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How Democrats and Republicans cite science: study reveals stark differences
How US lawmakers cite scientific papers differs either side of the aisle.Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty The United States is…
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How India rewrote the rules of space travel when it launched its first satellite
The satellite, Aryabhata, provided a huge boost to India’s space programme.Credit: NASA/Alamy In the early hours of 19 April 1975,…
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Brand-new colour created by tricking human eyes with laser
Researchers used lasers to stimulate individual cone cells in the retina — leading to the perception of a completely new…
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palaeontologist, author and TV presenter who traced continents through fossils
The UK palaeontologist Richard Fortey — who spent his career at the Natural History Museum in London — was an…
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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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