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How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought
Some 150 million years ago, Europe was tropical — and mostly underwater. The entire continent was closer to the equator…
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Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak is a nuclear-fusion research reactor in Hefei, China.Credit: Zhang Yazi/China News Service/VCG via Getty Researchers…
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Artificial skin mimics the octopus’s art of disguise
Nature, Published online: 06 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03984-8 A ‘photonic skin’ with controllable colour and texture brings materials science a step…
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Science in 2026: what to expect this year
Nature, Published online: 01 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04114-0 More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact…
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Random heteropolymers as enzyme mimics
Breslow, R. Artificial enzymes. Science 218, 532–537 (1982). Article ADS PubMed CAS Google Scholar DeGrado, W. F., Wasserman, Z. R.…
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how I use penguin faeces to measure contaminants in Antarctica
“In this image, I’m collecting faecal samples from Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Horseshoe Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula at…
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The Nature Podcast highlights of 2025
You have full access to this article via your institution. Download the Nature Podcast 24 December 2025 In this episode:…
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Seeding opportunities for Black atmospheric scientists
Vernon Morris (outlined) with alumni from the atmospheric sciences PhD programme he established at Howard University in Washington DC.Credit: Vernon…
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peer reviews created using AI can avoid detection
The difficulty of detecting AI-tool use in peer review is proving problematic.Credit: BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty It’s almost impossible to know…
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I’ve earned my PhD — what now?
Illustration: David Parkins The problem Dear Nature, In December 2024, I finished my PhD in biomedical chemistry in Italy, and…
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