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Why Europe barred China from flagship Horizon research programmes
Credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Chinese research organizations can no longer take part in most of the research grants funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s €93.5 billion (US$111 billion) research-funding programme. The EU says it is concerned about sharing sensitive technologies with China that could jeopardize the region’s security. Starting this year, organizations based in or controlled by China cannot apply…
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My mission to make life more user friendly for the disability community
Josh Miele explains the nuances of a tactile map of a Bay Area Rapid Transit station.Credit: Laurie Udesky Working scientist profiles This article is part of an occasional series in which Nature profiles scientists with unusual career histories or outside interests. Fifty-seven-year-old Josh Miele is a blind scientist, an inventor of adaptive technology and a 2021 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ fellow.…
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China’s relationship with foreign scientific powers is changing rapidly
A new study shows most elite researchers in China remained in the country over the course of their careers.Credit: An Yuan/China News Service/VCG/Getty Deng Xiaoping’s 1979 visit to the United States heralded a new era of economic and scientific exchange between China and the United States. Xiaoping, then the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, famously donned an iconic cowboy…
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Exceeding 1.5 °C requires rethinking accountability in climate policy
Around ten years after the Paris climate agreement was adopted, the world is again at a crucial moment. In 2015, 195 countries committed to hold global warming “well below 2 °C” and to “pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5 °C” to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system (see go.nature.com/4qne62f)1. How to interpret these two temperature levels was ambiguous2,…
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mathematics was built on infighting and emotional turmoil
The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics Jason Socrates Bardi Basic (2025) In the weeks leading up to September 1891, mathematician Georg Cantor prepared an ambush. For years he had sparred — philosophically, mathematically and emotionally — with his formidable rival Leopold Kronecker, one of Germany’s most influential mathematicians. Kronecker thought that mathematics…
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Ancient ‘snowball’ Earth had frigidly briny seas
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 12 January 2026 Ocean temperatures well below freezing in Earth’s deep-past glacial phases imply some very salty waters. Source link
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graduates anxious, but optimistic, about the future
Last year, Nature’s careers team spoke to five recent PhD students in North America, Israel and the United Kingdom to understand how disruptions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, had affected their career plans. At the time, these students expressed anxiety about their prospects as they prepared to enter the job market — citing concerns around substantial cuts to US scientific…
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how I use penguin faeces to measure contaminants in Antarctica
“In this image, I’m collecting faecal samples from Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Horseshoe Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula at about 68° S. As an analytical chemist, my research focuses on detecting trace contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides and microplastics. It’s always been a dream of mine to travel to Antarctica, and I loved every minute. We follow strict…
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Explore 2025 with Leif Penguinson
For five years now, Briefing readers have eagerly awaited Fridays for a chance to put their penguin-hunting skills to the test. Each week, Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin, travels to scientifically interesting (and stunning) locations across the globe to hide from our readers’ keen eyes. (Read more of Leif’s origin story — and enjoy every puzzle over the first three…
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How fasting boosts breast cancer therapy
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