The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the Earth’s surface, with one of the world’s highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a correspondingly high density, and the water body’s status as…
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Tiny protein pairs may hold the secret to life’s origin
Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function. But how and why did it come to be the way it is? A recent study from the University of Illinois…
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Harvard’s salt trick could turn billions of tons of hair into eco-friendly materials
- SEAS researchers have discovered the chemical mechanism by which certain salt compounds break down protein waste, like wool and feathers.
- The discovery enables a gentler and more sustainable protein recycling process.
The textile and…
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Comparison of Three Anonymization Tools for a Health Fitness Study
Choice of base study and dataset
The selection of the base study and corresponding dataset to use for this paper was limited to those in which the authors were involved. Besides the practical matter of having access to the original datasets, the…
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A warm introduction | Nature Biomedical Engineering
We introduce the Nature Biomedical Engineering editorial team, including our new Chief Editor, and consider what is to come as we move into our tenth year of publishing.
As Nature Biomedical…
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Future of climate–city research | Nature Climate Change
Cities will face increasing risk along with intensified climate shocks but can also act as key agents for mitigation and adaptation. We hope to see more research that could lead to enhanced climate action by providing comprehensive, equitable and…
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From frameworks to finance: how sharing benefits from the use of digital sequence information can evolve to contribute to biodiversity conservation
The authors thank J. Perrettson, head of partnerships & external engagement at Novonesis, for critical reading of this manuscript and constructive suggestions. A.H.S. was supported by the German Alliance of Scientific Organization’s project…
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Earth’s Ozone Layer Remains on Track to Recovery in Coming Decades, Experts Say
The ozone layer is healing and the Antarctic ozone hole in 2024 was smaller than in previous years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
This map shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South…
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Addressing the safety of next-generation batteries
Xu, C. et al. Future material demand for automotive lithium-based batteries. Commun. Mater. 1, 99 (2020).
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Li, Z. et al. Revealing the thermal safety of Prussian blue cathode for…
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