Audio long read: Why loneliness is bad for your health

Nature, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01251-w New research is revealing the mechanisms linking loneliness and conditions like dementia, depression and cardiovascular disease. Press Release Distribution Service

Could a rare mutation that causes dwarfism also slow ageing?

Nature, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01201-6 People with Laron syndrome have a low risk of heart disease and a number of other age-related disorders, hinting at strategies for new treatments. Press Release Distribution Service

Want to make a difference? Try working at an environmental non-profit organization

Nature, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01257-4 Moving to non-profit work requires researchers to shift their mindset to focus on applied science for policymaking and conservation practice. Press Release Distribution Service

Garden-variety fungus is an expert at environmental clean-ups

Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01145-x The common fungus Aspergillus niger removes both heavy metals and organic pollutants from its surroundings. Press Release Distribution Service

Air-travel climate-change emissions detailed for nearly 200 nations

Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01148-8 Carbon emissions from flights that departed from low- and middle-income countries in 2019 totalled 417 million tonnes. Press Release Distribution Service

Rat neurons repair mouse brains — and restore sense of smell

Nature, Published online: 25 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01222-1 Scientists develop hybrid mice by filling in missing cells and structures in their brains with rat stem cells. Press Release Distribution Service

Structures of human γδ T cell receptor–CD3 complex

Nature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07439-4 Structures of human γδ T cell receptor–CD3 complex Press Release Distribution Service

How gliding marsupials got their ‘wings’

Nature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01230-1 Researchers find the genetic mutations that allow some marsupials to soar, and an ultra-accurate clock is put through its paces on the high seas. Press Release Distribution Service

First glowing animals lit up the oceans half a billion years ago

Nature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01183-5 Family tree of ‘octocorals’ pushes origin of bioluminescence back to 540 million years ago, when the first animal species developed eyes. Press Release Distribution Service

Publisher Correction: FOXO1 is a master regulator of memory programming in CAR T cells

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07450-9 Publisher Correction: FOXO1 is a master regulator of memory programming in CAR T cells Press Release Distribution Service

India’s 50-year-old Chipko movement is a model for environmental activism

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01187-1 India’s 50-year-old Chipko movement is a model for environmental activism Press Release Distribution Service

The Middle East’s largest hypersaline lake risks turning into an environmental disaster zone

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01185-3 The Middle East’s largest hypersaline lake risks turning into an environmental disaster zone Press Release Distribution Service

Star Formation Shut Down by Multiphase Gas Outflow in a Galaxy at a Redshift of 2.45

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07412-1 Star Formation Shut Down by Multiphase Gas Outflow in a Galaxy at a Redshift of 2.45 Press Release Distribution Service

Author Correction: Interim analyses of a first-in-human phase 1/2 mRNA trial for propionic acidaemia

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07413-0 Author Correction: Interim analyses of a first-in-human phase 1/2 mRNA trial for propionic acidaemia Press Release Distribution Service

Author Correction: Targeting SWI/SNF ATPases in enhancer-addicted prostate cancer

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07393-1 Author Correction: Targeting SWI/SNF ATPases in enhancer-addicted prostate cancer Press Release Distribution Service

Meet ‘goldene’: this gilded cousin of graphene is also one atom thick

Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01118-0 Sheets of gold might find use as catalysts, or in light-sensing devices. Press Release Distribution Service

AI’s keen diagnostic eye

Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01132-2 Powered by deep-learning algorithms, artificial intelligence systems could replace agents such as chemicals currently used to augment medical scans. Press Release Distribution Service

Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’

Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01149-7 Tens of millions of people in the country’s coastal lands might find their homes below sea level by 2120 owing to sinking and sea-level rise. Press Release Distribution Service

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘transforming’ from repeated coral bleaching

Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01151-z The coral reef is currently experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record — warming waters brought on by climate change are to blame. Press Release Distribution Service

Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness needs a rethink

Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01144-y A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and molluscs. Press Release Distribution Service

Violent volcanoes have wracked Jupiter’s moon Io for billions of years

Nature, Published online: 18 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01138-w Understanding the volcanic moon’s history could offer fresh insights into conditions on early Earth. Press Release Distribution Service

Living on Mars would probably suck — here’s why

Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01158-6 Kelly and Zach Weinersmith join us to discuss their book A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? Press Release Distribution Service

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