This ancient pathogen became deadlier when humans started wearing wool
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Mother–infant bonds in wild chimpanzees resemble those of humans
The bonds of affection between human mothers and their children are crucial for infant well-being. This suggests that such bonds
Nature’s guide to the initiatives drawing scientists abroad
The European Research Council is developing new, longer, larger ‘super grants’ to draw the “very best” scientists. The Spanish State
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planetary scientists outraged over deletion of research records
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Blocking a key node in cancer signalling unlocks therapeutic potential
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how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages
Colleagues routinely describe Michael Running Wolf as someone who walks seamlessly between two worlds. As an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher
Why the green-technology race might not save the planet
The world has entered an era of increasing ecological scarcity and rising environmental risks. Since 1970, 75% of terrestrial and
A forensic investigator of glacier change
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Huge reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies
A replication drive focused on results that lean on three methods commonly used in biomedical research in Brazil. Credit: Mauro