What were the first animals? The fierce sponge–jelly battle that just won’t end
Which animals came first? For more than a century, most evidence suggested that sponges, immobile filter-feeders that lack…
Integration of modern technologies to advance dietary assessment
Franks, P. W. et al. Precision medicine for cardiometabolic disease: a framework for clinical translation. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol.…
Targeting mGlyR with nanobodies for depression
Animals All animal experiments were approved by the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology…
LED lighting (350-650nm) undermines human visual performance unless supplemented by wider spectra (400-1500nm+) like daylight
We demonstrate that the visual performance of those working under standard LED is significantly improved by exposure to…
Harnessing Van Hove singularities for terahertz photoresponse via Fermi surface reconstruction in kagome lattices
VHS-driven photodetection mechanism RVS system consists of planar V-atom kagome networks, intervening Sb honeycomb layers, and triangular Rb-ion…
Guinea-Bissau suspends a US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives
Guinea-Bissau will implement a universal birth-dose policy for the Hepatitis B vaccine in 2027.Credit: Enrique Lopez-Tapia/Nature Picture Library/Alamy…
Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s — this protein helps explain why
Amyloid plaques (light pink; artist’s illustration) speckle neurons in a brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Artur Plawgo/Science Photo…
Biomechanical limits of hopping in the hindlimbs of giant extinct kangaroos
Specimens All species included in this study were macropodiforms; the bone measurement dataset encompassed all extant families and…
Illuminating how the bird inner retina works without oxygen solves a 350-year-old structural mystery – Nature
Illuminating how the bird inner retina works without oxygen solves a 350-year-old structural mystery NatureOxygen-free metabolism in the bird…
Strain-induced two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator in bilayer SnTe
Experimental realization of strained 3 atomic layers We prepared ultrathin SnTe films on a 2H-NbSe2 substrate using the…
The biggest ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ yet — physicists put 7,000 atoms in superposition – Nature
The biggest ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ yet — physicists put 7,000 atoms in superposition NatureProbing quantum mechanics with nanoparticle matter-wave interferometry NatureThe…
Southern hemisphere ceratosaurs evolved feeding mechanics paralleling those of Northern hemisphere tyrannosaurids
Carrano, M. T. & Sampson, S. D. The phylogeny of ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda). J. Syst. Paleontol. 6, 183–236…