinary skills. | Continue reading


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Innovative cancer therapies offer new hope

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01425-6 The arsenal of weapons used to treat these insidious diseases is rapidly expanding. | Continue reading


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Chance of heatwaves in India rising with climate change

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01577-5 Not only are these extreme events increasing in frequency, they are lasting longer and becoming hotter, too. | Continue reading


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How AI could improve robotics, the cockroach’s origins, and promethium spills its secrets

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01610-7 We round up some recent stories from the Nature Briefing. | Continue reading


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A site-resolved two-dimensional quantum simulator with hundreds of trapped ions

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07459-0 In this work, stable trapping of a two-dimensional Wigner crystal of above 500 ions is achieved, and the quantum simulation of 300 ions with individual state detection demonstrated. | Continue reading


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Transcriptional control of the Cryptosporidium life cycle

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07466-1 The transcription factor Myb-M is the earliest determinant of male fate in the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. | Continue reading


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Heterogeneous integration of spin–photon interfaces with a CMOS platform

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07371-7 A modular quantum system-on-chip architecture integrates thousands of individually addressable spin qubits in two-dimensional quantum microchiplet arrays into an integrated circuit designed for cryogenic contro … | Continue reading


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Reproducible graphene synthesis by oxygen-free chemical vapour deposition

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07454-5 Assessment of surface contamination shows that trace oxygen is a key factor influencing the trajectory and quality of graphene grown by low-pressure chemical vapour deposition, with oxygen-free synthesis showin … | Continue reading


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The complete sequence and comparative analysis of ape sex chromosomes

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07473-2 Reference assemblies of great ape sex chromosomes show that Y chromosomes are more variable in size and sequence than X chromosomes and provide a resource for studies on human evolution and conservation genetic … | Continue reading


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Van der Waals polarity-engineered 3D integration of 2D complementary logic

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07438-5 We develop a method for high-density vertical stacking of active-device multi-layers, implementing memory and logic functions, using unique VIP-FETs where a van der Waals intercalation layer modulates the p- or … | Continue reading


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Streamflow seasonality in a snow-dwindling world

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07299-y Analysis of streamflow measurements from 1950 to 2020 across 3,049 snow-affected catchments over the Northern Hemisphere shows that seasonal streamflow occurs earlier in snow-heavy catchments but later in less … | Continue reading


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A vision chip with complementary pathways for open-world sensing

Nature, Published online: 29 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07358-4 Inspired by the human visual system, a vision chip with primitive-based complementary pathways is developed to overcome the power and bandwidth wall of vision systems, achieving fast, precise, robust and high-d … | Continue reading


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