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NEWS 09 July 2021 ‘Pregnant’ male rat study kindles bioethical debate in China Researchers question the value of the experiment — which involved sewing together male and female rats and led to the birth of live young. Smriti Mallapaty Smriti Mallapaty View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar

NEWS 08 July 2021 The rise of ‘ARPA-everything’ and what it means for science Science agencies such as ARPA-Health hope to replicate the success of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, but researchers question whether they will thrive. Jeff Tollefson Jeff Tollefson View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed

Late Thursday afternoon, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook a large region of California, causing buildings to shake and rockslides to block at least one roadway. (Photo : Getty Images) “While there are no preliminary reports of damage or casualties, this is a quickly developing scenario,” the state’s Office of Emergency Services said in a tweet

Earth’s magnetic field (depicted as white lines in this artist’s impression) can be studied with observations from a constellation of commercial satellites. Credit: Mikkel Juul Jensen/Science Photo Library Geophysics 08 July 2021 Telecoms satellites’ new purpose: spying on Earth’s magnetic field Clues to the forces generated by the planet’s core emerge from observations intended for

There is a need for the world to increase its preparations for extreme heat, which may be hitting faster and harder than formerly forecast, a group of leading climatologists has given warnings in the wake of unusually high temperatures in Canada and the United States. (Photo : Lachlan Ross) Heatwave  The Heat dome last week

NEWS 08 July 2021 Will COVID become a disease of the young? A growing share of infections among unvaccinated youths in countries with high vaccination rates is putting the spotlight on the role of young people in the pandemic. Smriti Mallapaty Smriti Mallapaty View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed

After 130 hours of artificial ageing by visible light, the painting Triton and Nereid has lost some of the purple tint to the figures’ right, but a graphene film kept the bright pink at upper left undimmed. Credit: M. Kotsidi et al./Nat. Nanotechnol. Materials science 07 July 2021 A graphene cloak keeps artworks’ colours ageless

While ‘confusion’ as to when is the best time to receive the second dose of COVID vaccine has been disputed, several COVID vaccine sites and GP-run centers are already offering early follow-up jabs to people, going against national orders and regulations. As per the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization’s (JCVI) advice, second doses should

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Natural disasters of Mother Nature that shake Earth’s surface each time tectonic plates -  fractured pieces of its outer shell slide against, under, or over each other -  this makes us remember that we inhabit a dynamic planet. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimation, as many as 20,000 quakes rattle the globe every

A lubricant seeps from pores on the leg of a darkling beetle. Credit: K. Nadein et al./Proc. R. Soc. B (CC BY 4.0) Biomaterials 07 July 2021 Beetles make ‘Teflon’ to grease their knees The protein-based substance found in the leg joints of beetles and at least one other insect is a superb lubricant. Share

Pork is sprinkled with disinfectant in Beijing in 2005, when a pig-borne disease made scores of people in China ill. Credit: China Photos/Getty Microbiology 07 July 2021 Genomics charts a deadly bacterium’s leap from pigs to humans Samples collected over several decades help scientists to trace the path taken by Streptococcus suis. Share on Twitter

According to the USGS, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island on Monday. The quake occurred around 7 miles off the coast of the Big Island, to the northwest. About 75 miles north of Hilo and Kailua-Kona, the epicenter was located. According to the USGS, people reported feeling light shaking as

NEWS 06 July 2021 Biologist to lead Europe’s premier research funder Scientists hope Maria Leptin will bring stability to the European Research Council after predecessor Mauro Ferarri’s controversial tenure. Alison Abbott Alison Abbott View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on

Officials issued a voluntary evacuation order Monday in at least one Florida county as warnings were increased along the state’s Gulf Coast for Tropical Storm Elsa. (Photo : Getty Images) Threat of Tropical Storm Elsa  For now, rescuers continued their search for survivors at the collapsed Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside following the demolition

CORRESPONDENCE 06 July 2021 COVID-19: living guidelines help fix cracks in evidence pipeline Per Olav Vandvik 0 , Lisa Askie 1 , Fiona Glen 2 , Britta Tendal 3 & Thomas Agoritsas 4 Per Olav Vandvik MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation, Oslo, Norway. View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google

CAREER FEATURE 05 July 2021 ‘We’re problem solvers’: research administrators offer guidance to working scientists Helping with grant applications, ensuring compliance and coordinating with funders is all part of the job. Sara Reardon 0 Sara Reardon Sara Reardon is a freelance writer in Bozeman, Montana. View author publications You can also search for this author

Enormous sea snake washed up on the shore of a Queensland beach, and beachgoers were present to witness this terrifying moment. A picture posted on the Australian Native Animals Facebook page on Sunday, shows the sea snake coming out from the surf at Wild Cattle Beach in Tannum Sands, it was reported that a local picked the

Download PDF We often hear that sea levels will rise by a metre or two because of climate change. But that’s a global estimate: if you’re a city planner on, say, the China coast or in Miami, you want to know how sea level is going to change in your area. My work as a

The effects of rising greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, differ from the warmth we feel at the surface because the mesosphere is considerably thinner than the section of the atmosphere we live in. The troposphere, where humans dwell, has been described as a dense blanket by one researcher. (Photo : dimitrisvetsikas1969 on Pixabay) According

NEWS 05 July 2021 COVID vaccines to reach poorest countries in 2023 —despite recent pledges Amid a COVID surge in Africa, vaccine promises from richer nations are not enough to bring an early end to the pandemic, experts say. T. V. Padma 0 T. V. Padma T. V. Padma is a science journalist based in

On the 2nd of July 1843 (on Sunday), an alligator appeared in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The alligator rained down from the sky, according to the Times-Picayune’s newspaper clipping in New Orleans. (Photo : Getty Images) Weather Conditions on That Fateful Day  The article speaks about the weather conditions on that day, and it made

OBITUARY 01 July 2021 Ei-ichi Negishi (1935–2021) Organic chemist whose cross-coupling reaction builds many drugs. Kit Chapman 0 Kit Chapman Kit Chapman is a journalist and historian specializing in chemistry. He was due to interview Negishi in 2017 but the Nobel laureate decided he’d rather go for a walk. View author publications You can also

After close to a complete week of record-breaking, life-threatening heat, a community going through the worst conditions now has a new tragedy to deal with. (Photo : Getty Images) All-time Canadian High-temperature Record  The village of Lytton, situated in southern British Columbia, Canada, was the hottest region in the whole country for three successive days.

EDITORIAL 01 July 2021 The powers and perils of using digital data to understand human behaviour Computational social science is a powerful research tool. But it needs its different disciplines to find a common language. Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share via E-Mail Share via E-Mail Computational social

The rainbow bee, also known as Homalictus fijiensis, is a crucial plant pollinator that’s distributed all over the archipelagos of the Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Indonesia. (Photo : Getty Images) Rainbow Bee  Well known for their conspicuous colors, these plant pollinators play a crucial role in the maintenance of local ecosystems. And they

CAREER COLUMN 01 July 2021 Seek diversity to solve complexity A wide range of perspectives brings unique insight to societal problems, says Katrin Prager. Katrin Prager 0 Katrin Prager Katrin Prager is a senior lecturer and social scientist at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK. View author publications You can also search for this

NEWS 01 July 2021 Scientists identify long-sought marker for COVID vaccine success Knowing which signatures in the blood predict protection against COVID-19 could speed the development of new vaccines. Ewen Callaway Ewen Callaway View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on

Certain types of plastic, such as the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used in soda bottles, food packaging, and synthetic textiles, may be eaten by microbes extracted from cows’ stomachs. (Photo : Photo by Arbendra Pratap) Bacteria were discovered in rumen fluids, which is the biggest compartment of a ruminant’s stomach. Ruminants rely on microorganisms to help

COMMENT 01 July 2021 Everyone should decide how their digital data are used — not just tech companies Smartphones, sensors and consumer habits reveal much about society. Too few people have a say in how these data are created and used. Jathan Sadowski 0 , Salomé Viljoen 1 & Meredith Whittaker 2 Jathan Sadowski Jathan

Bull sharks receive their name from their short, blunt snout and brawny demeanor. They have broad, sturdy bodies and large pectoral fins, and they are medium-sized sharks. They frequently attack people unintentionally or out of curiosity in the murky waters of estuaries and bays. Bull Sharks are found all throughout the world in coastal waters.

NEWS 01 July 2021 Mix-and-match COVID vaccines: the case is growing, but questions remain A slew of studies suggests that mixing vaccines provokes potent immune responses, but scientists still want answers on real-world efficacy and rare side effects. Dyani Lewis 0 Dyani Lewis Dyani Lewis is a freelance science journalist in Melbourne, Australia. View author

NATURE PODCAST 02 July 2021 Coronapod: the biomarker that could change COVID vaccines Scientists get their first hint of a long-sought correlate of protection Noah Baker & Ewen Callaway Noah Baker View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Ewen Callaway View author publications You can also search for

Gone are the days when a hot summer day in the capital meant 30 degrees Celsius. When the sun is above, meteorologists anticipate temperatures of up to 49°C. The combination of global warming and Delhi’s severe climate has resulted in a difficult summer for the capital’s citizens. While Delhi residents are well aware of the

NEWS 01 July 2021 Mars’s glowing auroras snapped by Hope spacecraft Images from the orbiter are the most detailed yet of the planet’s discrete auroras, ultraviolet emissions that follow the patterns of a decaying magnetic field. Davide Castelvecchi Davide Castelvecchi View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share

Many of us have direct experience of how helpful our pets are in the middle of the odd and stressful pandemic and the lockdowns it has been. According to research, pets, regardless of species, provide stress reduction and reduce loneliness. Researchers investigated the impact of the pandemic on pets revealed that a larger proportion of

Data collected by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Hudson helped to determine that an iceberg (pictured) triggered an underwater landslide in early September 2018. Credit: A. Normandeau et al./Nature Geosci. Ocean sciences 01 July 2021 Scraping icebergs trigger sea-floor landslides — and the risk is growing Climate change will allow more chunks of ice to

Nature Video 01 July 2021 Why leaky pipes can be better for moving water Tiny 3D printed structures let water flow through them despite being open to the air Ellie Mackay Ellie Mackay View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on

California firefighters have been more in demand than usual as California wildfires occur more frequently than before. San Diego continues to recruit firefighters of the city’s largest firefighting agency, training them harder on defense against flames and sizzling heat on the outskirts of the region. For the past years, California’s firefighters face extreme wildfires, suffering

A carbon latticework (above) can cushion speeding projectiles or send them bouncing off its surface. Credit: Carlos Portela et al. Materials science 30 June 2021 Supersonic strikes leave just a dent in this super-light material Honeycomb-like structure thwarts a projectile travelling as fast as a speeding bullet. Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on

Long before when the era of dinosaurs was settled in the earth, these arachnids were living in the lands. They had different kinds of adapting to the wild surroundings and varied ecosystems. What distinguishes the various kinds of scorpions and tarantulas in terms of features or coping mechanisms? Around 900 species of tarantulas have been

Scat surprise: scientists discovered the beetle species Triamyxa coprolithica in the petrified droppings of a dinosaur-like animal. Credit: M. Qvarnström et al./Curr. Biol. (CC BY 4.0) Palaeontology 30 June 2021 A piece of Triassic poo yields a beautifully preserved beetle The dung of a dinosaur-like animal that lived more than 200 million years ago springs

A detector that measures photons without altering them includes two mirrors (white cones in round aperture) inside a vacuum chamber (silver enclosure). Credit: Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics Optics and photonics 30 June 2021 Tracking a photon without leaving a trace Conventional detectors often obliterate photons, but the particles can escape a vacuum-based device

A terrestrial mineral only previously discovered in extraterrestrial meteorites was mysteriously found near the shores of the Dead Sea. The mineral Allabogdanite, named after a Russian geologist Alla Bogdanova, was the only known natural high-pressure phase reported in the Fe-Ni-P system, previously described from a single meteorite, Onello iron. (Photo : Photo credit should read

NEWS ROUND-UP 30 June 2021 Alien view of Earth and deleted coronavirus sequences The latest science news, in brief. Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share via E-Mail Share via E-Mail Download PDF An illustration of Earth from space illuminated by the Sun. Stars with a past or future

The severe drought in California is forcing hundreds of rattlesnakes out of their natural habitat. According to Len Ramirez, owner of a rattlesnake removal company, these past few days have been the busiest time for his business. Rattlesnakes everywhere! (Photo : Photo by INTI OCON / AFP) (Photo by INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images)A rattlesnake

A snapshot of galaxies and stars evolving a few hundred million years after the Big Bang (image extracted from a simulation). Gas filaments are depicted in purple, starlight in white, and highly energetic radiation from the most massive stars in yellow. Credit: Harley Katz, Beecroft Fellow/Univ. Oxford Astronomy and astrophysics 29 June 2021 When was

CORRESPONDENCE 29 June 2021 Cameroon: doubt could mean vaccine doses expire Amani Adidja 0 , Yap Boum 1 & Pierre Ongolo-Zogo 2 Amani Adidja University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon. View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Yap Boum University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon. View author publications