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Can a human survive in a whale’s belly? Can a glowing jellyfish work as a torch? Nature speaks to researchers about the science behind the new film Whalefall.
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Palaeontologists have trained a model on fossil records, then used it to reconstruct a timeline of changes in Earth’s biodiversity over hundreds of millions of years in unprecedented detail.
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Record-breaking avalanches and floods are signs of things to come. Scientists must evaluate and respond to growing risks in mountain regions
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Movement can expose camouflaged prey, yet whether colour patterns help moving prey to avoid capture is a long-standing puzzle. Butterfly wings might offer an answer
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A higher proportion of scientists in China and India report feeling optimistic about the future than in the United States and several European countries
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This drug has been approved for the treatment of narcolepsy, but could also treat conditions across the health spectrum - could it be the next blockbuster?
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A US investigation into nine universities’ employment of international researchers is prompting concerns among academics at the campuses
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China has selected its first group of young researchers to receive funding for up to 15 years, in one of the longest research grants on offer to scientists globally
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Experienced scientists produce ‘disruptive’ work less often than early-career researchers, but when they do, their innovations are more likely to have a lasting effect
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Women who received 15ug LSD focused for longer periods and responded faster to a stimulus than did those who were given a placebo
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Researchers working on climate change, diversity, transgender health and international aid in the US have turned to lawsuits, private donors and alternative topics to keep their projects going
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A Nature investigation identified more than 30 requests since 2024 to US universities in a campaign questioning climate attribution science
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