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Science: Nature Magazine – March 20, 2025 Preview

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NATURE MAGAZINE (March 19, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Double Impact’ – Whole genome duplication drives multicellular adaptation over 5,000 generations in the lab…

Mega-storm dumps 11 billion tonnes of snow ― and builds up a melting ice sheet

A well-timed atmospheric river dropped enough snow on Greenland for its ice sheet to lose 8% less mass than expected.

Bad romance: male octopuses inject deadly venom into their mates

The paralysing toxin deployed by the male blue-lined octopus might help to protect him from being eaten.

How extreme lethargy can promote healthy ageing

The drop in body temperature that occurs during a torpid state is linked to molecular markers of longer life in mice.

Robotic fingers can tell objects apart by touch

Prosthetic appendage uses three layers of touch sensors to accurately differentiate between textures.

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Science Magazine – March 14, 2025 Research Preview

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SCIENCE MAGAZINE (March 13, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Interstellar Dust’ – Mapping dust properties in the Milky Way…

Studies seek signs of consciousness before birth

Fetal and infant brains offer clues to when human experience begins

In Ukraine, dam’s destruction sets off a ‘toxic time bomb’

Floods threaten to spread sediments laden with toxicants

Oceans’ trenches are home to ‘incredible’ diversity

In trio of studies, scientists explore life in the mysterious hadal zone

NIH kills existing grants on transgender issues

Some termination letters cite “biological realities” to dismiss usefulness of such research

Face to face with the first known Western European

At least 1.1 million years old, a fossil face suggests more than one type of early human inhabited Europe

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Nature Magazine – March 13, 2025 Research Preview

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NATURE MAGAZINE (March 12, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Good Or Bad?’ – Simple two-point rating system curbs racial bias in the gig economy.

Who’s likely to wake up from a coma? Brainwaves provide a clue

The presence of a pattern called a sleep spindle helps to predict which people will recover from an unresponsive state.

A super-gel stays supple from −115 ºC to 143 ºC

A network of two polymers plus sulfuric acid allows a hydrogel to keep its elasticity and softness at extreme temperatures.

Ancient puppets that smile or scowl hint at shared rituals

Clay figurines found on top of the remnants of a pyramid in what is now El Salvador might have been used in public ceremonies.

The surprising culprit for the loss of huge swathes of tropical forest

Analysis of satellite imagery of the Brazilian Amazon, the Congo Basin and New Guinea helps to show that ‘secondary’ roads take an outsized toll.

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The Scientist Magazine – March 2025 Issue

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THE SCIENTIST MAGAZINE (March 12, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Peto’s Paradox’ – How gigantic species evolved to beat cancer…

Peto’s Paradox: How Gigantic Species Evolved to Beat Cancer

Scientists dive into the genomes of whales, elephants, and other animal giants looking for new weapons in the fight against cancer.

DNA Profiling: Tracing Killers and Solving Mysteries Using Genetic Clues

Every DNA fragment tells a story. Forensic experts use these genetic breadcrumbs to solve old mysteries and modern crimes.

Generation X and Millennials Face a Steep Rise in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Cases

Younger individuals are developing colorectal cancer earlier in life compared to older generations, and scientists don’t know why.

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Nature Magazine —– March 6, 2025 Preview

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NATURE MAGAZINE (March 5, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Fungal Waves’ – How mycorrhizal fungi build supply-chain networks for underground nutrient exchange…

Lhasa′s rocks reveal an Australian birthplace

Granite from the chunk of Earth’s crust called the Lhasa terrane did not come from India, as had previously been thought, but from much further afield.

Our Galaxy’s central black hole puts on a fireworks show

The James Webb Space Telescope uncovered repeated flares from the supermassive object called Sagittarius A*.

Just a smidgen of yellow-fever vaccine is enough

The standard protective dose is almost 14,000 units, but even 500 units raises antibody levels sufficiently to do the job.

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ScientificAmerican Magazine – March 2025

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Scientific American Magazine (February 18, 2025):

The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’

The Beauty of ‘Slow Flowers’ versus the Pretty Poison of Plants Grown with Dangerous Chemicals

Where Are the Universe’s Missing Planets?

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Nature Magazine – February 13, 2025

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NATURE MAGAZINE (February 12, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Cosmic Catcher; – Deep sea telescope detects neutrino with highest energy ever recorded.

How to make the perfect egg: give it lukewarm baths

Process turns out eggs with delectable texture and high nutritional value.

How COVID vaccination keeps a ‘breakthrough’ infection in check

The vaccines’ effect on inflammation-promoting cells might help to explain why the jabs protect against severe disease.

Record-setting trove of buried beads speaks to power of ancient women

A Copper Age burial in Spain holds the largest collection of beads ever found ― enough to require a tonne of shellfish as raw material.

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Nature Magazine — February 6, 2025 Preview

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NATURE MAGAZINE (February 5, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Sight Unseen’ – Infrared capabilities of JWST reveal horde of previously undetectable asteroids…

Even at one month, a baby’s brain shows an aptitude for smell

Brain regions linked to the sense of smell in adults were activated in infants exposed to the odours of petrol, strawberry and more.

How a wobbly arrow can achieve superpropulsion

A flexible dart with a weighted tip can have 60% more kinetic energy than a rigid one, experiments show.

Who’s the new furry neighbour? It might be a wolverine

The large carnivores are spreading out of remote mountains and into areas settled by humans.

What lies beneath Europa’s icy surface? Perhaps a heart of metal

One of Jupiter’s biggest moons has the potential to harbour life in a subsurface sea. The nature of its core will provide information about that ocean.

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Science Magzine — January 31, 2025

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SCIENCE MAGAZINE (January 30, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Living With Tigers’ – Restoring a top predator across India…

Laser-powered accelerators, compact and cheap, get real

Encouraging lab results bolster plans to harness a new kind of particle accelerator in x-ray sources

In India, a debate over the benefits of gas stoves

Surprise finding of few health payoffs complicates push to replace biomass fuel

Banished from CERN, Russian physicists regroup

Breakdown in collaboration leads many scientists to look to domestic projects—and to China

Global study shows species are losing diversity

Even in some common species, the genetic variation key to resilience is slipping away

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Science: Nature Magazine – January 29, 2025 Preview

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NATURE MAGAZINE (January 29, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Deposit Accopunt’ – How brine evaporation left sodium salts on the asteroid Bennu…