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Decision fatigue and doctors falling behind schedule may lead to lower cancer screening rates, a new study finds. Press Release Distribution Service

Wildfires can have dramatic impacts on Western landscapes and communities, but human values determine whether the changes caused by fire are desired or dreaded. This is the simple – but often overlooked – message from a collaborative team of 23 researchers. Press Release Distribution Service

Would you trust a robot to diagnose your cancer? According to new research, people with high confidence in machine performance and also in their own technological capabilities are more likely to accept and use digital healthcare services and providers. Press Release Distribution Service

A study has quantified the amount of water flowing in major Texas rivers during heavy rains and found that there is enough room in coastal aquifers to store most of it. This discovery means that capturing and storing water could be a feasible option for partially mitigating floods and droughts, which are both expected to…

Intolerance and funding concern Indian scientists ahead of election Intolerance and funding concern Indian scientists ahead of election, Published online: 10 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01465-3 Researchers are troubled by a flat budget, and a rise in extremism and pseudoscience. Press Release Distribution Service

How the creators of a database are stamping out all-male panels How the creators of a database are stamping out all-male panels, Published online: 10 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01500-3 Developers of ‘Request a Woman Scientist’ hope that its 10,000 participants can help to boost gender diversity in scientific talks and in the media. Press Release Distribution…

A new study adds to growing evidence that participating in recreational sports not only can help improve grades while attending college, but it also can help students return for another year. Press Release Distribution Service

Nanotube tunnels extend like bridges for the toxic Huntington’s disease protein, and spring back after delivery, a new study finds. Press Release Distribution Service

US lawmakers propose plan to reduce primate research at National Institutes of Health US lawmakers propose plan to reduce primate research at National Institutes of Health, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01511-0 Spending bill would require the agency to identify alternatives to research with monkeys and other non-human primates. Press Release Distribution Service

Long-extinct pandas left a living legacy Long-extinct pandas left a living legacy, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01469-z Giant pandas were once far more widespread — and more genetically diverse — than they are today. Press Release Distribution Service

A study reports the first known evidence of bacteria stealing genetic material from their own worst enemy, bacteriophages, and transforming it to survive. Press Release Distribution Service

A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light up brain tumors has shown promise in a clinical trial. Press Release Distribution Service

Working scientist podcast: Talking about a technological revolution in the lab Working scientist podcast: Talking about a technological revolution in the lab, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01499-7 The “chemputer” and other technologies are set to revolutionise academic chemistry for the first time in 200 years, Lee Cronin tells Julie Gould. Press Release Distribution Service

Brazilian biomedical science faces reproducibility test Brazilian biomedical science faces reproducibility test, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01485-z Researchers at more than 60 Brazilian labs will assess the replicability of research by their country’s scientists. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers have invented a portable, remarkably stable thermometer capable of measuring temperatures to a precision of within a few thousandths of a degree Celsius. Press Release Distribution Service

Recent work highlights a better way to grow smooth muscle cells, one of the two cellular building blocks of arteries, from pluripotent stem cells. This research is part of an effort to create artery banks — similar to blood banks common today — with readily-available material to replace diseased arteries during surgery. Press Release Distribution…

Publisher Correction: Resonant electro-optic frequency comb Publisher Correction: Resonant electro-optic frequency comb, Published online: 10 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1220-5 Publisher Correction: Resonant electro-optic frequency comb Press Release Distribution Service

Publisher Correction: Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath Publisher Correction: Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath, Published online: 10 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1208-1 Publisher Correction: Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath Press Release Distribution Service

A new analysis identified 25 United States counties that are most likely to experience measles outbreaks in 2019. The analysis combined international air travel volume, non-medical exemptions from childhood vaccinations, population data and reported measles outbreak information. Press Release Distribution Service

New research shows that gravitational waves leave behind plenty of ‘memories’ that could help detect them even after they’ve passed. Press Release Distribution Service

How oceanographers prevailed over pirates to study the Great Whirl How oceanographers prevailed over pirates to study the Great Whirl, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01460-8 An eddy in an attack-plagued stretch of the Arabian Sea extends farther than expected. Press Release Distribution Service

Daily briefing: First ever genetically engineered phage treatment halts life-threatening infection Daily briefing: First ever genetically engineered phage treatment halts life-threatening infection, Published online: 09 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01512-z Engineered virus tackles drug-resistant infection, how to communicate uncertainty and third deadly Japanese earthquake study retracted. Press Release Distribution Service