- October 10, 2024
How AI-powered science search engines can speed up your research
Tasks such as literature review can be made easier with AI tools, but they must be used with caution.Credit: Olena Hromova/Alamy Artificial-intelligence (AI) tools are
Author Correction: Fault-network geometry influences earthquake frictional behaviour
Authors and Affiliations Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Jaeseok Lee, Victor C. Tsai & Greg Hirth Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of
Believe it or not, this lush landscape is Antarctica
Hummocks of moss cover Ardley Island off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.Credit: Dan Charman A fast-warming region of Antarctica is getting greener with shocking
The huge toll of PhDs on mental health: data reveal stark effects
The pressure to collect data, generate results and find jobs can be overwhelming for doctoral researchers.Credit: PeopleImages/Getty A study of Swedish PhD candidates has shown
Do orangutans like your toothpaste? Books in brief
Environomics Dharshini David Elliott & Thompson (2024) Why should an orangutan care what toothpaste a person uses, asks economist Dharshini David, in her appealing book
A drug-free prescription for pain
At a clinic in New Hampshire, cognitive behavioural therapy is used to treat chronic pain.Credit: Dartmouth Health When Toby Moorsom was 19, he had a
Scientists are building a giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Education is one sector that is creating a database that brings together research on how to boost learning.Credit: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Funders are injecting
Tackling the reality of noma
Adamu, a 14-year-old noma survivor, is screened by physicians at the Noma Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria. Adamu’s father has been pursuing reconstructive surgery since Adamu
how conquest and carnage have decimated landscapes worldwide
The Burning Earth: A History Sunil Amrith W. W. Norton (2024) In the 1620s, King Charles I of England commissioned a Dutch water engineer, Cornelius
Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
Air travel to attend academic conferences remains widespread although many meeting-goers have reservations about emissions.Credit: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg/Getty An overwhelming majority of survey respondents at a
