palaeontologist, author and TV presenter who traced continents through fossils
The UK palaeontologist Richard Fortey — who spent his career at the Natural History Museum in London — was an...
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Nature’s guide to what’s next
Lawsuits against the US National Institutes of Health might end up at the Supreme Court.Credit: Tierney L Cross/AFP/GettyThreats to US...
Jurassic fossil reveals the origin of parasitic thorny-headed worms
Herlyn, H. in The Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism: Identification and Macroevolution of Parasites (eds De Baets, K. &...
Obesity-drug pioneers and 13,508 physicists win US$3-million Breakthrough Prizes
The Breakthrough prize trophy’s design is inspired by imagery from science, including black holes, seashells and the structure of DNA.Credit:...
How does the brain control consciousness? This deep-brain structure
The inner structures of the brain are difficult to investigate without surgery.Credit: K H Fung/Science Photo LibraryNeuroscientists have observed for...
Style over substance? What birds’ mating behaviours reveal about sexual selection
Birds, Sex & Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin’s Strangest Idea Matt Ridley 4th Estate (2025)At 4 a.m. one...
Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?
Trials suggest that offering payment can increase the chance of a researcher agreeing to review, and in some cases speed...
Climate change will send home insurance spiralling. Here’s how to control costs
In January, at least 29 people were killed and more than 18,000 homes and buildings were burnt or destroyed by...
US universities curtail staff, spending as Trump cuts take hold
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge has frozen hiring for non-faculty positions.Credit: Mel Musto/Bloomberg/GettyThe onslaught of US spending cuts...
Matrix-producing neutrophils populate and shield the skin
De Veer, M. J., Kemp, J. M. & Meeusen, E. N. T. The innate host defence against nematode parasites. Parasite...
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