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Hidden bird species discovered in Japan after DNA reveals a stunning secret

Scientists have identified a previously unrecognized bird species in Japan after genetic research revealed that what was thought to be a single species is actually two. The discovery involves the...

How should I respond to race-based exclusion in my lab?

The problemDear Nature,I am an early-career researcher of Asian heritage working in an engineering research group in western Europe.Some laboratory members who grew...

A rare interstellar visitor triggered a SETI search for alien technology

Scientists with the SETI Institute have completed a search for possible technological signals coming from 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to pass through...

Europe as science superpower: what it will take to rival the US and China

“Europe will always choose science,” Ursula von der Leyen announced in May 2025 in a landmark speech that kicked off a European Union-wide...

Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule hidden beneath New Zealand

A remarkable fossil discovery inside a cave near Waitomo on New Zealand's North Island is giving scientists an unprecedented look at a long vanished...

Cancer cells adopt unprecedented strategies to produce a molecule that protects them from iron-dependent death

Jiang, X., Stockwell, B. R. & Conrad, M. Nature Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 22, 266–282 (2021).Article  PubMed  ...

Scientists say most people need more protein than current guidelines suggest

A new paper published in Frontiers in Nutrition argues that current public health recommendations for exercise and protein intake are largely aimed at preventing...