Kohinoor Chakraborty
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For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter of life began
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How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer
Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter of life began
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In 1789, rumours spread like a virus across France: gangs of bandits were attacking villages, destroying crops and terrorizing peasants, mobilized by nobles trying to suppress political unrest.
None of it was true
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None of it was true
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An abiding mystery of the French Revolution is solved — by epidemiology
The period of panic and unrest called the Great Fear was triggered by deliberately spread rumours, according to methods borrowed from pandemic playbooks.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In 1789, rumours spread like a virus across France: gangs of bandits were attacking villages, destroying crops and terrorizing peasants, mobilized by nobles trying to suppress political unrest.
None of it was true
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None of it was true
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For the first time, large language models performed on a par with gold medallists in the International Mathematical Olympiad
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DeepMind and OpenAI models solve maths problems at level of top students
For the first time, large language models performed on a par with gold medallists in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
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July 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
For the first time, large language models performed on a par with gold medallists in the International Mathematical Olympiad
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Imaging research in the popular field of computer vision almost always involves analysing humans and their environments, and most of the subsequent patents can be used in surveillance technologies
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Wake up call for AI: computer-vision research increasingly used for surveillance
One analysis suggests that 90% of studies in the field involve imaging humans.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Imaging research in the popular field of computer vision almost always involves analysing humans and their environments, and most of the subsequent patents can be used in surveillance technologies
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Diet rich in plant-based foods, with moderate inclusion of healthy animal-based foods, may enhance overall healthy aging
Not a surprise perhaps but an important confirmation from this large study based on longitudinal data
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Not a surprise perhaps but an important confirmation from this large study based on longitudinal data
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🧪 #MedSky
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Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging - Nature Medicine
In two longitudinal cohorts followed for 30 years, the associations of eight different dietary patterns with healthy aging—encompassing cognitive, physical and mental health—were studied, identifying ...
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April 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Diet rich in plant-based foods, with moderate inclusion of healthy animal-based foods, may enhance overall healthy aging
Not a surprise perhaps but an important confirmation from this large study based on longitudinal data
@naturemedicine.bsky.social
🧪 #MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Not a surprise perhaps but an important confirmation from this large study based on longitudinal data
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🧪 #MedSky
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Vaccines save lives.
“It’s often said that the first responsibility of any government is the safety & protection of its people. That alone should be reason enough for policymakers to encourage people to get themselves & their children vaccinated”
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“It’s often said that the first responsibility of any government is the safety & protection of its people. That alone should be reason enough for policymakers to encourage people to get themselves & their children vaccinated”
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Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them
Attacks on vaccines and the cancellation of research into what causes vaccine hesitancy puts people in harm’s way.
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March 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Vaccines save lives.
“It’s often said that the first responsibility of any government is the safety & protection of its people. That alone should be reason enough for policymakers to encourage people to get themselves & their children vaccinated”
🧪 #MedSky @nature.com
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“It’s often said that the first responsibility of any government is the safety & protection of its people. That alone should be reason enough for policymakers to encourage people to get themselves & their children vaccinated”
🧪 #MedSky @nature.com
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The world would be a better place if we separate government from religions. A complete separation of religions with Govt/policymakers. This is the only way.
March 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The world would be a better place if we separate government from religions. A complete separation of religions with Govt/policymakers. This is the only way.
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A major UN climate assessment is moving forward in China this week without the US, after the administration blocked US officials’ participation & shut down a team providing technical support for the next international climate assessment
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Trump officials bar US climate team from global talks
A NASA climate scientist is banned from an international meeting, and the agency shuts down a team supporting production of the next global climate asessment.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A major UN climate assessment is moving forward in China this week without the US, after the administration blocked US officials’ participation & shut down a team providing technical support for the next international climate assessment
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The response of the science community to the last month is not about one statement or action. It's about all of us with our different frames. For Science's part, we are doing what we have always done and have no plans to change. My thoughts on what we can do. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Come together, right now
The chaos, conflicting information, firings, and hurtful rhetoric of the Trump administration’s approach to science over the past month are causing anxiety, grief, and concern for the scientific commu...
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February 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The response of the science community to the last month is not about one statement or action. It's about all of us with our different frames. For Science's part, we are doing what we have always done and have no plans to change. My thoughts on what we can do. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives.
An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
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An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
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Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
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February 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives.
An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
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How a junk-food splurge can change your brain activity - turns out the effects may be lingering
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How a junk-food splurge can change your brain activity
A short bout of indulgence in fatty, sugary snacks leads to lingering brain-activity changes ― even if it does not cause weight gain.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How a junk-food splurge can change your brain activity - turns out the effects may be lingering
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Since RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on
The Staggering Success of Vaccines
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The Staggering Success of Vaccines
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See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World
Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world
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February 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Since RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on
The Staggering Success of Vaccines
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
The Staggering Success of Vaccines
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
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Why is mathematics education failing some of the world’s most talented children?
In our editorial this week, we turn to education, a topic we’ve been interested in since the early days of Nature, back in the late 1900s
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In our editorial this week, we turn to education, a topic we’ve been interested in since the early days of Nature, back in the late 1900s
@nature.com 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Why is mathematics education failing some of the world’s most talented children?
A study shines a light on the remarkable arithmetic skills that young people acquire outside formal schooling. Education must evolve to enable them to fulfil their potential.
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February 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Why is mathematics education failing some of the world’s most talented children?
In our editorial this week, we turn to education, a topic we’ve been interested in since the early days of Nature, back in the late 1900s
@nature.com 🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In our editorial this week, we turn to education, a topic we’ve been interested in since the early days of Nature, back in the late 1900s
@nature.com 🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Microplastics have been found just about everywhere scientists have looked. Now scientists are trying to determine their effects on your health
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Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Microplastics have been found just about everywhere scientists have looked. Now scientists are trying to determine their effects on your health
https://go.nature.com/41a807i
https://go.nature.com/41a807i
The United States of America is going to collapse in 2/3 years, and the whole world will laugh & learn from the mistake of giving far right extremist power.
February 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The United States of America is going to collapse in 2/3 years, and the whole world will laugh & learn from the mistake of giving far right extremist power.
The World's Greatest Morons!
February 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The World's Greatest Morons!
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Scientists globally are engaging in a mass-archiving effort in response to the US CDC removing some of its web pages. The aim is to save vital health databases taken down in response to the executive orders issued by President Trump 🧪
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Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos
The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.
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February 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Scientists globally are engaging in a mass-archiving effort in response to the US CDC removing some of its web pages. The aim is to save vital health databases taken down in response to the executive orders issued by President Trump 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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100 years ago, on the day of his wedding, anatomist Raymond dart received what would become one of the world's most famous fossils, the Taung Child
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‘Taung Child’ fossil offers clues about the evolution of childhood
A fossil found in South Africa 100 years ago provides insights into the emergence of a crucial — and unusual — life stage.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
100 years ago, on the day of his wedding, anatomist Raymond dart received what would become one of the world's most famous fossils, the Taung Child
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Taking omega-3 and vitamin D supplements over a three-year period slowed biological ageing by three to four months, particularly when combined with exercise.
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Omega-3 supplements slow biological ageing
The anti-ageing effect was even greater when combined with vitamin D and exercise.
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February 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Taking omega-3 and vitamin D supplements over a three-year period slowed biological ageing by three to four months, particularly when combined with exercise.
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The first clinical trial testing whether pig kidneys can be safely transplanted into living people has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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The science behind the first pig-organ transplant trial in humans
The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.
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February 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The first clinical trial testing whether pig kidneys can be safely transplanted into living people has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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https://go.nature.com/42HDqTL
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Spectacular night skies, 700 species new to science, and mitochondria as you've never seen them before.
These are January's best science images, chosen by Nature's photo team 📸
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These are January's best science images, chosen by Nature's photo team 📸
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Mitochondria as you’ve never seen them — January’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Spectacular night skies, 700 species new to science, and mitochondria as you've never seen them before.
These are January's best science images, chosen by Nature's photo team 📸
https://go.nature.com/40WDvls
These are January's best science images, chosen by Nature's photo team 📸
https://go.nature.com/40WDvls
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How China created AI model DeepSeek & shocked the world - government policies, generous funding & a pipeline of AI graduates have helped Chinese firms create advanced LLMs
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How China created AI model DeepSeek and shocked the world
Government policies, generous funding and a pipeline of AI graduates have helped Chinese firms create advanced LLMs.
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February 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How China created AI model DeepSeek & shocked the world - government policies, generous funding & a pipeline of AI graduates have helped Chinese firms create advanced LLMs
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Blood vessels in the brain rhythmically constrict and dilate to drive waves of cleansing fluid through the organ
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How the brain cleans itself during deep sleep
Blood vessels in the brain rhythmically constrict and dilate to drive waves of cleansing fluid through the organ.
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January 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Blood vessels in the brain rhythmically constrict and dilate to drive waves of cleansing fluid through the organ
https://go.nature.com/3PwtwN2
https://go.nature.com/3PwtwN2
