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The four Artemis II astronauts inside of the Orion capsule before they spoke to US President Donald Trump, after the Moon fly-by.Credit: NASA Updated 6 April 2026, 10.05 p.m. CDT (Houston time) The astronauts spoke over a phone link with US President Donald Trump on their way back from the Moon. Continuing a tradition that stems back to President Richard…
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The hidden costs of ‘helpful’ AI
Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00966-2 Even when artificial-intelligence tools aid individuals’ decision-making, they can quietly de-skill whole professions by narrowing how uncertainties and values are debated. Source link
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Forty-five years of progress after a key paper about the evolution of cooperation
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Data from smart watches reveal early signs of insulin resistance
Many chronic diseases unfold slowly as continuous biological processes, yet they are typically detected through brief clinical snapshots — at annual visits to a physician or from isolated laboratory tests, for instance. Insulin resistance, a condition in which the body must work harder to regulate blood sugar, can develop for years before it becomes visible in routine diagnostics. Writing in…
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Daily multivitamin slows signs of biological ageing
Taking multivitamins daily was associated with changes in epigenetic ageing ‘clocks’.Credit: Halfpoint Images/Getty Taking a multivitamin every day can slow certain markers of biological ageing, a new study suggests. The research, published in Nature Medicine on 9 March1, reveals that taking a daily supplement for two years slowed biological ageing in older adults by around four months, compared with those…
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meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science
Science was once the domain of researchers toiling in solitude. Today, however, research thrives through collaboration, and is perhaps at its best when scientists recognize their colleagues’ contributions. To celebrate International Women’s Day, held each year on 8 March, Nature asked six previous winners of awards given in partnership with Nature to name a woman who has had a positive…
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Historically Black US universities chase top research ranking
Karl Thompson is a microbiologist at Howard University in Washington DC and the director of its graduate programme for biomedical sciences.Credit: Justin D. Knight/Howard University One year ago this month, Howard University in Washington DC landed the coveted title of an R1 research university — the highest US research designation conferred by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.…
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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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