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Biological Oceanography
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) Studies of natural diatom populations resurrected from sediment archives over the past six decades have revealed a 1 "C rise in optimal growth temperature under warming, accompanied by cell-volume changes and nitrate-metabolism gene upregulation that maintain productivity despite cooler-water trade-offs. An…...
Africa's deep tech boom rests on a fragile research ecosystem
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (580+ words) Africa is having a deep tech moment. Yet beneath this optimism is a stark reality: the research ecosystems that make deep tech possible remain chronically underfunded and structurally underdeveloped. If today's enthusiasm hardens into policy without shoring up these foundations,…...
Geophysical Characterization of the Canadian Cordillera
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (188+ words) The graph below shows the total number of articles in geophysical characterization of the canadian cordillera across all publications each year (not limited to Nature Index journals). Seismic tomography: Imaging of Earth's interior based on variations in seismic wave speeds....
A 1970s patent that changed the course of commercial biotechnology
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (28+ words) The scientific community awaits a patent for recombinant DNA technology, and experimentation with an anaesthetic from puffballs, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive. Snippets from Nature’s past....
Europe as science superpower: what it will take to rival the US and China
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (322+ words) Amid chaos in US science and geopolitical turmoil, Europe wants to position itself as a research haven — but questions about funding and innovation remain. Amid chaos in US science and geopolitical turmoil, Europe wants to position itself as a research…...
Silicon Valley's vision for global AI is flawed: each country needs its own blueprint
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (93+ words) From energy grids to language performance, emerging economies are exposing the limits of today’s artificial-intelligence strategy as it expands globally. From energy grids to language performance, emerging economies are exposing the limits of today’s artificial-intelligence strategy as it expands globally....
A spacecraft is falling to its doom " can NASA save it?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (141+ words) A successful rescue of the Swift space observatory could be a good omen for the Hubble Space Telescope. A successful rescue of the Swift space observatory could be a good omen for the Hubble Space Telescope....
A fatty acid amide activates myeloid cells and improves neurovascular outcomes in retinal degeneration | Nature Neuroscience
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1699+ words) Nature Neuroscience (2026) Cite this article For C18-p Si and Eru-C18-p Si injections in rd10, WT and Rho P23 H mice, bilateral injections were performed. Within the same littermate, pups were randomized to control (C18-p Si) or treatment (Eru-C18-p Si) groups....
Oil crop supply chains drive rising global biodiversity loss and outsource impacts to the tropics | Nature Food
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1567+ words) Nature Food (2026) Cite this article Vijay, V. , Pimm, S. L. , Jenkins, C. N. & Smith, S. J. The impacts of oil palm on recent deforestation and biodiversity loss. PLo S ONE 11, e0159668 (2016). Meijaard, E. et al. The environmental impacts of palm oil in context. Nat. Plants 6, 14181426 (2020). Yarlagadda, B. et al. Emissions…...
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in " and they're not good
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (257+ words) Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show. Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show....