NATURE
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Do orangutans like your toothpaste? Books in brief
Environomics Dharshini David Elliott & Thompson (2024) Why should an orangutan care what toothpaste a person uses, asks economist Dharshini…
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This fish’s legs are made for walking — and tasting the sea floor
A northern sea robin (Prionotus carolinus) scurries across the sand on its six legs, which it also uses as shovels…
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Can AI feel distress? Inside a new framework to assess sentience
The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI Jonathan Birch Oxford Univ. Press (2024) Can…
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Mathematicians define new class of shape seen throughout nature
Mathematicians have described1 a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in…
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toll of drug-resistant infections to rise by 70%
Acinetobacter baumannii — a bacterium associated with hospital-acquired infections that can develop resistance to antibiotics.Credit: Eye Of Science/Science Photo Library…
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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…
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Menopause age shaped by genes that influence mutation risk
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02665-2 By mining large-population genetic data sets, researchers identify the key factors controlling menopause…
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The Amazon’s gargantuan gardeners: manatees
Nature, Published online: 07 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02874-9 The aquatic mammals disperse seeds of their favourite foods as they migrate, according…
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‘Nuclear clock’ breakthrough paves the way for super-precise timekeeping
Researchers probed nuclei of thorium-229 embedded in a crystal — the small white disc near the centre of this image…
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how close are we to a vaccine — or a cure?
At a major HIV conference in July, scientists announced that a seventh person had been ‘cured’ of the disease. A…
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