Study of famed meteorite by quantum microscope hints at planet’s prolonged habitability
Transparency in glassfrogs has potential implications for human blood clotting
The business side of drug development comes to the fore in a tale of two blockbuster blood cancer therapeutics
As 2022 enters its final weeks, we look back on the past 12 months through the lens of Nature’s 10 — ten people who helped to shape science during the year. The cover takes its inspiration from the stunning images that have so far emerged from the James Webb Space Telescope. Launched on Christmas Day 2021, the telescope sent its first image back to Earth this summer and has since provided astronomers with views of the Universe in unprecedented detail.
Experiments on mice suggest that gut bacteria contribute to the post-diet rebound of fat tissue.
Chemical analysis of rare gems suggests that seawater played a part in their creation.
Science News looks back at some of the most stunning images from the James Webb telescope’s first year in space.
A new space telescope makes a spectacular debut after a troubled gestation
Seen with JWST’s midinfrared instrument, the newborn stars of the Tarantula nebula fade into the background while clouds of dust and gas take center stage, including hydrocarbons that will later form planets.NASA; ESA; CSA; STSCI; WEBB ERO PRODUCTION TEAM
It turns out reindeers’ amazing night vision is thanks to a strange ‘mirror’ in their eyes called the tapetum lucidum that is extra sensitive to UV light
The USS Monitor, an iconic piece of military history, sank 160 years ago. Now a marine sanctuary, the wreck has become an unlikely testbed for ocean conservation
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test aimed to change the orbit of the space rock Dimorphos, and it did so perfectly
Scientists refine a technology that peers through bone to image sub-surface body parts.
Two carved panels discovered in what is now Turkey illustrate a tale involving leopards and a bull.
Immune-cell-based therapy quashed tumour growth in some people with treatment-resistant melanoma.
Rapid growth in a city in Central Africa is causing a landslide to speed up.
In “A New Picture of Dinosaur Nesting Ecology” (Perspective), paleontologist Daniel T. Ksepka offers an overview of these sweeping advances in his field, showcasing the spectrum of reproductive traits among the dinosaurs, often with surprising mixes of reptilian and avian traits.
Groundbreaking innovations may appear to be strokes of genius, but they are most often the product of context, consequence, and coincidence.
Originally thought of as simply harmful to native plants, this invasive herb has been spreading for far more complex reasons.
Over many decades, researchers at Princeton University have played a leading role in the development of advanced computational models that simulate interactions among these elements to inform an understanding of future climate scenarios under varying conditions.
In this video, climate scientists Gabe Vecchi and Laure Resplandy discuss how computational models are used to project future climate scenarios and inform mitigation strategies.
Metabolism studies reveal surprising insights into how we burn calories—and how cooperative food production helped Homo sapiens flourish
Scientists have new evidence about how cosmic cataclysms forge gold, platinum and other heavy members of the periodic table
A mourning ritual of dialogues with the dead speaks to the fragility of theological diversity
TheScientist Magazine (December 2022):
This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.
A wireless brain implant inhibits tumor growth in rats, overcoming many design flaws of current devices used to treat glioblastoma.
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