The Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity?
In 1915, Albert Einstein unveiled his general theory of relativity and transformed our view of the fabric of…
‘Mother of Hubble’: how Nancy Grace Roman ushered in a new era of astronomy
Early in her career, Nancy Grace Roman ignored those who advised her not to become a scientist because…
Probing the proteome at cellular scale
When a fertilized mammalian egg divides, it yields two seemingly identical daughter cells. Some of their descendants generate…
Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan
Daskin, J. H. & Pringle, R. M. Warfare and wildlife declines in Africa’s protected areas. Nature 553, 328–332…
Anxious or outgoing? Huge study links ‘Big Five’ personality traits to genetic variants
Personality plays into how people think, feel, behave and interact with their environment.Credit: PeopleImages/Getty A study of more…
The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour?
A negative leap second could mean computer systems no longer run like clockwork. Credit: Florian Gaertner/Photothek/Getty The leap…
Electronic and solvent reorganization in proton-coupled electron transfer captured by ultrafast X-rays
Tyburski, R., Liu, T., Glover, S. D. & Hammarström, L. Proton-coupled electron transfer guidelines, fair and square. J.…
3D bulk-resolved g-wave altermagnetic order parameter in CrSb
Crystal growth Single-crystal CrSb specimens were grown by the chemical vapour transport technique. Stoichiometric amounts of Cr (chunks,…
Infrared absorption spectroscopy of a single polyatomic molecular ion
Molecule generation Our experiment is performed on a mixed-species two-ion crystal consisting of 40Ca+ and 40CaOH+ confined in…
Synergistic degradation of fucoidans in the ocean
Chemicals and reagents Fucoidan from F. vesiculosus (Sigma-Aldrich, F8190, lot no. 0000485452) was used as the primary substrate…