NATURE
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Nature’s guide to what’s next
Lawsuits against the US National Institutes of Health might end up at the Supreme Court.Credit: Tierney L Cross/AFP/Getty Threats to…
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Complete ape genomes offer a close-up view of human evolution
Yoo, D. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08816-3 (2025). Article Google Scholar The Chimpanzee Sequencing and Analysis Consortium. Nature 437, 69–87 (2005).…
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Obesity-drug pioneers and 13,508 physicists win US$3-million Breakthrough Prizes
The Breakthrough prize trophy’s design is inspired by imagery from science, including black holes, seashells and the structure of DNA.Credit:…
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How will Trump’s policies affect US science?
The US Capitol Building in Washington DC during a snowstorm.Credit: Tom Brenner/Reuters In the ten weeks since US President Donald…
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Style over substance? What birds’ mating behaviours reveal about sexual selection
Birds, Sex & Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin’s Strangest Idea Matt Ridley 4th Estate (2025) At 4 a.m.…
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Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?
Trials suggest that offering payment can increase the chance of a researcher agreeing to review, and in some cases speed…
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what are the health benefits?
As anyone seeking to lose weight knows, diets come in and out of fashion. The Sexy Pineapple diet, launched by…
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US universities curtail staff, spending as Trump cuts take hold
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge has frozen hiring for non-faculty positions.Credit: Mel Musto/Bloomberg/Getty The onslaught of US spending…
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Sleep pressure accumulates in a voltage-gated lipid peroxidation memory
Drosophila strains and culture Flies were reared on media of cornmeal (62.5 g l−1), inactive yeast powder (25 g l−1), agar (6.75 g l−1), molasses (37.5 ml l−1),…
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Stay safe from online hate with these five tips
With papers to write, grants to apply for and students to teach, cybersecurity can be a low priority for scientists.…
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