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Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way
You have full access to this article via your institution. Head of the US Food and Drugs Administration Marty Makary…
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Trust in the sea-bed mining authority is fragile — here’s how to change that
The sea bed holds vast reserves of cobalt, nickel and other minerals, yet no international rules govern how such extraction…
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What happens if pregnant women stop taking Tylenol?
There are limited options for pain relief during pregnancy.Credit: The Good Brigade/Getty Researchers are concerned about what will happen should…
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Engineered enzymes can suppress genome-editing errors
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 24 September 2025 Genome editors are molecular machines that can rewrite the genetic code in cells, but sometimes…
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Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions
A US vaccine advisory panel decided Friday not to require prescriptions for COVID-19 vaccinations Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty An influential panel…
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Can AI chatbots trigger psychosis? What the science says
Chatbots give positive, human-like responses to prompts from users.Credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Accounts of people developing psychosis — which…
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The chatbots claiming to be Jesus: spreading gospel or heresy?
‘God’s influencer’ Carlo Acutis was canonized on 7 September by Pope Leo XIV. Acutis was known for his use of…
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Why we launched Denmark’s second Young Academy (and what’s different about it)
YATSI fellows visiting NKT Photonics in Birkerød, Denmark.Credit: Tom Jersø/Danish Academy of Technical Sciences As early-career researchers navigate increasingly complex…
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Head start: fossil clues about how bodies evolved from two-fold to five-fold symmetry
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02818-x How the five-fold symmetrical bodies of starfish and other echinoderms evolved is a…
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Different flames
“Fire day! Fire day!” Roger chanted, the other kids joining in. Elo shrank in her seat. She’d already dreaded today’s…
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