Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness needs a rethink
Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01144-yA declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and molluscs. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mariana Lenharo Source Type: research
Detectors deep in South Pole ice pin down elusive tau neutrino
Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01073-wAntarctic observatory gathers the first clear evidence of mysterious subatomic particles from space. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 19, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
Living on Mars would probably suck — here's why
Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01158-6Kelly and Zach Weinersmith join us to discuss their book A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Benjamin Thompson Source Type: research
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘transforming’ from repeated coral bleaching
Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01151-zThe coral reef is currently experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record — warming waters brought on by climate change are to blame. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Bianca Nogrady Source Type: research
Dogwhistles, drilling and the roots of Western civilization: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01160-yAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Andrew Robinson Source Type: research
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01149-7Tens of millions of people in the country’s coastal lands might find their homes below sea level by 2120 owing to sinking and sea-level rise. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Xiaoying You Source Type: research
Why queasiness kills hunger: brain circuit identified
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01037-0Feelings of hunger, nausea and fullness seem to be governed by separate brain circuits, finds a study in mice. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Gillian Dohrn Source Type: research
AI’s keen diagnostic eye
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01132-2Powered by deep-learning algorithms, artificial intelligence systems could replace agents such as chemicals currently used to augment medical scans. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Neil Savage Source Type: research
Meet ‘goldene’: this gilded cousin of graphene is also one atom thick
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01118-0Sheets of gold might find use as catalysts, or in light-sensing devices. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mark Peplow Source Type: research
Violent volcanoes have wracked Jupiter’s moon Io for billions of years
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01138-wUnderstanding the volcanic moon’s history could offer fresh insights into conditions on early Earth. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Sarah Wild Source Type: research
Burnt remains of Maya royalty mark a dramatic power shift
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01075-8Finds in pyramid at Guatemalan site suggest that remains were disinterred and desecrated in a public ritual. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
Londoners see what a scientist looks like up close in 50 photographs
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01156-8Nature’s Where I Work images are being exhibited in the UK capital until June. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Jack Leeming Source Type: research
Daily briefing: Food is medicine
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01153-xEvidence is growing that targeted dietary interventions can treat, delay and even prevent some illnesses. Plus, an AI model helps track the spread of metastatic cancers and how climate lawsuits push governments and companies to act. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Flora Graham Source Type: research
Humans and their livestock have sheltered in this Saudi Arabian cave for 10,000 years
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01131-3Saudi herders have travelled the same routes for millennia, cave discovery suggests. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Gillian Dohrn Source Type: research
Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in 20 years
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01124-2Government budget includes more money for basic research and notable increases to postgraduate stipends. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Brian Owens Source Type: research
