DNA pioneer James Watson has died ― colleagues wrestle with his legacy
Watson shared in the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in elucidating the structure…
Salmonella multimutants enable efficient identification of SPI-2 effector protein function in gut inflammation and systemic colonization
Galan, J. E. & Waksman, G. Protein-injection machines in bacteria. Cell 172, 1306–1318 (2018). Article CAS PubMed PubMed…
Eight millennia of continuity of a previously unknown lineage in Argentina
Rothhammer, F. & Dillehay, T. D. The late Pleistocene colonization of South America: an interdisciplinary perspective. Ann. Hum.…
Climate change is devastating mining of minerals needed to fight it
To produce enough ‘critical metals’ such as copper, lithium and nickel to support the green-energy transition, the mining…
Japan’s first female prime minister doesn’t call herself a feminist — but the country needs her to tackle sexism in science
Sanae Takaichi is the first female prime minister of Japan.Credit: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Japan struggles with gender equity. It…
Early Oldowan technology thrived during Pliocene environmental change in the Turkana Basin, Kenya
Laland, K. N. & O’Brien, M. J. Niche construction theory and archaeology. J. Archaeol. Method Th. 1, 20…
Alzheimer’s decline slows with just a few thousand steps a day
Cognition deteriorates less rapidly in people with Alzheimer’s disease who take at least 3,000 to 5,000 steps per…
‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species
This artistic interpretation shows a pack of Nanotyrannus attacking a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex (front left).Credit: Anthony Hutchings A…
Nanobody-based recombinant antivenom for cobra, mamba and rinkhals bites
Construction of an immune VHH-displaying phage library Immune VHH-displaying phage libraries were constructed at the VIB nanobody core…
its secret could help extend human lifespan
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) can live for more than 200 years, thanks in part to a highly…
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex
Sex between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes lasts about 14 seconds.Credit: Jacopo Razzauti/The Rockefeller University Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue…
Google claims ‘quantum advantage’ again — but researchers are sceptical
Part of a cryostat in Google’s quantum-computing facility.Credit: Google Quantum AI Google researchers have made a fresh claim…