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A sea-floor monitoring experiment observed oceanic crust being created between two tectonic plates — the first in situ measurement of this phenomenon
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A previously hidden landscape of malaria vaccine targets has been revealed
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A surge of genetic data from the skeletal remains of Neanderthals disproves some assumptions and generates fresh questions about these ancient hominins
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Water-suspended carbon nanotubes move more slowly in green light, suggesting that excited electrons in the tubes couple to the water through ‘quantum friction’
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The Amazon rainforest could be at a tipping point
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Analysis of a 23-year record of Texan storms reveals how urban landscapes affect storm rainfall — painting a more complex picture than had been realized
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Ionization experiment shows that quantum light can behave like a conventional laser that has a higher intensity
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Motherhood induces transcriptional changes in the brain that endure beyond short-term hormonal shifts
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An electron-beam technique that can precisely create thousands of atomic defects in a crystal could be used to build quantum devices
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A simple machine-learning algorithm, inspired by honeybees’ visual memory and sense of direction, enables a flying robot to pinpoint its home location
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When two graphene layers are twisted at a ‘magic angle’, their electrons can behave as both heavy and light particles
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Depletion of sex hormones that enable male development induces neuroinflammation that disrupts hormonal signalling and immune responses against brain tumours
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A method for identifying representations of concepts in neural networks could provide a more-effective way to control and monitor AI systems
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A large language model that is trained to respond in a warm manner is more likely to give incorrect information and reinforce conspiracy beliefs
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Red blood cells have been modified to form strong clots that halt any bleeding almost instantly and then promote tissue regeneration
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A form of the inflammatory protein caspase-5 is expressed in immature gut cells, where it promotes proliferation and facilitates tissue regeneration
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The identification of a receptor that is recognized by a subset of alphacoronaviruses provides insights into ‘spillover’ risk and pandemic potential
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Real-world data reveal that cooperation continually falls and rebounds. Motivation to cooperate must therefore be actively renewed rather than assumed to sustain itself
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Ace — an AI-controlled table-tennis robot — shows that autonomous systems can compete with humans at complex, fast-paced, interactive tasks
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A model of the early Solar System that cools too quickly to reach chemical equilibrium generates mineral regimes resembling important classes of meteorites
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