- December 30, 2024
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Walls. Thick, dark, stone walls. Ben couldn’t recall how long he’d been here. There was nothing to help him keep track of time. He ran
How a silly science prize changed my career
Download the 27 December long read podcast Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel prizes in 1991, after years of collecting examples of weird research that
a festive parody song from the Nature Podcast
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Explore 2024 with Leif Penguinson
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a hero was born: Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin on a mission to hide each week in scientifically
Vapour-deposited thin films raise the possibility of portable nuclear clocks
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 18 December 2024 A rare isotope, thorium-229, exhibits a unique low-energy nuclear transition that could form the basis of a precise nuclear clock.
First sighting of ‘neutrino fog’ sparks excitement – but is it bad news for dark matter?
Most neutrinos that stream through Earth are produced by fusion reactions in the Sun.Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO Physicists in Italy and China have for the first time
How a biochemistry department used redacted job applications to achieve gender parity
Concealing some of the information on job applications led to more women being hired.Credit: Christopher Ames/Getty In 2017, when Sherri Christian returned to her institution
The revolutionary economist who became the unlikely leader of Bangladesh
After weeks of deadly demonstrations that toppled Bangladesh’s autocratic government in August, the students who led the revolution had one demand: invite Nobel Peace prizewinning
Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli has presented evidence that her lab has not worked with close relatives of SARS-CoV-2.Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty After years of
How close is AI to human-level intelligence?
OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) system dropped in September with a bold promise. The company behind the chatbot ChatGPT showcased o1 — its latest suite
