What puzzles people, past and present: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 06 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01800-x Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. Source link
Disaster relief needs community trust — authorities must earn it
After Hurricane Helene hit the United States in September 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) implemented standard disaster-response measures.
NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad — and could leave thousands without care
Diseases caused by HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis could surge globally as a result of research-grant cuts made by the US
Archaeology field notebook
The requirement of evidence I was the one who found the cache of old books, including Principles of Archaeology, so
COVID changed our appetite for zombies
The year was 2013, and the release of hotly anticipated zombie-apocalypse video game was on the horizon. The game, called
This ancient pathogen became deadlier when humans started wearing wool
Wool garments provide a cozy home for the eggs of body lice, which spread the bacterium Borrelia recurrentis.Credit: Kathy deWitt/Alamy
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
My PhD adviser was fired and I was collateral damage. I learnt how to build resilience into graduate school
I remember clearly the afternoon that I was accepted as a PhD student in my dream laboratory: the Antarctic Research
planetary scientists outraged over deletion of research records
Over the past several weeks, hundreds of meeting abstracts have quietly vanished from the websites of research conferences organized by