I love taking trains so was so glad to see @nature.com's recent editorial advocating for sustainable rail travel www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I feel like this should go without saying, but repeated hits to the head can only be bad: A recent @nature.com paper describes the neuron los and inflammation caused by repeated head trauma in young athletes 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Would you let AI (LLMs) cheat for you? New work out in @nature.com shows that people are indeed willing to instruct AI in ways that will benefit themselves, despite not being totally honest. Great work by @nckobis.bsky.social and @iyadrahwan.bsky.social et al 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Did you know that people who move to more walkable cities in the US end up walking more? This seems obvious, but is quite solid evidence for the influence of the built environment on human activity and well-being. Read more in the @nature.com paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Did you know that scientists have been able to link heatwaves to the carbon emissions from specific companies? Read more in @nature.com's recent new story 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How did rumors spread in revolutionary France? A recent @nature paper take an epidemiological approach to understand the spread of the "great fear" in France... and is an example of the type of social science work that we are now publishing www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I've always felt that @bsky.app is better for research-related information, an opinion supported by @nature.com 's survey and a recent arXiv preprint: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

People explore unfamiliar options more when deciding how to avoid losses than when seeking gains, shows a recent paper published in @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why does chocolate taste so good? One answer is the microbes www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The content produced by genAI is based on others' ideas... does this count as plagiarism? Read more in this fascinating @nature.com news feature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It seems that concepts that used to be science fiction are rapidly becoming reality. How can we make sure this happens in the most responsible way possible? A Perspective in @nature.com by Iyad Rahwan et al outlines a method for researching "science fiction" science 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Did you know that the same gene can have the opposite effect on a child, depending on whether it came from the mother or father? I definitely didn't until I read this @nature.com paper 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why is it that immigrants tend to make less money than natives? a recent @nature.com paper shows it's primarily due to immigrants' lack of access to high-paying jobs 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Did you know that seeing virtual avatars with coughs or rashes can trigger your brain's immune response? Read more in this fascinating Nature Neuroscience paper @natureportfolio.nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I find this so cool: you can control a computer via a wristband, and performance actually generalizes across people. Read more in this recent @nature.com paper 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Did you know that most of the research done on computer vision ends up powering surveillance? If not, read the @nature.com paper 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I'm so proud to see this great paper finally published in @nature.com!

What do you think about the idea of a "Nature Relationship Index" to measure the progress of nations "towards delivering mutually beneficial relationships among people and the rest of the living world"? (full paper published in @nature.com) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I was going through my open tabs and realized I forgot to highlight this great News & Views in @nature.com by John List and Andrew Simon discussing @standehaene.bsky.social et al's paper showing that a gender gap in math arises soon after children begin school 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I've been behind on posting, but wanted to highlight a paper published in @nature.com last month describing how computer vision research ends up powering surveillance technology 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's true that America's life expectancy is low for its wealth. Why? Chronic disease is part of the cause, but so are gune, drugs and cars reports a @nature.com news feature 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Are protests an effective way of driving change? a @nature.com news feature summarizes the research on which types work best 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Do girls and boys really differ in their mathematical skills? A recent @nature.com paper by @standehaene.bsky.social et al shows that French boys and girls enter school with similar abilities, but after just four months, boys pull ahead 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I found this @nature.com paper so inspiring: It describes how the thoughts of a man with a severe speech difficulty can be instantaneously translated not just into speech, but expressive thoughts and song! 🧪 urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

I am definitely biased in favor of @nature.com 's publications but found this recent news feature "how to speak to a vaccine sceptic" particularly timely and important 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Small-scale fisheries contribute to the food and nutritional security of a large share of the world’s population, so @nature.com and the @natureportfolio.nature.com have put together a collection of papers from a collaboration between FAO, Duke, Stanford & WorldFish 🧪 www.nature.com/collections/...

I'm celebrating my Friday by reading this recent review published in @nature.com by @lucinauddin.bsky.social and Bharat Biswal on the history and future of rsfMRI. It's a great read for anybody interested! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What happens when scientists leave their original research theme to explore a new field? A new @nature.com paper by @dashunwang.bsky.social et al quantifies this "pivot" and shows that it comes at a cost: work in new fields receives relatively fewer citations 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's not surprising to see that cutting off funding disrupts science and impacts its novelty, but I think it's important that this is documented and shared 🧪 . For more see the news coverage in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It's devastating to lose a pregnancy. Now new research in @nature.com identifies the parental and meiotic origins of chromosomal abnormalities that can lead to pregnancy loss 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's not surprising, but still sad to see the estimates from this @nature.com paper showing the negative correlation between local plant diversity and the level of anthropogenic activity www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Insights into whether people from different cultures & societies from around the world are flourishing are shared in papers from the Global Flourishing Study, published across @natureportfolio.nature.com @biomedcentral.bsky.social @springernature.com 🧪https://www.nature.com/collections/eaeicjffaf

How do psychedelics reduce fear? They modulate the interaction between immune cells, which boost stress-linke fear responses by communicating with brain cells shows a @nature.com paper 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We all know how powerful memories can feel, but new work published in @nature.com shows that the memory of being exposed to cold conditions in a specific environment can alter a mouse's whole-body metabolism 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How does psilocybin impact neural plasticity and depression-related behavior? A recent @nature paper identifies the neurons that mediate a psychedelic's long-term antidepressive effects www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Some days, I just need a break from the news and to wonder at the marvels of nature and science (not the journals) by looking at nature.com's best science images of the month 🧪 www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health? Helen Pearson answers this question in an excellent news feature out in @nature.com today: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@nature.com's #scientistsatwork photo competition is open! Please apply if you are a scientist with some great photos of you at work 🧪

Why do people buy so much stuff? and can we help them stop? @nature.com's news team put together a great feature on the science of shopping addiction to answer these questions 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Standing with all my fellow scientists in solidarity 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A slimy barrier lining the brain’s blood vessels could hold the key to shielding the organ from the harmful effects of ageing, according to a @nature.com study in mice 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Not that I would ever want my own brain turned to glass, but I do think it's pretty cool to see how this brain was turned to glass by the extreme conditions during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I'm very happy that we at @nature.com published this editorial denouncing Trump's assault on science 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How can we reduce racial bias? By changing 5 point rating systems to dichotomous, thumbs up/thumbs down rating, shows a @nature.com paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Socio-economic status explains one-third of the racial disparity in top academic achievement while school factors explain only about 1/10 shows a recent @nature.com paper by John List et al 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The x chromosome, passed from mother to daughter, influences brian aging in mice, shows a @nature.com paper 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Are the internet and AI affecting our memory and the way we think? The short answer is yes, but for a more in-depth look, read @nature.com's great news feature on the topic 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00292-z

Do you ever wonder whether teaching children math in a classroom translates to applied skills? or if those kids that can do applied math would perform well in a classroom setting? A new @nature.com paper shows that these skills do not translate 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am delighted to share this truly excellent @nature.com perspective by Judy Illes, Melissa Perreault et al discussing Indigenous perspectives on neuroscience and how we can combine them with some of our Western ideas to deepen our understanding of human brain health www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Some nice visual distractions: @nature.com's top science images of the last month www.nature.com/immersive/d4...