We need to talk about salaries in science
Credit: Getty A while ago I was having coffee with a colleague and close friend. She stated that she was ...
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Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit may explain why, and it can be stopped
The neural circuit connecting brain areas associated with risk and reward can make it difficult to start a difficult task. ...
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The fusion reactor pushes the plasma beyond the critical limit
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This is the knowledge that will be lost
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover poses for a selfie after drilling a sample from Chiava Falls, the arrowhead-shaped rock in the ...
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Do AI models actually experience “shock”?
Credit: querbeet/iStock via Getty What is the oldest memory of the chatbot? Or the biggest fear? Researchers who subjected key ...
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China’s nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma beyond critical limit: what happens next?
The Advanced Superconducting Experimental Tokamak is a nuclear fusion research reactor in Hefei, China.Image source: Zhang Yazi/China News Service/VCG via ...
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The disappearance of the “planet” reveals the turbulent times of the solar system
Nature, published online: 09 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04148-4 What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the star Pit Mouth ...
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‘Coming out as a transgender scientist made me the best teacher I’ve ever been’
Adam Levy 00:00 Hello, I’m Adam Levy, and this is Off Limits: academia’s taboos, a podcast from Nature Careers. In ...
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To infinity and beyond the pale blue dot of the earth: books in a nutshell
Islands in Infinity Derek Ward Thompson et al. Stereoscopic London (2025) This stunning book of photographs of the universe is ...
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Arriving at the (square) root of stock market volatility
Nature, published online: 09 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00045-6 A huge body of data has confirmed the existence of a long-term theoretical ...
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