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Dr. Katie Bouman, who led the creation of an algorithm that helped capture the first ever image of a black hole, tells us what this breakthrough means for science 👩🔬 #EHTBlackHole #BlackHole
The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies — but he has a hard road ahead as he inherits a nation divided. nature.com/articles/d4158
It’s #CRISPR. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna ,who pioneered the revolutionary gene-editing technology, are the winners of this year’s #NobelPrize in Chemistry. #NobelPrize2020
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In 2020, Nature endorsed Joe Biden in the US presidential election. A survey finds that viewing the endorsement did not change people’s views of the candidates, but caused some to lose confidence in Nature and in US scientists generally
A lab-made bat coronavirus related to SARS has been shown to infect human cells. ow.ly/UE3wb
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Astronomer Scott Sheppard has discovered 20 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing its total to 82 and moving it ahead of Jupiter, which has 79. Help name 'em at carnegiescience.edu/NameSaturnsMoo
US mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck — who is legendary for her skill with partial differential equations — has become the first woman to win the prestigious Abel prize in mathematics. go.nature.com/2Of9l5E
On June 10, Nature will be joining #ShutdownStem #shutdownacademia #strike4blacklives. We will be educating ourselves and defining actions we can take to help eradicate anti-Black racism in academia and STEM shutdownstem.com. Please join us.
Large, near-blind shark officially the world’s longest-living vertebrate at 272 yrs old go.nature.com/2bkPtgO
First image of a black hole revealed by the Event Horizon Telescope #BlackHole #EHTBlackHole #RealBlackHole
Genetic analysis reveals that a woman who died 90,000 years ago was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan. go.nature.com/2LhNR56
PhD and master’s students worldwide report rates of depression and anxiety that are six times higher than those in the general public. What do you think should be done to help? go.nature.com/2Gd3ady
A superhuman poker-playing bot called Pluribus has beaten top human professionals at six-player no limit Texas hold ‘em poker. go.nature.com/2Y8pVMg
Salaries for PhD students in the biological sciences fall well below the basic cost of living at almost every institution and department in the US, according to crowdsourced data go.nature.com/3GcrZ9e
New paper in : "Our analyses clearly show that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct or a purposefully manipulated virus." go.nature.com/2x2aKIn
Exclusive: Galileo's original letter arguing against church doctrine that the sun orbits the earth has been discovered, revealing new details about the saga that led to his condemnation for heresy. go.nature.com/2xwjL9W
Researchers have stumbled on a question that is mathematically unanswerable because it is linked to logical paradoxes discovered by famed mathematician Kurt Gödel.
Dr Elisabeth Bik has been announced as the winner of this year's John Maddox Prize, an award which recognises researchers who have shown great courage and integrity in standing up for science. Find out more about her work finding errors in research papers: go.nature.com/3phcDIK
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The John Maddox Prize 2021 goes to Elisabeth Bik, @MicrobiomDigest, Microbiologist and Science Integrity Consultant @SpringerNature
We recognize that Nature is one of the white institutions that is responsible for bias in research and scholarship. We commit to working to end anti-Black practices in research. #ShutdownStem
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Researchers have made the first ring-shaped molecule of pure carbon — a circle of 18 atoms.
2016 in pictures: Our pick of the best science images of the year go.nature.com/2gXa5Kw
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PhD & master’s students report rates of depression & anxiety that are six times higher than those in the general public. (go.nature.com/2pawAFy). What could institutions and workplaces do to better support those who are affected? #WorldMentalHealthDay go.nature.com/2otktn2
A man in Germany has become at least the third person with HIV to be declared cleared of the virus after a procedure that replaced his bone marrow cells with HIV-resistant stem cells from a donor
"Instead of dog-eat-dog, maybe we will have a modicum of international cooperation, greater adherence to laws and treaties, more civility in politics across the globe, less ‘fake news’, more smiles and less anger.” #Election2020
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“It appears that the Pfizer vaccine boosted antibody responses remarkably in one-dose AstraZeneca vaccinees. This is all around wonderful news.” go.nature.com/3osCrAQ
#Natures10: The science defender.
As chaos spiked in the Amazon, physicist Ricardo Galvão became a national hero by challenging Brazil’s government. Read more: go.nature.com/377Z17V
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This was the moment the first image of a black hole was announced at the press conference in Brussels #blackhole #EHTblackhole #RealBlackHole #M87
More than 800 signatories call for the entire concept of statistical significance to be abandoned. go.nature.com/2TTNRRZ
The 2018 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.”
Elisabeth Bik quit her job to spot errors in research papers — and has become the public face of image sleuthing. ift.tt/3crCrKs
Watson and Crick were widely believed to have hit on the structure of DNA after stealing data from Rosalind Franklin – but newly-discovered documents suggest a different account of this discovery:
Nature research paper: The complete sequence of a human Y chromosome
Months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some people are still battling crushing fatigue, lung damage and other symptoms of ‘long COVID’. nature.com/articles/d4158
Differences between neutrinos and antineutrinos might help to explain one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries. go.nature.com/3cqohJl
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna share award for developing the precise genome-editing technology. nature.com/articles/d4158
Scientists captured a zebrafish embryo’s development over 12 hours using a specially designed microscope and a non-destructive technique called light-sheet imaging (Gif credit: Loïc A. Royer & Merlin Lange). See more amazing science images: go.nature.com/3ycXy09
Rats 'laugh' when you tickle their bellies and back paws - but not their tails
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Over 9,000 scientists told us about how they use the social-media platform now known as X. More than half of respondents have reduced their time on the platform, and 7% have stopped using it altogether
Canberra will become the first city outside Europe to shift from fossil fuel to 100% renewable energy. go.nature.com/2M6CqQi
‘Mini brains’ grown in a dish have spontaneously produced human-like brain waves for the first time. go.nature.com/2RWCvau
“There’s really nothing to break anymore. This was the last resolution barrier.”
Several studies have found that a greater mix of nationalities and ethnicities in the lab correlates with a lift in research output. go.nature.com/2GFLBI1
Skin colour affects the accuracy of medical oxygen sensors go.nature.com/3saFnom
A Japanese woman has become the first person in the world to have her cornea repaired using reprogrammed stem cells. go.nature.com/2LkZrP4
John B. Goodenough found out he was one of this year's chemistry winners while he was brushing his teeth! The caught up with the man himself earlier today to talk about the award... 🎧
(Listen out for his infectious laugh!) #NobelPrize #NobelPrize2019
We cannot stand by and let science be undermined. Joe Biden’s trust in truth, evidence, science and democracy make him the only choice in the US election. nature.com/articles/d4158
The discovery has been key in understanding human diseases such as cancer and anaemia. #NobelPrize #NobelPrize2019 go.nature.com/2VjbBwm
Skin colour affects the accuracy of medical oxygen sensors
Research at a hospital swamped by people with COVID-19 has confirmed that portable air filters effectively remove SARS-CoV-2 particles from the air go.nature.com/3DkoOtO
Thousands of academics and major scientific organizations worldwide will stop work on 10 June as part of a global stand against anti-Black racism in science. #Strike4BlackLives #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia
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As relations between politicians and “experts” continue to deteriorate in several democracies, scientists need to find new ways of being heard and earning the public’s trust. go.nature.com/2KtpwMz
Physicist Freeman Dyson has passed away at the age of 96. His autobiography, published in 2018, reads like "a travel journal written for people he loves and trusts." go.nature.com/2uEjfZr
The coronavirus is here to stay — here’s what that means: go.nature.com/3aoO5an
BREAKING: Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a dim star just 39 light years from Earth: go.nature.com/2loYDNg #Trappist1
Like all the best science fiction, The Hitchhiker’s Guide says more about our times than about the distant future. go.nature.com/2pLhSoR
Researchers are much more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety. And recent studies suggest that scientists’ mental-health struggles are a direct result of a toxic research culture
A Nature survey of more than 300 scientists who have given media interviews about COVID-19 has found wide experience of harassment or abuse – with 15% having received death threats go.nature.com/3aCNf9n
Meet Yoshua Bengio, the Turing award winner establishing international guidelines for the ethical use of AI. go.nature.com/2IcM4jT
Even mild COVID infections can amplify a person’s chance of developing diabetes, according to a study of almost 200,000 people
5. “I don’t need to write that down, I’ll remember it” is the biggest lie you can tell yourself!"
What else would you add? #PhDChat
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"The history of sex-difference research is rife with innumeracy, misinterpretation, publication bias, weak statistical power, inadequate controls and worse." go.nature.com/2NymR43
A physicist said of one of Stephen Hawking's papers that it had caused “more sleepless nights among theoretical physicists than any paper in history”. go.nature.com/2IorGKn
A Japanese woman has become the first person in the world to have her cornea repaired using reprogrammed stem cells. go.nature.com/2PBbHjO
Geneticist Michael Eisen launches bid for US Senate in wake of Trump presidency, read our Q&A: go.nature.com/2kaqr87
Long-COVID symptoms less likely in vaccinated people, Israeli data say go.nature.com/339B9EG
Neutrinos: “The most ubiquitous particles in the Universe, & most mysterious.” ow.ly/T46S9 #NobelPrize
Immunologist Kizzmekia Corbett helped to design the Moderna vaccine. Now she volunteers her time talking about vaccine science with people of colour. nature.com/articles/d4158
Physicist Marguerite Perey is considered the sole discoverer of element 87, francium, in 1939. We celebrate her, and the other women, who revolutionized our understanding of the elements. #IYPT2019 go.nature.com/2HCGA3r
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The image is from the centre of the galaxy M87. It shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around the black hole #EHTblackhole #BlackHole #RealBlackHole
Meet the machines: 's 'Robots' exhibition begs the question of just where robotics will take us: go.nature.com/2k6B6BV
Failure is one of the driving forces behind scientific discovery, and students must embrace it.
This morning, Svante Pääbo was awarded the #NobelPrize in medicine. The Swedish geneticist has made stunning discoveries about our forebear species by analysing ancient DNA go.nature.com/3ybdoZ6
As relations between politicians and “experts” continue to deteriorate in several democracies, scientists need to find new ways of being heard and earning the public’s trust. go.nature.com/31ofAcU
This 3D image of a fruit-fly brain is so detailed that researchers can trace connections between neurons across the entire organ: go.nature.com/2LssWAm
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US president-elect also elevates the position to the cabinet for the first time. nature.com/articles/d4158
A person with HIV appears to be free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant that replaced their white blood cells with HIV-resistant versions. go.nature.com/2EFWuFg
Much like humans, crows enjoy using their brains — and become more optimistic when they have the chance to employ tools. go.nature.com/2YAvMG1
‘Disruptive’ science has declined — and no one knows why
Mammoth teeth preserved in eastern Siberian permafrost have produced the oldest ancient DNA on record - up to 1.6 million years old.
Scientists vote unanimously to redefine the ampere, the kilogram, the kelvin and the mole. go.nature.com/2DGJf9r
A Japanese woman has become the first person in the world to have her cornea repaired using reprogrammed stem cells. go.nature.com/2ZLfPRZ
Study finds open-access papers have fewer lead authors from low-income countries than paywalled articles
In India, children under-16 returning to school this month will no longer be taught about evolution, the periodic table of elements, or sources of energy go.nature.com/3oB7HlH
This 3D image of a fruit-fly brain is so detailed that researchers can trace connections between neurons across the entire organ: go.nature.com/2mxvaAx
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