Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists
Young people in Australia can no longer use popular social media platforms.Credit: David Gray/AFP via Getty This week,…
Earliest evidence of making fire
Perles, C. La Prehistoire du Feu (Masson, 1977). Roebroeks, W. & Villa, P. On the earliest evidence for…
Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA Andrew D. Grotzinger Institute for Behavioral…
COVID-19 pandemic and waning immunity disrupted measles population immunity and strategies to close immunity gaps
Ethical approval This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of WHO Western Pacific Regional Office (2013.10.CHN.2.ESR),…
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
Current US guidelines call for universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborn babies.Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Getty Members of…
Persuading voters using human–artificial intelligence dialogues
Argyle, L. P. et al. Leveraging AI for democratic discourse: chat interventions can improve online political conversations at…
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds – Nature
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds NatureAI chatbots used inaccurate information to change political opinions: Study NBC…
Dated gene duplications elucidate the evolutionary assembly of eukaryotes
Donoghue, P. C. J. et al. Defining eukaryotes to dissect eukaryogenesis. Curr. Biol. 33, R919–R929 (2023). Article PubMed …
Comparison of perinatal outcomes in small-for-gestational-age newborns in breech presentation near term by delivery mode: a multicenter retrospective study
This multicenter retrospective study aimed to compare perinatal outcomes of small-for-gestational-age fetuses in breech presentation at term according…
Large-scale characterisation of the nasal microbiome redefines Staphylococcus aureus colonisation status
Determination of the nasal microbiome in a large cohort To study the biological basis of S. aureus colonisation…
Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?
Last April, neuroscientist Sue Grigson received an e-mail from a man detailing his years-long struggle to kick addiction…
New finds shed light on diet and locomotion in Australopithecus deyiremeda
Haile-Selassie, Y. et al. New species from Ethiopia further expands middle Pliocene hominin diversity. Nature 521, 483–488 (2015).…