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@nature.comStudy of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome
@nature.comScientists have debated for decades whether the human brain sprouts new neurons throughout life.
What would it mean if it could?
@nature.comA commonly found gut microbe manufactures a molecule that is capable of slashing cholesterol levels and shrinking plaque in arteries
@nature.comMost LLMs cannot reliably evaluate text on the level of individual letters. A technique called byteification retrofits existing models to enable it
@nature.comUltraprecise clocks that use transitions in atomic nuclei to keep time show promise as a next-generation time standard and for probing fundamental physics
@nature.com“This is probably the coolest experiment in organic chemistry,” said Peter Somfai, a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, speaking at Wednesday's announcement
@nature.com“This reflects on the really courageous people who joined me in this project when really no respectable conservative physicist would have joined me, but many talented people did and that’s why I’m here”, said Francis Halzen, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
@nature.comNature research paper: Dynamics of human cardiogenesis and its disruption in trisomy 21
@nature.comAfter being on many scientists’ shortlists for years, the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognized optogenetics — a technology that allows researchers to control the brain’s neurons with pulses of light
@nature.comThe death of a 28-year-old researcher at a Siberian laboratory, possibly from pneumonic plague, has triggered international alarm over whether the incident could spark a wider outbreak
@nature.comNature research paper: Spatially deterministic nucleation of 2D semiconductors by etching flux
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@nature.com🔊 Nature staff discuss a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices
@nature.comThe research community is in uproar after OpenAI released a trove of more than 700 mathematical preprints entirely generated by AI
@nature.comPresident Donald Trump wants to replace ‘artificial intelligence’ with ‘Super Intelligence’ — but there are questions about whether we’re there yet
@nature.comThe relatively short lifespans of non-human great apes might explain why their brain mass is maintained in later life
@nature.comBooks in brief 📚 The life of Darwin and the science of clouds
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@nature.comNature research paper: A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th
@nature.comThe Indigenous African Hadza and South American Tsimane share gut microorganisms that shed light on human dispersals and microbial losses in industrialized societies
@nature.comStudy of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome
@nature.com‘Cell recorders’ based on gene editing have captured mouse development in unprecedented detail
