Scientific writing has changed in unprecedented ways since the release of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs)1, which has raised legitimate concerns about epistemic integrity while also fostering an…
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Electrifying light vehicles in the United States shows emission reduction potential for all vehicle types and powertrains
We conducted a comparative attributional GHG LCA (carbon footprint) for all 459 light-duty vehicle models produced for sale in the US in 2023, including ICEVs, HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs. The study’s scope includes the materials, high-voltage…
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Rewiring climate modeling with machine learning emulators
Eyring, V. et al. Pushing the frontiers in climate modelling and analysis with machine learning. Nat. Clim. Change 14, 916–928 (2024).
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Associations of heat exposure with mental health and suicide in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fergusson, D. M., Boden, J. M. & Horwood, L. J. Recurrence of major depression in adolescence and early adulthood, and later mental health, educational and economic outcomes. Br. J. Psychiatry 191, 335–342 (2007).
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Can academia handle my religious faith?
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Hello, I’m Adam Levy, and this is Off Limits: Academia’s Taboos, a podcast from Nature Careers.
In this episode: religion.
Research and religion are often pitted against each other, discussed as if they’re inherently…
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Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses, and a quiet form of deregulation
In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act—a shift that would reduce restrictions and penalties associated with the drug.
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Learning about happiness could improve economics education
In a bold shift from traditional economics teaching, a group of researchers is calling on universities to bring happiness into the classroom.
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Pubs are far more valuable to society than the tax they pay
English pubs will receive a 15% discount on their business rates from April this year. The government deal, which also applies to music venues, follows a backlash from landlords who were facing a steep increase in their tax bills.
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Climate change is reshaping how companies do business
Climate change is not only disrupting supply chains and asset values, it is also quietly reshaping companies’ choice of business partners. New research based on nearly two decades of data from thousands of US-listed firms shows that companies…
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Self-employed working hours return to pre-COVID levels after five year slump
The working hours and happiness of the self-employed are starting to recover—five years on from the downturn induced by the pandemic, research from the University of Liverpool Management School and LSE reveals. But the authors of the report…
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