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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – March 2, 2023

Volume 615 Issue 7950

nature – March 2, 2023 issue:

Custom-built drug shows its powers against tuberculosis

An upgraded antibiotic holds promise for treating tuberculosis strains that are resistant to existing treatments.

Kevlar helps to make one tough synthetic tendon

A water-filled gel has the strength and elasticity of natural tendon.

Big dino, little dino: how T. rex’s relatives changed their size

‘Impressive’ fossil analysis reveals why some dinosaurs were massive but their cousins were tiny.

Research Preview: Science Magazine – Feb 24, 2023

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Science Magazine – February 24, 2023 issue:

Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites

The Hayabusa2 spacecraft made two landings on the asteroid (162173) Ryugu in 2019, during which it collected samples of the surface material. Those samples were delivered to Earth in December 2020. The colors, shapes, and morphologies of the returned samples are consistent with those observed on Ryugu by Hayabusa2, indicating that they are representative of the asteroid.

Journals take up arms against AI-written text

Many ask authors to disclose use of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence

Iron stress threatens Southern Ocean phytoplankton

Lack of the nutrient limits the plants’ productivity, key to climate and ecosystems

Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Feb 23, 2023

Volume 614 Issue 7949

nature – February 23, 2023 issue:

Exercise triggers fat breakdown at some times of day and not others

Adipose tissue in mice dumps fat during early workouts rather than late ones.

Cities worldwide claw vast amounts of land from the sea

China, the United Arab Emirates and other countries are adding area by converting wetlands and shallow waters into solid land.

Genome editor tackles disease that can cause sudden death

Scientists repair a mutation that causes heart-muscle abnormalities and can kill without warning.

Previews: New Scientist Magazine – Feb 25, 2023

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New Scientist – February 25, 2023 issue:

The amazing ways electricity in your body shapes you and your health

Your cells crackle with electric signals that guide embryonic development and heal wounds. If we can learn to tweak this “bioelectric code”, we might be able to prevent cancer and even grow new limbs

How AI chatbots in search engines will completely change the internet

Moves by Google, Microsoft and Baidu to bring AI chatbots into their search engines may bring big advantages, but they could also damage many industries and change the very way we interact with the web

Research Preview: Nature Magazine- February 9, 2023

Volume 614 Issue 7947

nature – February 9, 2023 issue:

Pill for a skin disease also curbs excessive drinking

The drug apremilast reduces alcohol intake in mice bred to imbibe to excess and in humans with alcohol-use disorder.

Einstein’s theory helps to reveal Jupiter’s distant duplicate

For the first time, astronomers have identified a planet outside the Solar System using ‘microlensing’ data from a telescope in space.

Fluffball foxes wander thousands of kilometres to find a home

The Arctic fox, which weighs less than many house cats, covers long distances in the frigid north.

Research Preview: Science Magazine- February 3, 2023

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Science Magazine – February 3, 2023 issue:

Neanderthals lived in groups big enough to eat giant elephants

Meat from the butchered beasts would have fed hundreds

The Pāhala swarm of earthquakes in Hawai‘i

A magma network may feed into different volcanoes, including Mauna Loa and Kīlauea

Arid lands, imperial ambitions

Desert knowledge exchange cloaked imperial goals, argues a political geographer

Research: New Scientist Magazine- February 4, 2023

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New Scientist – February 4, 2023 issue:

How to tell if your immune system is weak or strong

New blood tests can reveal whether your immune system is fighting fit by looking at the balance of different immune cells, but there may be a simpler way of gauging your immune health

Inside the complex and extremely violent world of warring mongooses

Banded mongooses have long been used as a model of animal cooperation. Now, researchers in Uganda are starting to get to grips with the harsh realities of their long-running and bloody battles

How genetically engineered immune cells are beating some cancers

In some cases, it is now possible to genetically engineer the immune system to banish cancers like T-cell leukaemia that were previously unresponsive to treatments

Research Preview: Nature Magazine- February 2, 2023

Volume 614 Issue 7946

nature magazine – February 2, 2023:

How your brain stays on task when sizing someone up

Two brain regions help humans to filter out irrelevant information and concentrate on the right stuff in social situations.

Unspoilt forests fall to feed the global supply chain

Export of minerals, wood and energy drives a surprisingly high fraction of deforestation.

Underwater volcano near Greece is a sleeping menace

Magma chamber is discovered beneath Kolumbo volcano, near the Greek island of Santorini.

Research Preview: Science Magazine- January 27, 2023

Science Magazine (January 27, 2023) – The Amazon forest is changing rapidly as a result of human activities, including deforestation for agriculture, such as these soybean fields in Belterra, Pará, Brazil. Remaining areas of forest are experiencing an increased incidence of fires, drought, and the effects of neighboring land uses. These changes threaten local biodiversity and communities and alter the global climate.

Bird flu spread between mink is a ‘warning bell’

Big outbreak at a Spanish farm reignites fears of an H5N1 influenza pandemic

Can California’s floods help recharge depleted aquifers?

Plans to drown orchards and farm fields to boost groundwater supplies get off to a slow start

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine- January 26, 2023

Volume 613 Issue 7945

nature Magazine – January 26, 2023 issue:

The water crisis is worsening. Researchers must tackle it together

It’s unacceptable that millions living in poverty still lack access to safe water and basic sanitation. Nature Water will help researchers to find a way forward.

Dainty eater: black hole consumes a star bit by bit

Repeating bursts of X-rays lead scientists to a black hole that eats in spurts.

ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove

At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use.