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
Budget cuts hit world's largest cancer-research funder: what it means for scientists
Nature, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02978-2 The US National Cancer Institute is prioritizing young investigators as it navigates its
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
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
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
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
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
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.,
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
Oldest and coldest: JWST claims a first for exoplanet imaging
Nature, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02804-9 JWST has opened a window on exoplanet imaging by observing the planet ε