‘Quantum internet’ demonstration in cities is most advanced yet (www.nature.com)
Experiments generate quantum entanglement over optical fibres across three real cities, marking progress towards networks that could have revolutionary applications.
TIL ants that farm aphids influence the aphids’ genes in a similar way that we do with cows. Aphid-farming ants prefer and select for red/green polymorphism. (www.nature.com)
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AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time (www.nature.com)
AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time
Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a powerful laser (www.nature.com)
Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a powerful laser::Lightning discharges between charged clouds and the Earth’s surface are responsible for considerable damages and casualties. It is therefore important to develop better protection methods in addition to the traditional Franklin rod. Here we present the...
Sensory secrets of penis and clitoris unlocked after more than 150 years (www.nature.com)
How AI works is often a mystery — that's a problem (www.nature.com)
Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (www.nature.com)
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major tipping element in the climate system and a future collapse would have severe impacts on the climate in the North Atlantic region. In recent years weakening in circulation has been reported, but assessments by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),...
Why mathematics is set to be revolutionized by AI (www.nature.com)
Computers make mistakes and AI will make things worse — the law must recognize that (www.nature.com)
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly (www.nature.com)
New clinical-trial data suggest that an antiviral pill called ensitrelvir shortens the duration of two unpleasant symptoms of COVID-19: loss of smell and taste. The medication is among the first to alleviate these effects and, unlike other COVID-19 treatments, is not reserved only for people at high risk of severe illness.
Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago: a new technique analysing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals. (www.nature.com)
Brain-reading device is best yet at decoding ‘internal speech’ (www.nature.com)
Brain-machine interfaces implanted in the participants of this study in the supramarginal gyrus (SMG) and primary somatosensory cortex (S1) were successfully able to decode both internally spoken and vocalized words....
The bugs around the streetlight are being tricked to think they are going in a straight line. They are doing the aerial equivalent of an ant death spiral. (www.nature.com)
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"We have the technology, but we’re not going to save your kid because we can’t make any money on you’? Really?" (www.nature.com)
Toxic workplaces are the main reason women leave academic jobs (www.nature.com)
AI tidies up Wikipedia’s references — and boosts reliability (www.nature.com)
Should I believe this headline?
AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time (www.nature.com)
A student, as part of a contest, used a machine-learning algorithm and CT scans to analyse on closed scrolls, buried by Mount Vesuvius in October AD 79. The breakthrough could unlock the contents of hundreds of never-before-seen writings.
Earth just had its hottest year on record — climate change is to blame (www.nature.com)
World recommits to 2030 plan to save humanity — despite falling short so far (www.nature.com)
Why a highly mutated coronavirus variant has scientists on alert (www.nature.com)
WHO’s first traditional medicine summit splits opinions (www.nature.com)
AI now beats humans at basic tasks — new benchmarks are needed, says major report (www.nature.com)
Why loneliness is bad for your health (www.nature.com)
How ChatGPT and other AI tools could disrupt scientific publishing (www.nature.com)
A world of AI-assisted writing and reviewing might transform the nature of the scientific paper.
LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery (www.nature.com)
