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Is Earth’s core leaking? Volcanic rocks provide strongest evidence yet
Hawaii is an ideal place to look for rock that might have originated from deep within Earth’s mantle.Credit: M. Patrick/USGS…
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Can AI help us talk to dolphins? The race is now on
Bottlenose dolphins’ whistles will be analysed using artificial intelligence.Credit: Georgette Douwma/Nature Picture Library Will artificial intelligence (AI) finally allow us…
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Powerful CRISPR system inserts whole gene into human DNA
A system that can add an entire gene to the genome uses enzymes called transposases (yellow, blue, purple; artist’s impression)…
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OpenAI’s chief scientist on what to expect
Jakub Pachocki has been OpenAI’s chief scientist since 2024.Credit: OpenAI OpenAI is best known for ChatGPT — the free-to-use, large…
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How political attacks could crush the mRNA vaccine revolution
The day after Donald Trump moved back into the White House in January, he celebrated a US$500-billion private-sector investment in…
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Can Germany rein in its academic bullying problem?
At one of Germany’s top-funded universities, a high-profile biology researcher has bullied his large group of junior staff, targeting women…
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how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages
Colleagues routinely describe Michael Running Wolf as someone who walks seamlessly between two worlds. As an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher…
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Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global survey
Flourishing — a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good — should be the goal of…
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Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns
Sethuraman Panchanathan resigned Thursday as director of the US National Science Foundation.Credit: Graeme Sloan/Sipa US/Alamy Fresh turmoil has hit the…
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Baffling chronic pain eases after doses of gut microbes
The micro-organisms living in the human gut can affect many biological functions, including pain perception.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library What…
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