NATURE
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Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
Air travel to attend academic conferences remains widespread although many meeting-goers have reservations about emissions.Credit: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg/Getty An overwhelming majority…
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NASA okays mission to search for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Technicians prepare to install Europa Clipper’s 3-metre-wide antenna on the spacecraft on 17 June at the Kennedy Space Center in…
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The Amazon’s gargantuan gardeners: manatees
Nature, Published online: 07 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02874-9 The aquatic mammals disperse seeds of their favourite foods as they migrate, according…
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A day in the life of the world’s fastest supercomputer
Oak Ridge, Tennessee The fastest supercomputer in the world is a machine known as Frontier, but even this speedster with…
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Huge SpaceX rocket explosion shredded the upper atmosphere
SpaceX’s Starship rocket is the most powerful launch vehicle ever built.Credit: Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock The huge explosions that destroyed SpaceX’s Starship…
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Detecting hidden brain injuries
A physiotherapist assists a woman who has experienced a traumatic brain injury with rehabilitation exercises. Credit: Amelie-Benoist/BSIP/Science Photo Library It’s…
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Mysterious Oropouche virus is spreading: what you should know
The Southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus; artificially coloured) can transmit Oropouche virus to humans, but the main vector is the…
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Ancient equine genomes reveal dawn of horse domestication
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 23 August 2024 An analysis of ancient genomes reveals an explosive geographical and demographic spread of modern domestic…
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Blow that whistle at your own risk
Haematologist and whistle-blower Nancy Olivieri has spent more than three decades fighting for scientific integrity and for her patients.Credit: Carlos…
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Field observations of Ambula tardus on Planet IN-409
Everybody tells you it takes time to adjust to the aliens’ way of life, but you don’t really understand what…
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