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A tiny lizard-like fossil from Devon, UK, dating to around 244–241.5 million years ago, may now be the oldest known memb...
12/09/2025

A tiny lizard-like fossil from Devon, UK, dating to around 244–241.5 million years ago, may now be the oldest known member of the group of reptiles known as lepidosaurs, according to a paper in Nature.

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Martian mudstones from the Jezero crater contain features that improve our understanding of chemical processes on Mars, ...
12/09/2025

Martian mudstones from the Jezero crater contain features that improve our understanding of chemical processes on Mars, according to new findings from NASA’s Perseverance rover published in Nature.

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Protecting Indigenous territories in areas of the Amazon rainforest with high levels of forest cover may help reduce the...
12/09/2025

Protecting Indigenous territories in areas of the Amazon rainforest with high levels of forest cover may help reduce the number of cases of several diseases (including malaria and respiratory conditions) in the surrounding areas, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment.

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A Review in Nature Reviews Clean Technology discusses technologies and strategies that could reduce the high environment...
12/09/2025

A Review in Nature Reviews Clean Technology discusses technologies and strategies that could reduce the high environmental impact of the cold chain through refrigerant selection, thermal energy storage, and the integration of renewable energy.

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11/09/2025

Octopuses can use any of their arms to perform tasks, but tend to use a particular arm, or arms, for specific tasks, according to a study in Scientific Reports.

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A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses the biodiversity effects of onshore wind energy generation and present...
11/09/2025

A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses the biodiversity effects of onshore wind energy generation and present and future opportunities to mitigate these impacts as the technology grows rapidly worldwide.

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Around 354 million people in North America and Europe are likely to have been affected by fine particulate matter pollut...
11/09/2025

Around 354 million people in North America and Europe are likely to have been affected by fine particulate matter pollution from the 2023 Canadian wildfire season, a paper published in Nature suggests.

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Fluids may have flowed within the parent body of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu more than 1 billion years after it formed...
10/09/2025

Fluids may have flowed within the parent body of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu more than 1 billion years after it formed, according to research in Nature. The findings indicate that such bodies, known as carbonaceous asteroids, may have retained two to three times more water than previously thought.

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A Perspective in Nature Mental Health challenges the traditional approaches to su***de prevention research. It advocates...
10/09/2025

A Perspective in Nature Mental Health challenges the traditional approaches to su***de prevention research. It advocates for culturally informed, community-based strategies, drawing on successful examples from the global south.

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A Review in Nature Reviews Nephrology describes the effects of COVID-19 on the kidney, including long COVID in patients ...
10/09/2025

A Review in Nature Reviews Nephrology describes the effects of COVID-19 on the kidney, including long COVID in patients with chronic kidney disease.

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Cannabis use may be associated with an increased rate of egg maturation and number of embryos with an incorrect number o...
10/09/2025

Cannabis use may be associated with an increased rate of egg maturation and number of embryos with an incorrect number of chromosomes according to a retrospective study involving patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), published in Nature Communications.

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09/09/2025

Many brain injury patients who appear unresponsive retain subtle, purposeful motor behaviors, signaling capacity for recovery. A paper in Communications Medicine presents a computer vision tool that can detect tiny facial movements in response to voice commands.

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