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Deepest-ever samples of rock from Earth’s mantle unveiled
A sample of mantle rock viewed under a microscope.Credit: Johan Lissenberg A record-breaking expedition to drill into rocks at the…
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‘Fire clouds’ from super-hot wildfires are on the rise as Earth warms
A suspected arson on 24 July ignited the Park Fire in California, which had exploded to more than 140,000 hectares…
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biologist who shaped genetic engineering and fought discrimination
Credit: National Institutes of Health The US molecular biologist Maxine Singer made discoveries about the role of enzymes in assembling…
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Charged-up butterflies draw pollen through the air
Butterflies and moths are more than just pretty flyers. As they flutter around flowers, the insects charge up like tiny…
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Meet the retired scientists who collaborate with younger colleagues
Julie Gould 00:09 Hello and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould. This is the sixth…
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Carbon pricing reduces emissions
Nature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02293-w A meta-analysis of 21 carbon-pricing schemes suggests that the strategy reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.…
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the hidden link between star-forming molecular clouds
The discovery that three star-forming clouds in our cosmic neighbourhood form a single C-shaped structure offers insights into how such…
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Three-year delay for Indian census frustrates researchers
A census worker records details from women and children in Hyderabad, India during the last census in 2011.Credit: Mahesh Kumar…
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Your reagent is past its use-by date. Should you bin it?
Even if their best-before dates have passed, some materials can still be used — and doing so is often a…
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What Twisters gets right — and wrong — about tornado science
When Hollywood producers showed up a few years ago at Sean Waugh’s office, he couldn’t wait to show them his…
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