Research highlights

Aug 16

Evolution: Humans may have had key role in cave bear extinction Scientific Reports

Aug 15

Social science: Equality may not be essential for cooperation Nature

Aug 15

Evolution: A new view on old eyes Nature

Aug 14

Climate change: Media visibility of climate change contrarians assessed Nature Communications

Aug 14

Climate sciences: Tropics are an unexpected source of CO2 emissions Nature Communications

Aug 13

What songbirds can teach us about human speech Nature Neuroscience

Aug 13

Solar electricity now cheaper than grid electricity in China Nature Energy

Aug 9

Environment: Impacts of nutritionally sound plant-based and meat diets analysed Scientific Reports

Aug 8

Ecology: Climate change and overfishing affect toxin accumulation in fish Nature

Aug 7

Health sciences: Estimating heat-related deaths under global warming in Chinese cities Nature Communications

Aug 6

Maya violent warfare occurred earlier than thought Nature Human Behaviour

Aug 6

In the blink of a 3D eye model Nature Medicine

Aug 6

Defending the environmental defenders Nature Sustainability

Aug 2

Microbiology: Levels of multidrug-resistant bacteria on frequently touched London surfaces probed Scientific Reports

Aug 1

Medical research: AI may predict acute kidney injury before it happens Nature

Aug 1

Cancer: Methionine restriction may influence cancer therapy efficacy Nature

Aug 1

Physics: Road testing a new artificial intelligence chip Nature

Aug 1

Microbiology: Support for the sterile womb hypothesis Nature

Jul 31

Neuroscience: Decoding dialogue from brain activity in real time Nature Communications

Jul 31

Medical research: Prescription antacids associated with increased risk of allergies Nature Communications

Jul 30

Genetics of post-traumatic stress disorder in US veterans Nature Neuroscience

Jul 30

The Sun’s magnetic field in the laboratory Nature Physics

Jul 30

Spotting tomato blight with a smartphone Nature Plants

Jul 26

Ecology: Tamarins could help tropical forests recover Scientific Reports

Jul 26

Newly discovered protein makes spider silk super tough Communications Biology

Jul 25

Ecology: Sharks under threat from fisheries Nature

Jul 25

Genetics: Treating muscular dystrophy with CRISPR in mice Nature

Jul 25

Neuroscience: How the brain drains Nature

Jul 25

Climate science: Recent warming events unmatched in the past 2,000 years Nature

Jul 24

Technology: Data anonymization may be inadequate to protect privacy Nature Communications

Jul 24

Climate change: Animal adaptations not keeping pace with climate change Nature Communications

Jul 23

The Milky Way’s formative years Nature Astronomy

Jul 23

Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017 Nature Medicine

Jul 23

Bird embryos perceive vibratory cues of predation risk from clutch mates Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jul 23

Are US groundwater sources over-tapped? Nature Sustainability

Jul 19

Engineering: Lightweight glove allows wearer to feel the shape of virtual objects Scientific Reports

Jul 18

Infectious diseases: A two-pronged attack on mosquitoes Nature

Jul 18

Neurological disease: Cellular changes linked to the progression of multiple sclerosis Nature

Jul 17

Earth sciences: Oilfield wastewater may cause earthquakes for years to come Nature Communications

Jul 16

A thin layer to sustain life on Mars Nature Astronomy

Jul 16

AI solves Rubik’s cube Nature Machine Intelligence

Jul 16

AI algorithm may accelerate cancer diagnosis Nature Medicine

Jul 16

Forest elephants help shape Africa’s rainforests Nature Geoscience

Jul 16

Genetic insight into anorexia nervosa Nature Genetics

Jul 12

Earth science: Climate change may speed up degradation of Norse Viking Age remains Scientific Reports

Jul 11

Fossils: Earliest evidence of modern humans in Eurasia Nature

Jul 11

Evolution: We sleep like the fishes Nature

Jul 10

Engineering: Clean energy and clean water from one device Nature Communications

Jul 5

Conservation: Asian elephants form all-male groups in areas with increased human activity Scientific Reports

Jul 5

Health sciences: Health impacts of historical exposure to space radiation reassessed Scientific Reports

Jul 4

Ageing: Immune invasion in the ageing brain Nature

Jul 4

Neuroscience: The wiring of worms revealed Nature

Jul 4

Egg-ceptional evolution of insect ova Nature

Jul 3

Infectious diseases: Combination therapy involving CRISPR to treat HIV in mice Nature Communications

Jul 3

Engineering: Tiny, jellyfish-inspired multi-functional robots Nature Communications

Jul 2

Assessing the impacts of Fairtrade on cocoa farm workers’ livelihoods Nature Sustainability

Jul 2

Gut bacteria treatment may improve the health of patients with cardiovascular risks Nature Medicine

Jun 27

Physiology: Foot calluses are good for your sole Nature

Jun 27

Electronics: Insect-inspired flying robots Nature

Jun 26

Environment: Global cost of damage to transport infrastructure evaluated Nature Communications

Jun 26

Medical research: Compound removes uranium from bones in mice Nature Communications

Jun 25

Capuchin monkeys have been making stone tools for 3,000 years Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jun 25

Gut microbiome linked to performance of elite athletes Nature Medicine

Jun 25

Giant impacts ended early on Mars Nature Geoscience

Jun 25

The mashed-up evolutionary history of the modern European potato Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jun 21

Evolution: Beluga-narwhal hybrid identified from skull stored in museum Scientific Reports

Jun 20

Engineering: Robot fish powered by synthetic 'blood' Nature

Jun 20

Ecology: Crop diversity increases crop stability Nature

Jun 20

Ecology: The recipe for a successful ‘alien’ bird invasion Nature

Jun 19

Physics: How soap bubbles freeze Nature Communications

Jun 19

Engineering: Vocal vibrations used for voice recognition system Nature Communications

Jun 18

Nicotine receptor gene linked to cannabis abuse Nature Neuroscience

Jun 18

Farm dust microbes linked with reduced asthma in city children Nature Medicine

Jun 14

Public health: Rotavirus vaccination associated with lower risk of type-1 diabetes in infants Scientific Reports

Jun 14

Health: Spending time in nature linked with good health and wellbeing Scientific Reports

Jun 13

Genome editing: Enhancing CRISPR specificity to avoid breaks Nature

Jun 12

Materials: Producing recyclable films for food packaging Nature Communications

Jun 12

Zoology: Harris’ hawks hunt using mixed guidance system Nature Communications

Jun 11

Human and monkey brain response to music and speech Nature Neuroscience

Jun 11

The grapevine through time Nature Plants

Jun 7

Environment: Deep-sea microplastics distribution in Monterey Bay examined Scientific Reports

Jun 7

Animal behaviour: Pet dogs may reflect owners’ stress levels Scientific Reports

Jun 6

Genomics: Icy insights into ancient Eskimo and Siberian population histories Nature

Jun 6

Ecology: Predator introduction disrupts lizard coexistence Nature

Jun 5

Social sciences: Predicting a screen actor’s most productive year of work Nature Communications

Jun 4

Protective mutation against HIV associated with increased mortality rate Nature Medicine

Jun 4

Daily meditation app may improve focus and memory Nature Human Behaviour

May 30

Health science: Results of the integrative Human Microbiome Project Nature

May 30

Engineering: ‘Smart glove’ could add a human touch to robots Nature

May 29

Conservation: African elephant poaching in decline Nature Communications

May 29

Public health: Aid levels insufficient to eliminate malaria in Africa Nature Communications

May 29

Cancer: Virus promotes survival in pediatric brain cancer models Nature Communications

May 28

Green monkeys respond to drones Nature Ecology & Evolution

May 24

Animal behaviour: First observations of chimpanzees preying on tortoises Scientific Reports

May 23

Environmental science: Location of increasing CFC-11 emissions identified Nature

May 23

Climate change: All change for the world's marine plankton Nature

May 23

Fossils: The first fungus among us? Nature

May 23

Genetics: Type 2 diabetes exome sequencing goes large Nature

May 22

Ecology: Changes in British garden bird communities Nature Communications

May 22

Conservation: Impacts of fish fences assessed Nature Communications

May 21

Lung cancer identified earlier with AI Nature Medicine

May 21

Ice-confined gas protects Pluto’s subsurface ocean Nature Geoscience

May 16

Planetary science: Mantle material on the far side of the Moon Nature

May 16

Infectious diseases: HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa mapped Nature

May 16

Synthetic biology: Compressing the genetic code in E. coli Nature

May 16

Environment: Plastic accumulation on remote islands more severe than estimated Scientific Reports

May 15

Medical research: Repairing wounds with light-activated ‘bio-glue’ Nature Communications

May 14

Prison time does not deter violent crime Nature Human Behaviour

May 14

Apollo-era tectonic activity on the Moon Nature Geoscience

May 9

Global health: Rural lifestyles drive obesity Nature

May 9

Fossils: More evidence for bat-like flight in tiny dinosaurs Nature

May 9

Ecology: River connections in decline Nature

May 8

Medical research: Regenerating injured lungs in pigs Nature Communications

May 8

Neuroscience: Gut-synthesized amino acid regulates sleep in Drosophila Nature Communications

May 7

Tiny tyrannosauroid fills a big gap Nature Ecology & Evolution

May 2

Archaeology: Denisovans reach new heights on the Tibetan Plateau Nature

May 2

Climate science: Linking human activity and drought trends Nature

May 1

Drug discovery: Insights into box jellyfish venom reveal potential antidote Nature Communications

May 1

Technology: Keeping cool could aid carbon dioxide removal Nature Communications

Apr 25

Neuroscience: Decoding brain activity to speak your mind Nature

Apr 25

Linguistics: The roots of the Sino-Tibetan language family Nature

Apr 24

Biomedical engineering: A self-powered pacemaker in pigs Nature Communications

Apr 18

Astrophysics: Universe's earliest molecular bond found in space Nature

Apr 18

Inequalities in UK can be detected using deep-learning image analysis Scientific Reports

Apr 18

Are dogs man’s best fitness friend? Scientific Reports

Apr 17

Environment: Increase in plastics in North Atlantic Ocean since 1990s confirmed Nature Communications

Apr 16

Microplastics travel on the breeze Nature Geoscience

Apr 16

Meteorite impacts release water from the Moon Nature Geoscience

Apr 16

How the snailfish survives in deep, dark depths Nature Ecology & Evolution

Apr 16

Titan’s methane lakes revealed by Cassini Nature Astronomy

Apr 16

Origins of British Neolithic populations Nature Ecology & Evolution

Apr 12

Animal behaviour: How mice adapt to life in space Scientific Reports

Apr 11

Archaeology: A new species of hominin found in the Philippines Nature

Apr 11

Planetary science: Martian methane mystery Nature

Apr 10

Sustainability: Using flying cars for flying visits Nature Communications

Apr 9

Synchronizing brain rhythms to restore working memory in older adults Nature Neuroscience

Apr 9

Deadly volcanic flows outsmart friction Nature Geoscience

Apr 9

Machine learning monitors intensive animal agriculture Nature Sustainability

Apr 5

Archaeology: Insights into Terracotta Army weapons preservation Scientific Reports

Apr 5

Offshore structures provide feeding hotspot for seabirds Communications Biology

Apr 5

Animal behaviour: Cats recognize us calling their names Scientific Reports

Apr 4

Ageing: Mechanism underlying youthful and ageing skin in mice Nature

Apr 4

Ecology: How coral recovery is impaired on the Great Barrier Reef Nature

Apr 4

Neuroscience: MDMA reopens social reward learning in mice Nature

Apr 3

Climate science: Landslides in the Canadian Arctic on the rise Nature Communications

Apr 2

Independent confirmation of methane detection on Mars Nature Geoscience

Mar 29

Neuroscience: Can dogs sniff out seizures? Scientific Reports

Mar 28

Engineering: A cool new way to refrigerate Nature

Mar 27

Climate science: China's ability to meet Paris Agreement targets evaluated Nature Communications

Mar 27

Ecology: Status of Britain’s wild pollinating insects assessed Nature Communications

Mar 26

New neurons develop in the human brain into old age Nature Medicine

Mar 26

Anti-psychotic drugs treat meningitis-causing infection in mice Nature Microbiology

Mar 22

Animal behavior: Sun bears mimic their playmates’ facial expressions Scientific Reports

Mar 21

Social sciences: Complex societies preceded belief in moralizing gods Nature

Mar 21

Neuroscience: Defining features of repetitive brain trauma Nature

Mar 21

Engineering: Biological-cell-inspired robots Nature

Mar 20

Early observations from near-Earth asteroid Bennu Nature

Mar 20

Genetics: Origins of farming in central Anatolia explored Nature Communications

Mar 20

Ecology: Hen harrier disappearances in Britain associated with grouse moor use Nature Communications

Mar 19

US shale investment based on uncertain futures Nature Energy

Mar 15

Zoology: Otters create their own archaeological records Scientific Reports

Mar 14

Cancer: Risk of late relapse in breast cancer modelled Nature

Mar 14

Earth science: Waterfalls can form spontaneously Nature

Mar 14

Cancer: Stress hormones linked to breast cancer spread in mice Nature

Mar 13

Health sciences: Ultrasound used noninvasively to treat diseases Nature Communications

Mar 12

Water quality boosts reef recovery Nature Ecology & Evolution

Mar 6

Neuroscience: Insights into sleeping neurons revealed Nature Communications

Mar 6

Physics: Putting a spin on droplets Nature Communications

Mar 5

Ocean heatwaves are more frequent and threaten biodiversity Nature Climate Change

Mar 5

International trade decreases bird biodiversity worldwide Nature Ecology & Evolution

Mar 5

Neutralizing gut bacterial fragments improves autoimmunity Nature Microbiology

Mar 5

Antibody from human Ebola survivor may reveal new path to vaccine Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Mar 5

Tackling poverty is key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals Nature Sustainability

Mar 5

Infectious diseases: HIV-1 remission achieved in second patient Nature

Mar 1

Scientific Reports: Television time and memory decline in older adults Scientific Reports

Feb 28

Infectious diseases: Netting a new way to tackle malaria Nature

Feb 28

Biotechnology: Brewing up cannabinoids in yeast Nature

Feb 28

Ecology: Cooperative nest egg pays off for cuckoos Nature

Feb 27

Genetics: The source of sour citrus taste Nature Communications

Feb 27

Chemistry: Converting carbon dioxide into carbon batteries Nature Communications

Feb 26

Cloud break-up linked to high CO2 levels Nature Geoscience

Feb 26

Strawberry genome bears fruit Nature Genetics

Feb 26

Antarctic blackfin icefish genome reveals cool adaptions Nature Ecology & Evolution

Feb 22

New diminutive dinosaur extends the North American fossil record Communications Biology

Feb 22

Biology: Human food may affect bear hibernation and cellular aging Scientific Reports

Feb 21

Astronomy: Neptune’s ‘new’ small moon, Hippocamp Nature

Feb 21

Developmental biology: Testosterone protects male embryos in mice Nature

Feb 20

Archaeology: Humans specialized in hunting monkeys and squirrels Nature Communications

Feb 20

Ageing: Natural compound with conserved anti-ageing properties Nature Communications

Feb 14

Medical research: Sufficient sleep reduces atherosclerosis risk in mice Nature

Feb 14

Medical research: Reprogrammed human pancreatic cells relieve diabetes in mice Nature

Feb 14

Social sciences: Smaller science teams produce new ideas Nature

Feb 13

Climate science: Contemporary climate comparisons for North American cities in 2080 Nature Communications

Feb 12

AI model accurately diagnoses childhood diseases Nature Medicine

Feb 7

Climate change: Melting ice sheets may have major climate impacts Nature

Feb 6

Health sciences: Regenerating joints in mice Nature Communications

Feb 6

Stem cells: Growing mouse kidneys in rats Nature Communications

Feb 5

Indonesian earthquake moved at supershear speed Nature Geoscience

Feb 5

Links between gut microbes and mental health identified Nature Microbiology

Jan 31

Better banana breeding with CRISPR Communications Biology

Jan 31

Archaeology: Timeline of Denisova Cave occupation revealed Nature

Jan 30

Genetics: New insights into what makes a morning person Nature Communications

Jan 30

Climate science: Regulations in China have not curbed methane emissions Nature Communications

Jan 29

Earth's inner core may have formed in the nick of time Nature Geoscience

Jan 25

Evolution: Small-eyed prehistoric ‘platypus’ may have hunted by touch Scientific Reports

Jan 24

Electrical engineering: Viewing hidden objects with digital cameras Nature

Jan 24

Genetics: Successful gene drive developed in lab mice Nature

Jan 24

Cancer: Finding a better liquid biopsy for brain tumours Nature

Jan 23

Zoology: UV vision helps birds see the forest for the trees Nature Communications

Jan 23

Genome editing: And CRISPR-Cas12b makes three Nature Communications

Jan 22

Hidden blood vessels in limb bones revealed Nature Metabolism

Jan 17

Fossils: Robot reveals when tetrapods first walked tall Nature

Jan 17

Materials: Unconventional lattices make stronger printed materials Nature

Jan 16

Climate science: Immediate fossil fuel infrastructure phase-out may keep warming below 1.5°C Nature Communications

Jan 15

Fancy gardens bring all the bees to the yard Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jan 15

Cancer mutation levels may predict immunotherapy outcomes Nature Genetics

Jan 11

Ocean sciences: Rafting seabirds provide clues to ocean currents Scientific Reports

Jan 10

Astrophysics: A NICER understanding of black hole evolution Nature

Jan 10

Astronomy: A second repeating fast radio burst detected Nature

Jan 10

Earth sciences: Novel mineral measurements explain mantle mystery Nature

Dec 20

Ecology: Global changes to tidal flats mapped Nature

Dec 19

Zoology: Hummingbird courtship components combine in the blink of an eye Nature Communications

Dec 19

Astronomy: Deoxyribose created under extra-terrestrial conditions Nature Communications

Dec 18

Pterosaurs’ amazing coat of many textures Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 13

Climate science: More variable eastern Pacific El Nino under global warming Nature

Dec 13

Plant science: Successful asexual rice reproduction through seeds Nature

Dec 13

Genetics: Dementia risk may be misestimated in US Latinos Scientific Reports

Dec 13

Large apex sharks have declined over the past half century Communications Biology

Dec 12

Environment: Arctic infrastructure under risk from permafrost thaw Nature Communications

Dec 12

Nutrition: Grandfathers' access to food correlated with grandsons' mortality risk Nature Communications

Dec 12

Physics: Contactless method to produce clean water Nature Communications

Dec 11

Sexier frogs in the city Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 11

Previous coral bleaching mediates subsequent heat wave impacts Nature Climate Change

Dec 11

Fruit bats share their fur microbes with others Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 11

Antarctic snowfall mitigates sea-level rise Nature Climate Change

Dec 11

Neurofeedback training may enhance resilience to stress in soldiers Nature Human Behaviour

Dec 7

Infectious diseases: Study of road traffic-killed badgers sheds new light on bovine TB epidemic in UK Scientific Reports

Dec 6

Climate change: Greenland Ice Sheet melting faster Nature

Dec 6

Medical research: Long-term function of transplanted pig hearts in baboons Nature

Dec 6

Palaeontology: Ichthyosaur resemblance to whales more than skin deep Nature

Dec 5

Healthcare: Diagnosing anaemia with a photo Nature Communications

Dec 5

Stem cells: Royal jelly component maintains stem cell pluripotency Nature Communications

Dec 5

Cancer: Detecting the presence of cancer cells Nature Communications

Dec 4

Lonesome George’s genome granted gigantism and longevity Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 4

For teams, success breeds success Nature Human Behaviour

Nov 30

Archaeology: Dating of stone tools yields clues to early hominin presence in Arabia Scientific Reports

Nov 29

Medical science: Functional placenta organoids developed Nature

Nov 29

Physics: Atomic clocks to better measure space-time distortion Nature

Nov 28

Neuroscience: Breathing control restored in rats after long-term paralysis Nature Communications

Nov 28

Social sciences: Mentors and the secret to scientists’ success Nature Communications

Nov 27

Genetic insights into ADHD Nature Genetics

Nov 27

Crowding wind farms make for bad neighbours Nature Energy

Nov 27

Neanderthal–early human interbreeding assessed Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nov 22

Engineering: Flight of the silent, solid-state aeroplane Nature

Nov 22

Oncology: Mannose sugar may impair cancer growth in mice Nature

Nov 22

Evolution: South Africa’s hominin record is a fair-weather friend Nature

Nov 21

Archaeology: Dental health of 21 medieval villagers assessed Nature Communications

Nov 21

Technology: Social bots help spread low-credibility content on Twitter Nature Communications

Nov 21

Social sciences: Childhood interventions and social decision making in adulthood Nature Communications

Nov 20

Serpentine spiral conceals massive binary star system Nature Astronomy

Nov 20

Power spent in shower reduced with real-time feedback Nature Energy

Nov 20

RNA interference targets the placenta Nature Biotechnology

Nov 20

Simultaneous climate hazards could beset future populations Nature Climate Change

Nov 16

Genetics: Bitter taste perception may influence coffee drinking Scientific Reports

Nov 15

Archaeology: Neanderthal lives not so traumatic Nature

Nov 15

Developmental biology: Mapping the placenta in early pregnancy Nature

Nov 15

Astronomy: Hints of a super-Earth orbiting a nearby star Nature

Nov 15

Hurricanes: Human activities can kick up a storm Nature

Nov 14

Microbiology: Modest effects of a low-gluten diet on gut microbiota Nature Communications

Nov 13

Rooting around in the truffle genome Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nov 13

Bacteria transplants mitigate colitis from cancer immunotherapy Nature Medicine

Nov 9

That’s the way the paper crumples Communications Physics

Nov 8

Archaeology: Borneo cave art reveals oldest figurative painting Nature

Nov 8

Genome editing: Predictable CRISPR-Cas9 editing of disease genetic variants Nature

Nov 7

Ecology: Pharmaceuticals appear in Australian river food webs Nature Communications

Nov 7

Medical research: An eye patch for drug delivery Nature Communications

Nov 6

Environmental costs of cryptocurrency mining quantified Nature Sustainability

Nov 6

Wind farms top the food chain Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nov 6

Targeted treatments may improve tuberculosis therapy Nature Medicine

Nov 1

Neuroscience: Spinal cord stimulation restores walking in humans Nature

Nov 1

Astronomy: Galactic collision built up the Milky Way Nature

Nov 1

Evolution: Egg colouration first hatched up by dinosaurs Nature

Nov 1

Medical science: Amyloid-like formation has function in normal muscle regeneration Nature

Oct 31

Palaeontology: Reconstructing a Neandertal thorax Nature Communications

Oct 31

Medical research: A fully human cell culture for skin grafting Nature Communications

Oct 31

A data toolbox for studying heatwaves Scientific Data

Oct 30

Pushing back the origin of chocolate Nature Ecology & Evolution

Oct 30

Stabilizing the climate on land could have oceanic repercussions Nature Geoscience

Oct 25

Microbiology: Insights from the infant gut microbiome Nature

Oct 25

Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the moral rules of the road Nature

Oct 25

Zoology: Economic muscles allow wildebeest to roam further Nature

Oct 25

Ageing: Boosting mitochondrial function in worms and mice Nature

Oct 25

Microbiology: Locomotion modulated by gut bacteria in fruit flies Nature

Oct 24

Medical research: Targeting nicotine and temperature receptors reduces obesity in mice Nature Communications

Oct 24

Cancer: Association between pregnancy duration and breast cancer risk examined Nature Communications

Oct 23

Better sepsis treatment selection with AI doctor Nature Medicine

Oct 23

Martian brines could be oxygen-rich enough to support life Nature Geoscience

Oct 19

Ecology: Climate change may worsen bumblebee decline in North America Scientific Reports

Oct 19

Genetics: Genes may influence university choice and achievement Scientific Reports

Oct 18

Fossils: Earliest fossil findings disputed Nature

Oct 18

Plant sciences: Flight of the dandelion seed Nature

Oct 18

Cancer: Drug sensitivity in acute myeloid leukaemia mapped Nature

Oct 18

Marine biology: Reading a cuttlefish’s thoughts on its skin Nature

Oct 18

Physics: Bose-Einstein condensates created in space Nature

Oct 17

Environmental science: Mediterranean World Heritage sites at risk from sea-level rise Nature Communications

Oct 17

Neuroscience: A possible connection between smell and spatial memory Nature Communications

Oct 16

Beer supply threatened by future weather extremes Nature Plants

Oct 16

Mixing livestock and wildlife can be beneficial Nature Sustainability

Oct 12

Palaeontology: Smallest diplodocid dinosaur skull provides clues about sauropod life Scientific Reports

Oct 11

Sustainability: Keeping food production within environmental limits Nature

Oct 11

Genetics: UK Biobank pays dividends with genetic insights Nature

Oct 11

Climate change: Forest management not a clear-cut mitigation strategy Nature

Oct 10

Healthcare: Differences in drug prescription rates across the US identified Nature Communications

Oct 9

Jagged Europa may complicate spacecraft landings Nature Geoscience

Oct 9

Shark’s sight and smell revealed through genomes Nature Ecology & Evolution

Oct 9

Wobbly past of Ceres revealed Nature Geoscience

Oct 5

Zoology: Fungi may help honeybees fight off viruses Scientific Reports

Oct 4

Plant science: Warmer springs may not lead to greener grass Nature

Oct 4

Medical research: Latent HIV infection targeted in monkeys Nature

Oct 3

Climate science: Wildfires in Mediterranean Europe increase with warming above 1.5°C Nature Communications

Oct 3

Medical research: New potential treatment for black mamba venom Nature Communications

Oct 3

Zoology: Cracking the reason for channels on elephant’s skin Nature Communications

Oct 2

Personality is key for love birds Nature Ecology & Evolution

Oct 2

Rare resistance mechanism against CAR T cell therapy discovered Nature Medicine

Sep 28

Zoology: Humpback whale call repertoire remains the same across generations Scientific Reports

Sep 28

Anthropology: Caring for the sick may have contributed to human evolution Scientific Reports

Sep 27

Infectious diseases: Antibody therapy could suppress HIV-1 and reduce viral load Nature

Sep 27

Electrical engineering: Self-powered wearable tech flexes its muscles Nature

Sep 26

Chemistry: A cost effective, wearable sensor for monitoring ultraviolet radiation Nature Communications

Sep 26

Ecology: Fishing for our future diets Nature Communications

Sep 26

Education: Grade variation between genders smaller in STEM subjects Nature Communications

Sep 26

Neuroscience: Immune cells shape sex differences in rat social play Nature Communications

Sep 25

Taking steps after paralyzing injury Nature Medicine

Sep 25

Decoding brain activity to control paralyzed limb Nature Medicine

Sep 25

Genetic engineering can drive mosquitoes to early grave Nature Biotechnology

Sep 21

Animal behaviour: Giant Panda bleats provide ‘caller ID’ over short distances Scientific Reports

Sep 21

Palaeontology: ‘Reclusive’ fossil worm from the Cambrian identified Scientific Reports

Sep 20

Neurodegeneration: Removing senescent cells reduces cognitive decline in mice Nature

Sep 20

Machine learning: AI can soar like the birds Nature

Sep 20

Astronomy: Milky Way churned up by galactic fender bender Nature

Sep 19

Cell biology: Sandalwood may stimulate hair growth Nature Communications

Sep 19

Quantum physics: Quantum mechanics fails in consistently describing macroscopic systems Nature Communications

Sep 19

Medical research: Evaluating tumour margins in real-time during breast cancer surgery Nature Communications

Sep 18

Ice volcano activity on Ceres never froze Nature Astronomy

Sep 18

Honeybees take the strain for the colony’s greater good Nature Physics

Sep 18

Gene therapy for treating cocaine addiction in mice Nature Biomedical Engineering

Sep 14

Environment: Plastic pollution may pose greater risk to younger turtles Scientific Reports

Sep 13

Microbiology: A new class of antibiotics identified Nature

Sep 13

Environmental science: Rising sea levels may not drown coastal wetlands Nature

Sep 13

Genome editing: A system to identify off-target CRISPR-Cas9 mutations tested in mice Nature

Sep 13

Oncology: Cancer risks for BRCA1 genetic variants analysed Nature

Sep 13

Archaeology: Stone Age ‘hashtag’ may be the first-ever drawing Nature

Sep 12

Ancient genomes: Insights into the history of the Longobards revealed Nature Communications

Sep 12

Physics: Turning drops back into bubbles Nature Communications

Sep 11

Meat-free and pescatarian diets could save water Nature Sustainability

Sep 11

Consumers see red if green energy costs are unfair Nature Energy

Sep 7

Ecology: Monitoring rural hedgehog populations Scientific Reports

Sep 7

Environmental science: Melting glaciers may increase risk of landslide-triggered tsunamis Scientific Reports

Sep 6

Astrophysics: Explaining the afterglow emission from colliding neutron stars Nature

Sep 6

Medical research: Licking one’s wounds with cellular programming Nature

Sep 6

Planetary science: Jupiter’s unusual magnetic field Nature

Sep 6

Immunotherapy: Homing in on brain tumours Nature

Sep 6

Quantum computing: A step towards a modular quantum architecture Nature

Sep 5

Ecology: Levels of bleaching in deep coral reefs assessed Nature Communications

Sep 5

Drug discovery: A potential new antibiotic identified Nature Communications

Sep 5

Cancer: Uncommon mutations affect prognosis in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer Nature Communications

Sep 4

Early antler shedding costs deer-ly Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 30

Particle physics: AWAKEning the future of high-energy particle accelerators Nature

Aug 30

Evolution: Fossil family helps date mammal reproductive traits Nature

Aug 30

Earth sciences: Forecasting the pattern of aftershocks Nature

Aug 30

Neuroscience: Tau filament structure in Pick’s disease unpicked Nature

Aug 30

Ecology: ‘Pristine’ Mara-Serengeti a product of millennia of pastoralism Nature

Aug 29

Palaeontology: Ancient parasitic wasps discovered Nature Communications

Aug 29

Molecular biology: Preservative incorporated into epigenome in cell culture Nature Communications

Aug 28

Extinct DNA bears up in modern species Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 28

CO₂ emissions may affect human nutrition Nature Climate Change

Aug 28

Do social science studies published in Nature and Science replicate? Nature Human Behaviour

Aug 24

Animal behaviour: Meerkats trust experienced guards more Scientific Reports

Aug 24

Geoscience: Unravelling the complex history of the lost harbour of Pisa Scientific Reports

Aug 23

Evolution: Breaking ground on the gradual start of roots Nature

Aug 23

Palaeontology: Turtle evolution comes out of its shell Nature

Aug 23

Infectious diseases: Natural killers associated with latent tuberculosis Nature

Aug 23

Animal behaviour: How did ants develop divisions of duties? Nature

Aug 21

Ancient Maya deforestation impacted soil carbon stores Nature Geoscience

Aug 17

Ecology: Human-made structures could help threatened corals flourish Scientific Reports

Aug 16

Climate sciences: Marine heatwaves to become more frequent because of global warming Nature

Aug 16

Ecology: Sulfoximine pesticides impact bumblebee colony fitness Nature

Aug 16

Planetary science: Iron found in the atmosphere of an exoplanet Nature

Aug 16

Plant sciences: Breeding the top of the crops Nature

Aug 15

Climate science: 2018-2022 predicted to be anomalously warm Nature Communications

Aug 15

Sleep loss may be associated with social withdrawal Nature Communications

Aug 14

Territorial tolerance put pterosaurs on top Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 14

A new dimension for deep-learning diagnoses Nature Medicine

Aug 14

Melting by meteorite may have formed early silica-rich rocks Nature Geoscience

Aug 14

Tax havens could undermine environmental conservation Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 10

Climate science: Historic data suggests changing ocean currents melted glaciers at depth Scientific Reports

Aug 10

Archaeology: Olive branch may not settle argument of Santorini eruption date Scientific Reports

Aug 9

Geoengineering: Volcanoes unveil agricultural drawback of stratospheric veils Nature

Aug 9

Materials: Fashioning semiconductor devices into smart clothing Nature

Aug 9

Environmental science: Judging the Earth by its cover Nature

Aug 8

Conservation: Elephant capture reduces life span Nature Communications

Aug 8

Climate sciences: Forest management could help limit warming to 1.5°C Nature Communications

Aug 7

Genes make red foxes see red or show affection toward humans Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 7

Inside-out nebula surrounds ‘born-again’ star Nature Astronomy

Aug 7

Vaccinating against foot-and-mouth could reduce poverty in eastern Africa Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 7

Bursting the bubble on the volcanic gas-magma relationship Nature Geoscience

Aug 7

The evolutionary roots of intimate partner violence? Nature Human Behaviour

Aug 3

Archaeology: Some Stonehenge burials may have Welsh origin Scientific Reports

Aug 2

Geology: Deep blue boron-bearing diamonds reveal rock recycling route Nature

Aug 2

Zoology: Zebra finches see red - and orange Nature

Aug 2

Genetics: Combining yeast chromosomes comes without critically compromising cell fitness Nature

Aug 1

Ecology: Island living isn’t for bird brains Nature Communications

Aug 1

Climate sciences: Heatwaves on the North China Plain enhanced by irrigation Nature Communications

Jul 31

Not enough CO2 on Mars to make it Earth-like Nature Astronomy

Jul 31

A new technique for forecasting economic growth Nature Physics

Jul 27

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Version two update of influential climate database Scientific Data

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Lightning 3D microscopy for intact clinical biopsies Nature Biomedical Engineering

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Songbirds have genetic taste in music Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Gender bias pervades science, even in space Nature Astronomy

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The moral judgment of terrorists Nature Human Behaviour

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Sex sets female fruit flies raging, but slows male ageing Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Social networks resilient to death Nature Human Behaviour

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Venus's hair thrives after volcanic eruption Nature Ecology & Evolution

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A specific brain activity pattern for dreaming Nature Neuroscience

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Tennessee Valley nuclear shutdown affected air pollution and birth weight Nature Energy

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Conservatives and liberals read different science literature Nature Human Behaviour

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Information labels reduce energy consumption for buildings Nature Energy

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Earth upheavals shape the distribution of animals Nature Ecology & Evolution

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De-extinction could cost the Eart Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Cultural evolution of female genital cutting Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Gene therapy restores hearing and balance in mice Nature Biotechnology

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Cheap and quick ultrasensitive detection of pancreatic cancer Nature Biomedical Engineering

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Pitcher perfect way to develop carnivory Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Virtual pathology speeds up the diagnosis of brain tumours Nature Biomedical Engineering

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Rhythm evolves in the lab Nature Human Behaviour

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Plants have been prepared in pots for 10,000 years Nature Plants

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Childhood risk factors predict adult economic burden Nature Human Behaviour

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