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At a policy panel in London in January, I had an uncomfortable realization: I was quite possibly the most disliked person in the room. I’d been invited to the event…
Center for the Fundamental Laws of Nature, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA Daniel Jafferis & David K. Kolchmeyer Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA Alexander…
RNA structure poses unique challenges for computational models.Credit: Getty At a virtual conference in November 2020, the winner of a biennial protein-structure-prediction challenge was announced: AlphaFold. Created by Google DeepMind,…
This spinning globe was displayed on an LED with microscopic pixel sizes.Credit: Y. Lian et al./Nature Physicists have created the tiniest light-emitting diode (LED) displays ever1. The image above was…
At 3 p.m. on 30 December last year, residents of Mukuku village in Makueni county, Kenya, were startled by a loud crash. In the middle of a field lay a…
In the next few months, from its perch atop a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will begin surveying the cosmos with the largest camera ever built. Every…
Bacteria, such as E. coli (pictured), produce polymers to store nutrients.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for…
With papers to write, grants to apply for and students to teach, cybersecurity can be a low priority for scientists. Until, that is, it all goes wrong. “Frankly, this is…
Two new AI tools check for errors in research papers including in the calculations, methodology and references.Credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Late last year, media outlets worldwide warned that black…
The Athena lander touched down in the region around the lunar south pole (pictured) on 6 March as planned, but its health is uncertain. Credit: Dave Tyler/Galaxy/Alamy The latest attempt…