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Imaging hidden objects with consumer LiDAR via motion-induced sampling

May 21, 2026

LiDAR Technology in Apple Vision Pro. TechInsights (2024); https://www.techinsights.com/blog/lidar-technology-apple-vision-pro. Rangwala, S. The iPhone 12-LiDAR at tour fingertips. Forbes…

PPhysics

Nonlinear atomic tunnelling boosted by bright squeezed vacuum

May 20, 2026

Experimental details Both coherent and quantum light sources are pumped with the same femtosecond laser pulse (790 nm, 28 fs,…

SScience

Why AI cannot do good science without humans

May 20, 2026

Training and mentoring the next generation of researchers is an important role for humans.Credit: Getty Does humanity need…

SScience

The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled

May 20, 2026

It is a dogma in neuroscience that certain brain cells respond in the same way to the same…

SScience

The uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard rails

May 20, 2026

The scientific community is adopting artificial-intelligence tools, especially large language models (LLMs), at an astonishing speed. LLM-assisted paper…

EEnvironment

Agri-environmental policies have reduced cropland degradation globally

May 18, 2026

Quantifying cropland condition In this study, we defined cropland condition as a trend in biological productivity, measured using…

EEnvironment

Agricultural soil microbiomes are structurally and functionally more resistant to warming than adjacent natural ecosystems

May 18, 2026

Hartmann, M. & Six, J. Soil structure and microbiome functions in agroecosystems. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 4, 4–18 (2023).…

SScience

Mouse eyes photosynthesize after plant-to-animal transplant

May 16, 2026

A chloroplast (green) dotted with the membranous stacks called thylakoid grana (black blocks). Scientists have harnessed grana to…

SScience

Lineage and organ signals sequentially build organ intrinsic nervous systems

May 15, 2026

Animals All animal husbandry and procedures were performed in compliance with Yale University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use…

HHealth

Does the PSA test for prostate cancer save lives? New data reverse gold-standard findings

May 15, 2026

Prostate cancer (cells, artificially coloured) affected 1.5 million people worldwide in 2022.Credit: Dr Gopal Murti/Science Photo Library Does…

SScience

Genetic survey exposes flaws in widely used mouse models

May 15, 2026

C57BL/6 mice, such as the one pictured here, are commonly used in animal research. Credit: Dani Maver/Alamy Half…

HHealth

Obesity has risen in all countries — but at a faster pace in poorer ones

May 15, 2026

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Nature 653, 510–518 (2026). Article Google Scholar Magkos, F. et al. Nature Metab.…