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A Review in Nature Reviews Microbiology examines how ancient pathogen genomics offers insights into the history and evol...
17/12/2025

A Review in Nature Reviews Microbiology examines how ancient pathogen genomics offers insights into the history and evolution of infectious agents, covering aetiology, historic outbreaks, evolutionary timescales, dissemination, functional evolution, and field limitations.

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The number of glaciers disappearing worldwide each year is projected to sharply increase, peaking at 2,000–4,000 per yea...
16/12/2025

The number of glaciers disappearing worldwide each year is projected to sharply increase, peaking at 2,000–4,000 per year around the middle of the century, depending on the level of warming above pre-industrial levels, according to a study in Nature Climate Change.

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Environmental changes in mountains often depend on elevation. A Review in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment outlines ho...
16/12/2025

Environmental changes in mountains often depend on elevation. A Review in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment outlines how past and future temperature, precipitation, and snowfall trends vary between mountains and lowlands across various mountain regions and discusses the drivers responsible.

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Researchers and clinicians have long struggled to define, measure, and treat cognitive fatigue. Nature reports on how sc...
15/12/2025

Researchers and clinicians have long struggled to define, measure, and treat cognitive fatigue. Nature reports on how scientists are enlisting innovative experimental approaches and biological markers to probe the metabolic roots and consequences of cognitive fatigue.

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“The noise in human peer reviews is crucial because it arises from the variability in human experience and practical kno...
14/12/2025

“The noise in human peer reviews is crucial because it arises from the variability in human experience and practical knowledge — two features that no model’s training corpus can fully capture,” writes Giorgio F. Gilestro in Nature about the introduction of AI peer reviews.

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Over the past 50 years the lyrics of popular songs in the US have become simpler, more negative, and contain more stress...
14/12/2025

Over the past 50 years the lyrics of popular songs in the US have become simpler, more negative, and contain more stress-related words, according to an analysis in Scientific Reports. The authors suggest that their findings reflect the complex ways people use music to navigate stress.

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13/12/2025

Killer whales or orca have been observed hunting with Pacific white-sided dolphins in the waters off British Columbia, Canada, and sharing fish scraps with them after making a kill, according to research in Scientific Reports.

A study in Communications Medicine shows that 12.9% of people routinely attained adequate sleep and physical activity an...
13/12/2025

A study in Communications Medicine shows that 12.9% of people routinely attained adequate sleep and physical activity and found that the effects of sleep on physical activity the following day were larger than the reverse.

The findings suggest a need to ensure global sleep and physical activity recommendations are mutually attainable.

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A study in Nature finds that five groups of disorders share most of their genetic risk in a screen of 14 psychiatric con...
12/12/2025

A study in Nature finds that five groups of disorders share most of their genetic risk in a screen of 14 psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. The findings could help to improve diagnoses and lead to new treatments that work across several conditions.

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A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology discusses the epidemiological evidence for weight changes in thyroid dysfunctio...
12/12/2025

A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology discusses the epidemiological evidence for weight changes in thyroid dysfunction, the role of thyroid hormone in weight regulation, the effect of treatment and the implications for population health.

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Therapies to mimic the metabolic effects of fasting might improve the effectiveness of hormone treatments for breast can...
11/12/2025

Therapies to mimic the metabolic effects of fasting might improve the effectiveness of hormone treatments for breast cancer, according to a study in Nature. The research, carried out in mouse cells, finds that the metabolites associated with fasting can boost anti-tumour properties involved in some cellular pathways.

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Electric vehicles are no more likely to be involved in pedestrian collisions or cause severe injuries compared to conven...
11/12/2025

Electric vehicles are no more likely to be involved in pedestrian collisions or cause severe injuries compared to conventional vehicles, according to a study of UK data published in Nature Communications.

The findings suggest that the adoption of electric vehicles does not compromise pedestrian safety, addressing a key concern in the transition to sustainable transport.

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