Little red dots as young supermassive black holes in dense ionized cocoons
Greene, J. E. et al. UNCOVER spectroscopy confirms the surprising ubiquity of active galactic nuclei in red sources…
Trapping of single atoms in metasurface optical tweezer arrays
Kaufman, A. M. & Ni, K.-K. Quantum science with optical tweezer arrays of ultracold atoms and molecules. Nat.…
why some people die from typically harmless germs
Michael Levin had just started working as a paediatric infectious-disease doctor in London when he received an urgent…
Same-sex sexual behaviour can help primates to survive — and reproduce
In golden snub-nosed monkeys, sexual interactions between individuals of the same sex seem to fortify social bonds. Credit:…
Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak is a nuclear-fusion research reactor in Hefei, China.Credit: Zhang Yazi/China News Service/VCG via…
The complex role of nutrients in cancer spread
Hanahan, D. & Weinberg, R. A. Cell 144, 646–674 (2011). Article PubMed Google Scholar Li, Y. et al.…
Will mpox go global again? Research shows it’s evolving in curious ways
Mpox virus particles (purple) seem to be spreading more easily between people.Credit: NIAID/SPL As mpox continues to spark…
Transport evidence of current-induced nematic Dirac valleys in a parity-time-symmetric antiferromagnet
To achieve high current density without significant current heating effects, we fabricated micro-devices (Fig. 2a) capable of reaching a…
Oldest known poison arrows show Stone Age humans’ technological talents
Humans have used bows and arrows to hunt for thousands of years, as depicted in this cave painting…
scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
Tadeo Ramirez-Parada studied the timing of plant flowering for his PhD — but he didn’t touch a single…
A hidden diversity of ceratopsian dinosaurs in Late Cretaceous Europe
Csiki-Sava, Z., Buffetaut, E., Ősi, A., Pereda-Suberbiola, X. & Brusatte, S. L. Island life in the Cretaceous —…
ipRGC properties prevent light from shifting the SCN clock during daytime
Mice All mice were handled in accordance with guidelines of the NIMH (ASP-SLCR-01) and NINDS (ASP 1344) Animal…