Where did viruses come from? AlphaFold and other AIs are finding answers
The structure of a dengue virus protein predicted using ColabFold–AlpahFold2.Credit: Spyros Lytras and Joe Grove Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping
Mosquito-borne diseases are surging in Europe — how worried are scientists?
The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is easily identified by its black-and-white-striped legs.Credit: James Gathany/CDC via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Climate change
Islands are rich with languages spoken nowhere else
Analysis of nearly 1,200 languages spoken on islands shows that islands play a crucial part in fostering language diversity1. Access
I fire darts at whales to help track their movements
“Here, I’m standing on a research boat moored in Húsavík harbour in Iceland’s Skjálfandi Bay, showing how I use a
past lessons for our uncertain times
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), then celebrating its 100th
Why we choke under pressure
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how conquest and carnage have decimated landscapes worldwide
The Burning Earth: A History Sunil Amrith W. W. Norton (2024) In the 1620s, King Charles I of England commissioned
why researchers now run small AIs on their laptops
The website histo.fyi is a database of structures of immune-system proteins called major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. It includes images,
No, Rapa Nui people didn’t destroy their island
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Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
Air travel to attend academic conferences remains widespread although many meeting-goers have reservations about emissions.Credit: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg/Getty An overwhelming majority