Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail ( www.nature.com )
‘Quantum internet’ demonstration in cities is most advanced yet ( www.nature.com )
Experiments generate quantum entanglement over optical fibres across three real cities, marking progress towards networks that could have revolutionary applications.
Harassment of scientists is surging — institutions aren’t sure how to help ( www.nature.com )
As researchers increasingly face many kinds of attack over their work, there is debate about how to support and protect them....
Sensory secrets of penis and clitoris unlocked after more than 150 years ( www.nature.com )
Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail ( www.nature.com )
Google scientists have modelled a fragment of the human brain at nanoscale resolution, revealing cells with previously undiscovered features.
Why mathematics is set to be revolutionized by AI ( www.nature.com )
Brain-reading device is best yet at decoding ‘internal speech’ ( www.nature.com )
Brain-machine interfaces implanted in the participants of this study in the supramarginal gyrus (SMG) and primary somatosensory cortex (S1) were successfully able to decode both internally spoken and vocalized words....
When people rated moral reasoning responses to issues, and were unaware some were generated by AI, they rated the AI's as better than the humans. ( www.nature.com )
China could start building world’s biggest particle collider in 2027 ( www.nature.com )
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Elite researchers in China say they had ‘no choice’ but to commit misconduct ( www.nature.com )
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A trans-oceanic flight of over 4,200 km by painted lady butterflies - Nature Communications ( www.nature.com )
Additional article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/science/butterflies-ocean-migration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U0.moxh.43MfSjCSno_6&smid=url-share
Egyptian scribes suffered work-related injuries, study says | Higher incidence of damage to hips, jaws and thumbs reveals their writing efforts may have taken a toll ( www.nature.com )
Additional article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/27/egyptian-scribes-work-related-injuries-study
Human embryos embrace asymmetry to form the body ( www.nature.com )
This study performed lineage tracing of live human embryos from the first cleavage division until the blastocyst stage and discovered that the majority of cells in the EPI, the future human body, originate from one of the two cells in most embryos. The first blastomere to divide at the 2-cell stage has a higher likelihood to...
Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation ( www.nature.com )
Meet ‘goldene’: this gilded cousin of graphene is also one atom thick ( www.nature.com )
AI is starting to make independent discoveries in basic science, as shown by AI's recent discoveries in how insect wings work. ( www.nature.com )
Not all ‘open source’ AI models are actually open: here’s a ranking ( www.nature.com )
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Cloned rhesus monkey lives to adulthood for first time ( www.nature.com )
For the first time, a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) cloned in the laboratory has lived into adulthood — surviving for more than two years so far....
Bionic leg makes walking quicker and easier for amputees, trial shows | Patients reported less pain and less muscle atrophy following the pioneering surgery required for control of the bionic leg. ( www.nature.com )
From the article: A brain-controlled bionic leg has allowed people with amputations to walk more quickly and navigate stairs and obstacles more easily in a groundbreaking trial....
Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Chinese institutions dominate the top spots ( www.nature.com )
Three ways to recognize hidden labour in research ( www.nature.com )
The climate crisis is solvable, but human rights must trump profits ( www.nature.com )
Huge amounts of bird-flu virus found in raw milk of infected cows ( www.nature.com )
Swept coded aperture real-time femtophotography - Nature Communications ( www.nature.com )
Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment reveals an incremental association between natural diversity and mental wellbeing - Scientific Reports ( www.nature.com )
