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A meta-analysis of nearly 300 studies of soil biodiversity in Amazonian forests found that the abundance, biomass, richness and diversity of soil fauna and microbes were reduced following deforestation. Press Release Distribution Service

A new study finds that the loss of marsh-edge salt grasses and mangroves due to disturbances such as heavy oiling from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill doubles the rate of shoreline erosion in hard-hit marshes. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 24 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1266-4 Author Correction: miR-34a blocks osteoporosis and bone metastasis by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and Tgif2 Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 24 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01651-3 If the system is adopted, reviewers and applicants will be anonymous, in an attempt to make selection fairer. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers have developed a novel solution to help reduce impact forces — for potential applications in spacecraft, cars and beyond. Press Release Distribution Service

A technique that introduces carbon-hydrogen molecules into a single atomic layer of the semiconducting material tungsten disulfide dramatically changes the electronic properties of the material, according to researchers who say they can create new types of components for energy-efficient photoelectric devices and electronic circuits with this material. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01625-5 Super-high-speed camera produces a film consisting of 60 consecutive frames. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 23 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01668-8 A guilt-free pass for polluters is not enough, billion-year-old fossil rewrites history of fungi and ozone-destroying emissions traced to China. Press Release Distribution Service

Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, new research suggests. Press Release Distribution Service

Leonardo da Vinci produced some of the world’s most iconic art, but historical accounts show that he struggled to complete his works. New research now suggests the best explanation for Leonardo’s inability to finish projects is that the great artist may have had attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01561-4 The European Union’s cross-border collaborative programmes offer lessons for the rest of the world. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1243-y MRG-1 indirectly promotes anchoring of chromatin in differentiated intestinal cells in Caenorhabditis elegans by sequestering the histone acetyltransferase CBP-1/p300. Press Release Distribution Service

Scientists have developed material that can drive mechanical systems, with movements controlled by a pattern set into the design. Potential applications include opening windows in humidity, and allowing fabric to evaporate sweat Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers report a key breakthrough in how the performance of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cells is improved even further by the addition of another material, selenium. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1267-3 Publisher Correction: Innervation of thermogenic adipose tissue via a calsyntenin 3β–S100b axis Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1268-2 Publisher Correction: Sensory experience remodels genome architecture in neural circuit to drive motor learning Press Release Distribution Service

Many ways to approach the Riemann Hypothesis have been proposed during the past 150 years, but none of them have led to conquering the most famous open problem in mathematics. A new article suggests that one of these old approaches is more practical than previously realized. Press Release Distribution Service

Native Americans’ use of fire to manage vegetation in what is now the Eastern United States was more profound than previously believed, according to a researcher who determined that forest composition change in the region was caused more by land use than climate change. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01571-2 A chronicle tracing the drug’s ancient roots and role in research grips Alison Abbott. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01576-x Device exploits semiconductors to whisk heat away from a polymer skin patch. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers show how the rod-shaped bacteria Bacillus subtilis maintains its precise diameter while growing end to end. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers describe what happens when Yellowstone — adapted to recurring fires every 100 to 300 years — instead burns twice in fewer than 30 years. Yellowstone as we know it faces an uncertain future, the researchers say, and one of the big questions they hope to answer is whether the forests can recover. Press Release…