You have full access to this article via your institution.
…
Category: 1. Edi-Choice
-
Do rats double-dip food with their tails?
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03329-5
Nature’s pages feature evidence that rodents reach refreshment through wily means, and a review of a book that celebrates everything honey.
Continue Reading
-
where microbes are welcome guests
The natural world teems with microorganisms. Billions of species of bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi make up complex ecosystems in the soil, water and air. The activity of these microbes sustains…
Continue Reading
-
Brazil’s COP30 legacy should be to protect more of its forests
As the host of the COP30 climate talks in November, Brazil has the opportunity to make a major contribution to protecting the planet. It could expand forested areas protected by law in the Amazon from about 230 million hectares to over 300…
Continue Reading
-
fixing them is about to get a lot easier
CRISPR gene editing has made its way into every corner of modern biology, but not into every corner of the cell. Although researchers have used these systems to develop treatments for sickle-cell anaemia and blood cancers, to unlock the secrets…
Continue Reading
-
Red lines for religious AI
Your News story describes how robots and chatbots are being used to perform religious rituals and support personal devotion (see Nature https://doi.org/p8ns; 2025). Such use of artificial intelligence (AI) comes with risks, including religious or…
Continue Reading
-
The race to uncover snow’s many mysteries before it disappears forever
Snö: A History Sverker Sörlin Doubleday (2025)
As a child growing up in northern Sweden, environmental historian Sverker Sörlin fell in love with snow. “I see the light outside, before I even open the slatted blinds. Snow! The miracle of…
Continue Reading
-
Inside our university’s mission to pivot to research
The global challenges of today, from climate-fuelled floods, droughts and heatwaves to food insecurity and health disparities, are felt intensely in Africa. To tackle those, universities on the continent must strengthen their research and…
Continue Reading
-
Space Stocks Are Soaring Ahead of SpaceX’s 11th Test of Starship. – Barron's
- Space Stocks Are Soaring Ahead of SpaceX’s 11th Test of Starship. Barron’s
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase Spaceflight Now
- SpaceX set to launch Starship megarocket’s 11th test flight CNN
Continue Reading
-
North America’s Most Gigantic Dinosaur Was An Astounding 21 Meters Long
Alamosaurus, the largest land animal to ever roam North America, has long been a subject of fascination for paleontologists. In a remarkable discovery made by students from Sul Ross State University, a vertebra from this colossal creature was…
Continue Reading