Simply getting people to follow mainstream news accounts on Instagram/WhatsApp for two weeks causally improved their ability to tell true from false stories and increased trust in news

Zebrafish with an autism-linked mutation acted less social in a stressful Styrofoam tank but less so in clear Plexiglass

Ancient DNA reveals the prehistory of the Uralic and Yeniseian peoples.

Effects of probiotics on cognitive function: Probiotic supplements primarily improve overall cognitive function, information processing speed, memory, and spatial ability in older adults, with the best results observed after 12 weeks of daily intake of approximately 2 × 10¹⁰ CFU

Machine learning analysis reveals tumor heterogeneity and stromal-immune niches in breast cancer

Researchers estimate nearly 63,000 people died from heat in Europe in 2024

Food impacts on species extinction risks can vary by three orders of magnitude

Ancient DNA reveals a two-clanned matrilineal community in Neolithic China

Journals Infiltrated With 'Copycat' Papers That Can Be Written By AI

Myeloid progenitor dysregulation fuels immunosuppressive macrophages in tumours

New research shows climate-driven wildfires, pests, and storms could double disturbance losses in European forestry to €247B, cutting timber value by up to 42%.

Scientists have converted captured CO2 under high pressure into ethylene, a valuable industrial chemical, with high efficiency and long stability, offering a path to profitable carbon recycling.

Meta-analysis finds Mediterranean coastal ecosystems face very high climate risk once warming exceeds 0.8 °C

Research found that a digital, 11-minute iPad test (BioCog) identified cognitive impairment with 85–90% accuracy in primary care patients

Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems

AI-generated medical data can sidestep usual ethics review, universities say

Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine combining adenovirus and trimeric protein protects mice and prevents transmission in hamsters, while early human trial shows it’s safe and boosts mucosal and neutralizing antibodies

The great university shake-up: how global higher education is changing

Forests on Indigenous lands across 8 Amazon countries have been shown to reduce spread of 27 diseases from respiratory ailments to illnesses spread by insects and animals

Mirror-image monoterpene emissions from Amazon trees reveal drought stress during El Niño events

Researchers show the 2022 heatwave dried plants, dead fuel, and soils all at once, creating wildfire conditions rarely seen in the UK

A new study finds most citizens believe they could avoid littering, yet 89% still do

US autism research gets $50M funding boost – amid row over Tylenol

Nature published study reveals new “Alpaca-generated nanobody neutralizes a protein essential for herpes infection” ( apparently also including enacted patent application.)

The Moon is Rusting - Thanks To 'Wind' Blown All the Way From Earth

Despite expectations that warmer seas would absorb more CO2, the global ocean took up 10% less than predicted in 2023.

Engineered prime editors with minimal genomic errors

Secrets of DeepSeek AI model revealed in landmark paper

Which diseases will you have in 20 years? This AI accurately predicts your risks

Gestational diabetes linked to autism in study: what scientists say

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