- June 29, 2025
First independent survey of deaths in Gaza reports more than 80,000 fatalities
It has been difficult to gather reliable estimates of deaths during the war in Gaza.Credit: Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Almost 84,000 people died in
A cation-exchange approach to tunable magnetic intercalation superlattices
Picozzi, S. Engineering ferromagnetism. Nat. Mater. 3, 349–350 (2004). Article ADS CAS PubMed Google Scholar Ohno, H. A window on the future of spintronics. Nat.
study of 100,000 applicants hints at why
The Matthew effect describes how scientists who win grant funding early in their careers are more likely to have success later on. Credit: malerapaso/Getty Perseverance
AI slashes time to produce gold-standard medical reviews — but sceptics urge caution
Findings from clinical trials and other studies are summarized in systematic reviews, which guide policy decisions.Credit: Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Scientists say they have used
Mice with human cells developed using ‘game-changing’ technique
Light micrograph of a mouse embryo. Scientists are developing mice with human cells.Credit: Arthur Chien/Science Photo Library Researchers have developed mice with organs containing human
Some US researchers want to leave the country. Can Europe take them?
In early May, European politicians and university leaders gathered in Paris at Sorbonne University to deliver a message to US researchers affected by cuts made
Dementia is deadly — the UN needs to take it more seriously
In 2019, I met the health minister of a populous nation. After spending 30 minutes discussing the country’s dementia statistics, the minister politely stopped me mid-sentence
What puzzles people, past and present: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 06 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01800-x Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. Source link
Iron deficiency in pregnant mice causes XY embryos to develop with female characteristics
Nature, Published online: 04 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01456-7 In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates the male sex-determining gene, causing
NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad — and could leave thousands without care
Diseases caused by HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis could surge globally as a result of research-grant cuts made by the US National Institutes of Health. Credit:
