- October 18, 2024
The huge protein database that spawned AlphaFold and biology’s AI revolution
Crystallographer Helen Berman co-founded the Protein Data Bank in the 1960s. Credit: Rutgers University The 2024 Nobels were all about
The UN needs a new mission: get stuff done
On 22 September, delegates at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City applauded after approving the Pact for
If the Nobel Prizes were designed today, what would change?
Members of the Swedish royal family join laureates on stage at the 2023 Nobel awards ceremony.Credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty
‘Cocaine of the seas’ — how a luxury food is wreaking ecological mayhem
Zoologist Yolarnie Amepou heard whispers about the fish frenzy when she made her first trip to the Kikori River Delta
Believe it or not, this lush landscape is Antarctica
Hummocks of moss cover Ardley Island off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.Credit: Dan Charman A fast-warming region of Antarctica
A virus-derived enzyme can destroy the membrane structures that protect bacteria
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 03 October 2024 Bacteria in the gut have been shown to cause the severe side effects associated with
The complex life of the oil industry veteran who proposed the Gaia hypothesis
The Many Lives of James Lovelock: Science, Secrets and Gaia Theory Jonathan Watts Canongate Books (2024) Today, it might seem
World’s largest telescope pauses expansion amid funding crunch
The world’s largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which is based in Australia and South Africa, is changing its
We must train specialists in botany and zoology — or risk more devastating extinctions
As a student in China in the late 1980s, I spent several wonderful semesters studying zoology and botany. I vividly
Do AI models produce more original ideas than researchers?
Researchers built an artificial intelligence tool that came up with 4000 novel research ideas in a matter of hours. Credit: