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    Human activity may be enabling the expansion of golden jackals across Europe by reducing the suppressive effect of grey wolves, suggests research in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

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    Animal companions can be a lot of work and are difficult to fit into a busy professional’s life, but they can also enhance well-being. Scientists talk about their pets with Nature…

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    A feature in Nature reports on how neurons fire much more erratically than researchers thought and what it means for how the brain works.

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    Structural features of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in the Giza pyramid complex in Egyptmay have enabled it to withstand earthquakes without sustaining serious damage, according to…

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    A paper in Nature describes a lightweight robotic device that facilitates neuromuscular recovery in children with spinal muscular atrophy, helping them to stand unassisted. Improv…

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    Two papers in Nature present AI systems that can assist throughout multiple processes involved in scientific research. The systems are designed to assist researchers in accelerati…

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    Harmful bacteria and other pathogens are rapidly developing countermeasures to the world’s antibiotic arsenal, and eroding physician’s ability to treat infections. Review the late…

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    Producing the most widely used type of cement from calcium-rich silicate rocks such as basalt could reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the cement production industry by more tha…

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    Combined extreme climate events are likely to become more common in the future if carbon emissions continue to rise, a paper in Nature suggests. The study finds that the frequency…

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    Obesity trends have continued to rise in low- and middle-income countries over the past 45 years, but have plateaued in many high-income countries, a study in Nature reports.

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    An online cross-sectional survey across 30 countries, including 31,000 adults, explores perceptions of quality health information, with respect to source type and inclusion of AI-…

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    Enamel proteins from the teeth of six Homo erectus individuals that lived in China around 400,000 years ago offer insights into how ancient genetic material might have made its wa…

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    Strategies for maintaining weight lost following injectable treatment or via dieting are described in two unrelated randomised controlled trials published in Nature Medicine.

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    A paper in Nature Neuroscience describes a system that uses brain signals in real time to identify the voice a listener is focusing on and selectively amplifies it among a group o…

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    A study in Nature reveals that tumour microenvironments can be decomposed into spatially organized multicellular ecosystems that can be accessed non-invasively via liquid biopsy a…

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    Concerns that sustained thought is under assault have become even more acute in the digital era. A feature in Nature reports on the research that has built up a more nuanced pictu…

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    A study in Nature Communications tracks the induced anatomical and functional brain changes detected one hour and one month after healthy adults were given their first psychedelic…

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    Insect pollinator species are responsible for more than 40% of household income and a large proportion of key nutrient intake (for example, over 20% of vitamin A intake) in Nepale…

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    Indigenous Peruvian Andean populations have among the highest-known copy number for the salivary amylase gene, which encodes an enzyme involved in starch digestion, according to r…

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    Observations of a distant object beyond Pluto suggest that it is surrounded by a thin atmosphere, potentially fuelled by ice volcanoes or produced by the impact of a comet-like bo…

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    Coloured micro- and nanoplastics suspended in the atmosphere may contribute to global warming at a level equivalent to 16.2% of that caused by soot, with higher values seen over o…

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    A Review in Communications Medicine explores Long COVID — which affects more than 400 million people globally — including current knowledge, gaps and future directions for researc…

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    Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. A feature in Nature outlines how neurosciences are researching them for insights into how…