Are robots the solution to the crisis in older-person care?
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01184-4Social robots that promise companionship and stimulation for older people and those with dementia are attracting investment, but some question their benefits. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Tammy Worth Source Type: research
NATO is boosting AI and climate research as scientific diplomacy remains on ice
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01052-1As the military alliance created to counter the Soviet Union expands, it is prioritizing studies on how climate change affects security, cyber attacks and election interference. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Natasha Gilbert Source Type: research
Judge dismisses superconductivity physicist’s lawsuit against university
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01231-0Ranga Dias sued his university, in part, for allegedly conducting a biased investigation, which found he had committed extensive scientific misconduct. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Dan Garisto Source Type: research
Bird flu in US cows: is the milk supply safe?
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01221-2Pasteurized milk is probably not a threat to people, but fresh milk droplets on milking equipment could be spreading the virus in a herd. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Julian Nowogrodzki Source Type: research
NIH pay raise for postdocs and PhD students could have US ripple effect
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01242-xSalary increases for the 17,000-plus recipients of an NIH research award could lead to increases in other academic settings. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Amanda Heidt Source Type: research
‘Shut up and calculate’: how Einstein lost the battle to explain quantum reality
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01216-zBy suppressing questions they considered too ‘philosophical’, post-war physicists created an unquestioning orthodoxy that influences science to this day. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Jim Baggott Source Type: research
China's Moon atlas is the most detailed ever made
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01223-0The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Ling Xin Source Type: research
Scientists urged to collect royalties from the ‘magic money tree’
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01246-7By joining a collecting society, researchers can ensure they are paid when copyrighted book content and papers are reproduced. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Oscar Allan Source Type: research
Hello puffins, goodbye belugas: changing Arctic fjord hints at our climate future
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01128-yStunning images show an ecosystem’s upheaval as it warms at an alarming pace. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Freda Kreier Source Type: research
Rat neurons repair mouse brains — and restore sense of smell
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01222-1Scientists develop hybrid mice by filling in missing cells and structures in their brains with rat stem cells. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Sara Reardon Source Type: research
Air-travel climate-change emissions detailed for nearly 200 nations
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01148-8Carbon emissions from flights that departed from low- and middle-income countries in 2019 totalled 417 million tonnes. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
Garden-variety fungus is an expert at environmental clean-ups
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01145-xThe common fungus Aspergillus niger removes both heavy metals and organic pollutants from its surroundings. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
Algorithm ranks peer reviewers by reputation — but critics warn of bias
Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01235-wThere are questions about whether the tool, which could be used by editors to find and shortlist peer reviewers, would disadvantage inexperienced candidates or those in certain locations. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Dalmeet Singh Chawla Source Type: research
Las Borinqueñas remembers the forgotten Puerto Rican women who tested the first pill
Nature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01175-5Clinical trials of the first oral contraceptive recalled in a bold theatre production. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 24, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mariana Lenharo Source Type: research
Marsupial genomes reveal how a skin membrane for gliding evolved
Nature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01021-8A parachute-like skin membrane, the patagium, evolved independently in several marsupial species. Genomic analysis suggests that this trait came about through different changes to the regulation of the same gene. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 24, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Dar ío G. Lupiáñez Source Type: research
