A new high resolution digital dataset and map — named Itiner-e — of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data. The findings increase the known length of the Empire’s road system by over 100,000 kilometres. 🏺 🧪

A study in Nature Communications finds that relative abundances of stress-sensitive gastrointestinal microbes at 2 years old predicts internalizing symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, in middle childhood through altered emotion-related brain network connectivity. #microbiome #medsky 🧪

A paper in Nature Astronomy reports an extreme flare seen from a supermassive black hole that is 30 times brighter than similar events and was first detected in 2018. The most likely cause is the shredding of a star of 30 solar masses or more. go.nature.com/3WIGmLN 🔭 🧪

🧬 Thrilled to share our latest paper in @natmicrobiol.nature.com 📄 A collaboration to give the Flaviviridae (home to Zika, Dengue & HCV) a much-needed taxonomic re-think. Our at-scale AI structure prediction gave a complementary perspective on viral evolution. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A paper in Nature presents a database of more than 10,000 human images to evaluate biases in artificial intelligence models for human-centric computer vision, called the Fair Human-Centric Image Benchmark (FHIBE) and was developed by Sony AI. go.nature.com/4qP0MAK 🧪

Up to 59% of Antarctic ice shelves may be at risk of disappearing under high-emission scenarios by 2300, according to an analysis of the effect of ocean warming in Nature. This could result in up to 10 m of global sea-level rise. go.nature.com/47Ag4k1 🌊 🧪

Draft atlases of the developing brain of humans and other mammals are presented in a collection of papers from BICAN published in Nature. These resources combine single-cell and spatial technologies to track how brain cell types emerge, diversify, and organize during development. 🧪

A study in Nature Communications provides insights into the genetic basis of obesity and its related comorbidities across ancestries and ascertainments. go.nature.com/3JwJkA4 🧬 🧪

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Neil Surana, one of last year's winners, turned his research into real-world impact through the Nature Awards: Healthspan Accelerator. Are you ready to take the next step in your own work? Learn more and apply: go.nature.com/4pbX3LZ #Academicsky

Polymer-coated liposomes specifically target and deliver interleukin-12 to metastatic ovarian cancer, strongly sensitizing the tumours to combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to a paper in Nature Materials. go.nature.com/4ouOWds 🧪

Spatial single-cell atlas of human lung is out in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nat Comm. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... It covers: • major+rare cell types • regional gene programs • COPD-associated disruptions Grateful to the amazing team from @scilifelab.se and other institutions! #lung #atlas

A previously uncharacterized microbial enzyme is responsible for the production of molecular hydrogen in the gut, which drives the growth of other bacteria and has implications for human health, according to a paper in Nature Microbiology. go.nature.com/4oKOveG #microbiome #medsky 🧪

Just out! 📄 The labs of @nicrodemo.bsky.social (Uppsala) and Emily Baird (Stockholm) studied the temperature sensitivity of bee buzzes 🐝 Key findings: - Frequency is driven by thorax temp - Air temps > 25 C affect muscle function - Little/no effect of species www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪

More than 40% of existing and planned offshore wind farm sites in Europe and Asia are being exposed to wind speeds above the maximum design load of some classes of turbine, according to a study in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/3LmAPZ2 🧪

"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers. For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect one in five women during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. A Review in Nature Reviews Psychology provides an overview of evidence-based psychotherapies for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and describes their underlying mechanisms. 🔒

In a Comment article for Nature, Vinay K. Chaudhri proposes an evolved ‘Turing test’ for artificial intelligence that asks an AI tool to convince a specialist that it has general-purpose knowledge like a human. 🧪

The Hektoria Glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated by at least 8 km in two months, a rate nearly 10 times faster than previously measured for a grounded glacier, according to a study in Nature Geoscience. go.nature.com/4nETBYJ ⚒️ 🧪

The remarkably long lifespan of bowhead whales could be due to an increased ability to repair DNA mutations, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/4hzvDN7 🌏 🧪

Taking over 5,000 steps per day may slow tau protein buildup and cognitive decline in people with preclinical #Alzheimers disease, according to a 14-year study of cognitively unimpaired older adults published in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/47Qw02J#Alzheimers#medsky 🧪

Large language models (LLMs) may not reliably acknowledge a user’s incorrect beliefs, according to a paper in Nature Machine Intelligence. The findings highlight the need for careful use of LLM outputs in high-stakes decisions. go.nature.com/48VRpIQ 🧪

1/ How is Germany's #Energiewende going, and how should it proceed? In our brand-new piece in Communications Earth & Environment, we show that the expansion of variable renewables has progressed substantially in recent years, but electrification and flexibility have not kept pace. A short 🧵

Is #innovation born or made? Why do some places keep innovating while others fall behind? Is innovation the product of cities—or of deeper laws? Our new paper in npj Complexity explores these questions through the lens of a century of US patent data.🧵👇 nature.com/articles/s44...

Proud to have contributed to @gaiabianchini.bsky.social and @flor-iacaruso.bsky.social new paper on how the superior colliculus temporally integrates multisensory information

🚨New paper alert! 🚨 Delighted to share that our new research led by Kenzie Weaver, exploring seasonal variations in tropical cyclone genesis and landfall for Southeast Asia, has been published today in @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications Earth and Environment! share.google/D1LoDNSgmhs1...

A Primer in Nature Reviews Diease Primers focuses on the acute stage of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes COVID-19, describing its epidemiology and pathogenesis, discussing its diagnosis and management, and summarizing effects on quality of life. go.nature.com/3X7cSHu #medsky 🧪

Congratulations to the 2025 Standing up for Science – The John Maddox Prize winners! Dr. Virginia Burkett received this year’s Maddox Prize, and the Early Career Award has been given to Dr. Nicolás Zanetta-Colombo. Learn more: spklr.io/63324Bzj3q

What a lovely time at the @natureportfolio.nature.com conference: Engineering models of human disease in Belgrade this week. I really enjoyed sharing my work and talking with lots of other wonderful scientists.

A paper in Nature Neuroscience proposes a conceptual framework to study the phenomenon of falling asleep and shows that a tipping point marks the brain’s nonlinear wake-to-sleep transition and that the unfolding process can be tracked in real time. go.nature.com/4oiDp0J #neuroskyence 🧪

Some ancient stony corals were able to survive extreme environmental changes, which suggests that some modern species could possess some resilience to the effects of climate change, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/4hrpLpi 🌊 🧪

To find answers about exoplanets, the authors of a Comment article in Nature argue there needs to be closer collaborations between exoplanet researchers and those who work on Earth’s and other planetary atmospheres and stronger links between experimentalists, modellers and astronomers. 🔭 🧪

Research in Nature Mental Health adopts a symptom-level approach to evaluate the effects of sertraline, also known as Zoloft, on depression and anxiety and shows early benefits for core symptoms while highlighting adverse impacts on somatic manifestations over time. #medsky 🧪

A study in Nature Neuroscience shows that the moments of failed attention we experience after sleep deprivation reflect brief ‘sleep-like’ episodes in the brain, corresponding to a brain- and body-wide event with altered brain activity, pupil size and brain fluid movement. #neuroskyence 🧪

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. A feature in Nature explores how harnessing this molecular cross talk could help create better crops. #plantscience 🧪

A Comment article in Nature Reviews Nephrology discusses how little attention has been given to how the termination of 2,100 NIH grants effect people who stand to benefit most from scientific discoveries: patients, care partners and community leaders. go.nature.com/47nCWmG #medsky 🧪

In a phase 1 trial, intramuscular injection of synthetic plasmid DNA encoding monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 was safe and well tolerated and did not elicit antidrug antibodies, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. #medsky 🧪

The flood of May 2023 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, displaced thousands of residents and had severe impacts on the economy, with extensive damage to infrastructure and losses in agriculture and livestock. A study in Scientific Reports examines the dynamics of this flooding event. 🧪

Scientists point to a long list of findings that emerged out of fundamental research, the type of studies the US government is cutting, and went on to change the world. Nature lists a few of their examples. 🧪

A new fossil species of rhinocerotid from the Canadian Arctic suggests that the North Atlantic Land Bridge, which facilitated cross-Atlantic dispersal of mammals during the Eocene, persisted into the Oligocene and Miocene, according to a paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution. #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪

Myelin damage in multiple sclerosis can be detected up to seven years before symptoms, with early immune pathway activation and a 21-protein panel showing promise for presymptomatic diagnosis, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/4qqq47L #medsky 🧪

A feature in Nature examines what journals are doing to confirm that the authors of a research paper are legitimate, and the downsides of more intense identity checks. #Academicsky 🧪

📢New Collection Alert: Sustainable agricultural practices In this cross-journal collection we focus on current research that contributes to the development and implementation of effective agricultural strategies. 📆Deadline: 24 July 2026 👉More details here: www.nature.com/collections/...

The paranormal looms large in pop culture, and in the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was of interest to many scientists. What does this history reveal about the boundaries of science? A Comment article in Nature Reviews Physics examines this question. go.nature.com/3PN3vsZ 🧪

A small-bodied dinosaur called Nanotyrannus, which was previously assumed by some to be a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, was instead a distinct genus, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/3Jo9ghg #Paleosky 🧪

First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E @jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social

Cement, brick, and metal use are responsible for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from the construction sector, and the sector’s carbon footprint could exceed the annual carbon budget, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/4op0VZR 🧪

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone has a chance for some spooky fun today. 🎃

Globalization has accelerated the spread of mosquito species that transmit human diseases. An analysis in Nature Communications shows that 45 disease-vector mosquito species have been introduced to non-native regions worldwide. go.nature.com/4hn6ogW 🧪