[ad_1] Virologist Dave O’Connor admits that he was getting desperate when he started asking dog owners for poo samples.For much of 2022, O’Connor, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and his…
[ad_1] Nature, Published online: 26 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02953-9An experimental platform that uses two different tools for controlling neutral atoms with laser light combines speed with scalability. The approach provides a…
[ad_1] Countries have yet to agree to protect at least 30% of land, a crucial target proposed in the global biodiversity deal.Credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty A beleaguered global deal…
[ad_1] Students at a California university protest over the handling of a sexual-harassment case.Credit: Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/Getty In 2015, an assistant dean at a University of Wisconsin campus resigned…
[ad_1] Nature, Published online: 23 September 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-03034-7An absent copy of one gene results in brain-cell changes that greatly improve a mouse’s ability to distinguish between tones of different frequency.…
[ad_1] A post-manufacturing heat treatment confers unprecedented strength on 3D-printed bars of a commercial titanium alloy, which could lead to better techniques for creating titanium parts1. Access options Subscribe to…
[ad_1] The DART spacecraft will smash into the asteroid Dimorphos, and the LICIACube probe (bottom right) will snap photos of the aftermath, as shown in this artist’s rendering.Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins…
[ad_1] A key metabolic protein can shield immune cells from the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, according to a study in zebrafish and human cells1. Access options Subscribe to Nature+Get immediate…
[ad_1] A new Japanese research effort will work on vaccines for infectious diseases, including coronaviruses, monkeypox and dengue virus.Credit: Eugene Hoshiko/AP/Shutterstock After recognizing that Japan was slow to develop vaccines…
[ad_1] Early-career researchers in marine science face grim conditions in their field.Credit: Getty Unpaid labour, mental-health disorders, discrimination and abuse are rampant concerns in marine science, according to a survey…