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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Snippets from Nature’s past.

Students and institutions should treat PhD degrees as they would a job.

Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation’s, and the world’s, interests. Researchers can take action.

I should have paused and asked myself some tough questions. Instead, I started to type.

Science stands to benefit from a project in which experienced academics and early-career researchers co-review studies.

Five US-based researchers tell Nature why they are exploring career opportunities overseas.

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The steepest drops in number are seen in areas that host the largest populations — a trend observed for more than 80% of bird species across the continent.

Results from a phase III clinical trial suggest that taking ubrogepant at the first sign of an oncoming migraine can prevent pre-headache fatigue and light sensitivity.

The drumming cultures of chimpanzees differ between subspecies. Plus, the EPA and NOAA are being hobbled by DOGE red tape and how fast the human genome mutates.

Jakub Pachocki, who leads the firm’s development of advanced models, is excited to release an open version to researchers.

The transmuted metal only lasted a fraction of a second before it was obliterated but can tell researchers more about how atoms change.

Cesária Huó is collecting bat vocalizations to understand how the sounds they make evolve.

An adventurous survey of inhospitable habitats unearths extraordinary organisms that pose challenging research questions.

Researchers looking to study the social ramifications of mass traumas must not overlook the histories of affected communities in the search for healing.

Theoretical physicists are in thrall to a misguided mindset that allows viable ideas to be advanced only by overturning what already exists.

A small tweak to a common enzyme lets stinky plants make their distinctive scents. Plus, physicists turned lead into gold for a fraction of a second and the migrations of herrings are being altered by the loss of elders’ knowledge.

Public-health measures to curb high blood-sugar levels, smoking and obesity could help to rein in the trend.

Just five nations account for more than three-quarters of the emissions of this potent greenhouse gas that stem from rice cultivation.

A newly identified species of poison-dart frog seems to be monogamous, making it a rarity of its kind.

E-mails reveal the stoppage at the US Environmental Protection Agency, which is encouraging workers to resign ahead of a reorganization.

Drug makers are scrambling to navigate an ‘existential threat’ to a once-celebrated technology.

Chatbot can analyse health-care imagery, such as PDFs of test results, to accurately diagnose a range of medical conditions.

Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07512-y Published online 14 May 2024

Researchers say that a NASA-funded institute is over-interpreting Trump’s anti-DEI order.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Colliding beams of lead create fast-moving, short-lived gold ions. Understanding the process could help to refine particle accelerator experiments.

DNA sequencing of a family from children to great-grandparents reveals more mutations than previously seen.

US agency guidelines nix funding for studies on climate anxiety and more but allow it for those on extreme weather and health.

The structure of the taste receptor responsible for sweetness has finally been mapped out. Plus, the intricate patterns of cells in mouse brains illuminated with just a light microscope and a class of drugs offering hope for rare children's cancers.

A small tweak to a common enzyme gives plants the ability to make smelly sulfurous molecules.

Survey of hundreds of scientists’ work suggests that cutting off funding disrupts focus and reduces the novelty of research.

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces an enzyme that breaks down biodegradable plastics.

Hint: it’s less than 1% — a lot less.

Recruiters want to see evidence of your potential to grow and develop, learn from mistakes, and how well you will fit into the team, says entrepreneur Ilana Wisby.

Some data practices can lead to statistically dubious findings. Here’s how to avoid them.

Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08741-5 Published online 19 March 2025

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