- January 14, 2025
Retractions caused by honest mistakes are extremely stressful, say researchers
Authors who had a paper retracted said their data errors were mostly caused by inattention or technical problems.Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Most researchers whose papers are
Earth breaches 1.5 °C climate limit for the first time: what does it mean?
People in New Delhi, India, wait in line for water in June 2024 during a heat wave.Credit: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty It’s official:
Sulfide-rich continental roots at cratonic margins formed by carbonated melts
Cratonic boundaries or margins Although cratonic margins host abundant metal deposit types or systems1,2,3,4, the margins of cratons are frequently not clearly defined. Previous studies
‘Precocious’ early-career scientists with high citation counts proliferate
In 2023, more than 450 scientists who had begun publishing research only in the previous eight years were among the ranks of most-cited researchers. Credit:
Fancy birds decorate nests with a natural pattern: snakeskin
More than 70 bird species adorn their nests with snakeskin, a decorating trick that could help to fend off predators1. Access options Access Nature and
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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.
