NATURE

We must train specialists in botany and zoology — or risk more devastating extinctions

As a student in China in the late 1980s, I spent several wonderful semesters studying zoology and botany. I vividly…

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Budget cuts hit world's largest cancer-research funder: what it means for scientists

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02978-2The US National Cancer Institute is prioritizing young investigators as it navigates its first…

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Why is it so hard to establish the death toll?

Bodies are buried in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Researchers say deaths have probably gone unrecorded in the region because…

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The human heart shows signs of ageing after just a month in space

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck on the ISS for months because of technical issues with Boeing’s…

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Why cannibal queens make a meal of fungus-ridden larvae

Many species of animal eat their own young in certain circumstances. However, scientists report that queen black garden ants (Lasius…

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Octopuses and fish caught on camera hunting as a team

An octopus punches an blackfin grouper in response to ‘opportunistic’ behaviour. Credit: Eduardo Sampaio Octopuses normally hunt alone, but footage…

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Scientists successfully ‘nuke asteroid’ — in a lab mock-up

Scientists and science-fiction writers have long asked whether a nuclear explosion could change the course of an asteroid headed for…

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Promises and challenges of crop translational genomics

McCabe, E. R. B. Translational genomics in medical genetics. Genet. Med. 4, 468–471 (2002).Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Zeggini, E., Gloyn,…

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why it’s time to banish bad-mannered reviews

Even Cathy Foley, Australia’s chief scientist, has encountered unhelpful peer-review comments on her work.Credit: Fairfax Media Archives/Getty Electromagnetics researcher Akhlesh…

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Oldest and coldest: JWST claims a first for exoplanet imaging

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02804-9JWST has opened a window on exoplanet imaging by observing the planet ε Indi…

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