AI & robotics briefing: AI-fuelled election campaigns are here
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01133-1Political candidates are increasingly using ‘softfakes’ — obviously AI-generated content — to boost their campaigns and whitewash their reputation. Plus, AI now beats humans at basic tasks and algorithm learns to nudge human gaming partner. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Katrina Kr ämer Source Type: research
US COVID-origins hearing puts scientific journals in the hot seat
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01129-xPoliticians spar over whether academic publishers colluded with government scientists to suppress the lab-leak hypothesis. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Max Kozlov Source Type: research
Do climate lawsuits lead to action? Researchers assess their impact
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01081-wLitigation can lead governments to strengthen their climate policies and curb companies’ greenwashing, say scientists. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Carissa Wong Source Type: research
How India can become a science powerhouse
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01088-3As the world’s largest election kicks off this week, India has an opportunity to reimagine science funding. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
Structure peer review to make it more robust
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01101-9Everyone who reviews a manuscript should answer a transparent set of questions, to ensure that scientific literature is subject to reliable quality control. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mario Mali čki Source Type: research
Obesity drugs aren’t always forever. What happens when you quit?
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01091-8Many researchers think that Wegovy and Ozempic should be taken for life, but myriad factors can force people off them. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: McKenzie Prillaman Source Type: research
Long online discussions are consistently the most toxic
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01012-9An ambitious investigation has analysed discourse on eight social-media platforms, covering a vast array of topics and spanning several decades. It reveals that online conversations increase in toxicity as they get longer — and that this behaviour persists despite shifts in platforms’ business models, technological advances and societal norms. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
Shrouded in secrecy: how science is harmed by the bullying and harassment rumour mill
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00986-wAcademics are calling for greater transparency in harassment cases. But do the benefits outweigh the risks? (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Sarah Wild Source Type: research
The world needs a COP for water like the one for climate change
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01085-6The world needs a COP for water like the one for climate change (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Simon Porcher Source Type: research
A step along the path towards AlphaFold — 50 years ago
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01094-5Paring down the astronomical complexity of the protein-folding problem, plus Isaac Newton’s ambiguous use of the word ‘axiom’, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
It’s time to talk about the hidden human cost of the green transition
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01084-7It’s time to talk about the hidden human cost of the green transition (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Manuel Prieto Nicol ás C. Zanetta-Colombo Source Type: research
Female academics need more support — in China as elsewhere
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01086-5Female academics need more support — in China as elsewhere (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Daxin Wang Yongbing Cao Chuanli Ren Source Type: research
Use game theory for climate models that really help reach net zero goals
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01083-8Use game theory for climate models that really help reach net zero goals (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Kathleen B. Aviso Raymond R. Tan Jose B. Cruz, Jr Maria Victoria Migo-Sumagang Source Type: research
Daily briefing: Why some people always get lost
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01120-6Upbringing and life experience matter more than genetics when it comes to being a good navigator. Plus, AI could help predict lethal dust storms and Australia is testing ‘genetic rescue’ to save vulnerable species. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 15, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Flora Graham Source Type: research
NASA admits plan to bring Mars rocks to Earth won’t work — and seeks fresh ideas
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01109-1The agency’s head calls the current plan for delivering samples collected by the Perseverance rover “too expensive” and its schedule “unacceptable.” (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 15, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Sumeet Kulkarni Source Type: research
