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Newborn planet found in a warped system

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 20 November 2024 The disk of dust and gas that forms a planet can also block our view

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our cells learned to handle the stress that comes with size

Large brains place extra demands on nerve cells.Credit: Science Pictures Ltd/SPL Humans have evolved disproportionately large brains compared with our

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Trust in scientists starts to recover in the United States at last — but barely

A March for Science rally in Massachusetts. This year, public trust in scientists edged up over 2023 levels, a survey

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AI protein-prediction tool AlphaFold3 is now open source

AlphaFold3 can predict the structures of proteins as they interact with DNA.Credit: Werel et al./American Society for Microbiology, Mol*, RCSB

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This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab

Viruses such as measles (pictured here) can be used to attack cancerous cells. Credit: Eye Of Science/Science Photo Library A

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involve the IPCC in defining climate finance

The United Nations COP29 climate conference starts in Baku on 11 November.Credit: Sergei Grits/Associated Press/Alamy The United Nations climate bus

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The eight obituaries of a Shanghai person

One: 16 March 2074 Donghua Advertising Company is deeply saddened to announce that, owing to company restructuring and resource optimization,

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Tissue spaces are reservoirs of antigenic diversity for Trypanosoma brucei

Magez, S. et al. The role of B-cells and IgM antibodies in parasitemia, anemia, and VSG switching in Trypanosoma brucei-infected

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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole

Data from hundreds of thousands of browsing sessions is revealing how people navigate Wikipedia. Credit: Sascha Steinbach/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock An analysis of

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How I’m learning to navigate academia as someone with ADHD

Rather than being a hindrance, an ADHD diagnosis helped Ana Bastos to excel as a scientist.Credit: Antje Gildmeister Some years