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Climate change is devastating mining of minerals needed to fight it
To produce enough ‘critical metals’ such as copper, lithium and nickel to support the green-energy transition, the mining industry needs…
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By the time you hear these bats, it’s too late
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 01 November 2025 The fringe-lipped bat ambushes its prey, helping to make it an exceptionally efficient hunter. Source…
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Electromagnetic interference shielding using metal and MXene thin films
Joo, K. et al. High performance package-level EMI shielding of Ag epoxy composites with spray method for high frequency FCBGA…
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How Napoleon’s army met its doom: DNA reveals surprise illnesses had a role
Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03487-6 Remains of some of the 300,000 soldiers who died on the retreat from…
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These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?
Elkhorn coral off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Credit: Sam Hodge/Alamy Two years after a record-setting heatwave, scientists have…
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do we even need a replacement?
The statue of Alan Turing at Bletchley Park, UK.Credit: Steve Meddle/Shutterstock Today’s best artificial intelligence (AI) models sail through the…
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Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining — some to single percentage points — as a surge in…
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Scientists lose jobs and grants as US government shutdown takes a toll
The closure of the US government has shuttered the Smithsonian Institution’s museums and zoo and some of its research facilities.…
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The world’s first plastics treaty is in crisis: can it be salvaged?
Global consumption of plastics is on the rise, but only a small percentage of plastic waste is recycled. Credit: Justin…
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Bear Cam Fan Art 2025 Contest Winners
We received incredible submissions for this year’s 2025 Fan Art Contest, and it was nearly impossible to choose just a…
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