- December 23, 2024
Digital origins for ancient digits
Nature, Published online: 23 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04123-5 Pupil contractions in a talking parrot, and how ancient numerals were derived from
Is political interference causing faculty brain drain in the southern United States?
Students at New College of Florida, Sarasota, protest last year at plans, now in place, to change the university’s programmes
Northern India and Pakistan are yet again engulfed in a haze of pollution — but a lasting solution is possible
By mid- to late November every year, a pall of noxious air settles over the entire Indo-Gangetic Plain, stretching from
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?
Most neutrinos that stream through Earth are produced by fusion reactions in the Sun.Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO Physicists in Italy and China
The AI revolution is running out of data. What can researchers do?
The Internet is a vast ocean of human knowledge, but it isn’t infinite. And artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have nearly
Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli has presented evidence that her lab has not worked with close relatives of SARS-CoV-2.Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP
Pregnancy restructures the brain to prepare for childbirth and parenthood
Pritschet, L. et al. Nature Neurosci. 27, 2253–2260 (2024). Article PubMed Google Scholar Pawluski, J. L., Hoekzema, E., Leuner, B.
how consciousness changes the world
Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World Peter Godfrey-Smith William Collins (2024) Access the most
What’s the secret to living to 100? Centenarian stem cells could offer clues
Credit: Nicolas Lambert/BELGA/AFP via Getty Scientists in Boston, Massachusetts have made reprogrammed stem cells from the blood of centenarians. They
Shifting sands threaten flood-mitigation measures
Nature, Published online: 26 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03773-9 Climate change and urbanization are exacerbating the effects of flooding. A close look