Hybrid conferences should be the norm — optimize them so everyone benefits
Organizers of hybrid events need to incorporate opportunities for virtual networking and collaboration.Credit: Getty Attending conferences is a crucial way
How to help students enjoy physics lessons
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South Africa is caught in an energy bind. From sunlight to wind and biomass, the country has an abundance of
how a molecule went from bit player to star of the show
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Data reveal how doctors take women’s pain less seriously than men’s
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how I train rats to sniff out explosives
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We need to prepare our transport systems for heatwaves — here’s how
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‘Fire clouds’ from super-hot wildfires are on the rise as Earth warms
A suspected arson on 24 July ignited the Park Fire in California, which had exploded to more than 140,000 hectares
Slow productivity worked for Marie Curie — here’s why you should adopt it, too
Marie Curie’s research straddled many decades and involved periods of rest and reflection in the French countryside.Credit: H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty
Chromosome components central to cell division evolve rapidly
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02523-1 Regions of chromosomal DNA called centromeres are crucial to dividing cells. Centromere sequences