Nature Summaries and Reviews
See all summaries and reviews from Nature at a glance.
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Mining the ocean floor could solve mineral shortages – and lead to epic extinctions in some of the most remote ecosystems on Earth.
Olive Heffernan
Nature, 2019
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After decades of assuming that pain works the same way in all sexes, scientists are finding that different biological pathways can produce an ‘ouch!’.
Amber Dance
Nature, 2019
Jamie Morin sets out the elements required to track satellites and avoid crashes.
Jamie Morin
Nature, 2019
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Humans are masters of dexterity. But robots are catching up.
Richard Hodson
Nature, 2018
Amid the urgent need to decarbonize, the industry that delivers one-tenth of global electricity must consult the public on reactor research, design, regulation, location and waste.
Aditi Verma et al.
Nature, 2021
A handful of experiments are raising questions about whether clumps of cells and disembodied brains could be sentient, and how scientists would know if they were.
Sara Reardon
Nature, 2020
Pregnant women fare worse than others, although the risks to the fetus are slight.
Nidhi Subbaraman
Nature, 2021
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The brain’s immune system could be provoking Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Can scientists get it back in check?
Alison Abbott
Nature, 2018
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Chronotherapy – the specific timing of drug delivery – has shown promise in clinical trials. But that may not be enough to overcome the practical challenges.
Lynne Peeples
Nature, 2018
Genetically identical primates offer the best models of human disease, but raise ethical issues.
David Cyranoski
Nature, 2019
