Women are better than men at science job interviews
An analysis of the academic job market finds that women are more successful at turning job interviews into offers than
Sewage lurks in coastal waters — often unnoticed by widely used test
Human sewage contaminates many more harbours and other coastal water bodies than previously realized, according to testing conducted across five
Lethal Marburg virus is on the rise in Rwanda: why scientists are worried
Marburg virus (artificially coloured) is related to Ebola virus and causes similar symptoms.Credit: James Cavallini/Science Photo Library It is an
Keen to improve the working lives of postdocs? Ask them what they want
Postdocs at Germany’s Max Planck Society use survey data to lobby for improvements in working conditions.Credit: Manfred Bail/Alamy Postdoctoral researchers
Mapping groundwater-dependent ecosystems shows the need for more protection globally
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 09 October 2024 Ecosystems reliant on groundwater are vulnerable to water depletion and climate change, but often their
Reaction for coupling 3D molecular fragments expands the chemist’s toolkit
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03221-8 A glaring gap in the portfolio of reactions used to synthesize libraries of
‘Cocaine of the seas’ — how a luxury food is wreaking ecological mayhem
Zoologist Yolarnie Amepou heard whispers about the fish frenzy when she made her first trip to the Kikori River Delta
Evidence of dead people posed on dead horses found in ancient tomb
A 2,800-year-old royal burial in Siberia includes what archaeologists think were people posed on horseback — after both the humans
Nobel prizes are globally unrepresentative — the nomination process must be opened up
The annual Lindau conferences (pictured) introduce early-career scientists to Nobel prizewinners.Credit: Christian Flemming/Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings It’s Nobel Prize week,
Meet a scientist protecting ‘overlooked’ ecosystems
Maira Bezerra’s training as a scientist began early. As the daughter of scientists — dad was a geologist, mom was