The World Cup is nearing the knock-out stage, with its dramatic penalty shoot-outs… “How do footballers cope?” Psychologist Geir Jordet says the same recipe can help with the stress of taking a penalty kick, a job interview or an exam. “We can all relate to the pressure.”

Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

Why should scientists pay attention to the Pope's encyclical letter on AI when academic and policy reports have already flagged such concerns? Paolo Benanti (@pbenanti.bsky.social) — priest, theologian and academic on the ethics of technology — shares his thoughts ↓

As the men’s football World Cup gets under way, how the game weighs on the health of athletes still isn’t talked about enough, says player-turned-medic Vincent Gouttebarge go.nature.com/4ojW90F

I need to restock my #sciart presents for graduating students (undergrads and grad students). Drop a link to your favorite science-themed artists website/etsy/redbubble page below. (microbiology focus is a bonus)

Olympics on steroids? As far-fetched as the Enhanced Games sound, they are happening later this week. April Henning, a sociologist working on substance use in sports and exercise, warns that dismissing the event altogether would be a mistake. Instead, sport needs to better support athletes.

The backlash against artificial intelligence is growing. What do you think about its impact on science? go.nature.com/4tJWk6t

Don’t miss this book - and if you have no time to read don’t miss this thread! Love the bit about moving on from “eminence-based” medicine.

My book BEYOND BELIEF is out today! It says: in a world flooded with questionable claims and misinformation, evidence from science can help show what’s nonsense – and what’s not. In other words: "Essential reading for the rational-minded". Please repost! 1/🧵 @princetonupress.bsky.social

Correspondence: Not everyone’s happy about the Artemis II Moon mission go.nature.com/4eu5Lmn

“We scientists are used to sticking to our knitting. But I began realizing that science needed defending,” says @samwang.bsky.social. @nature.com talked to researchers running for office who say the "science is above politics" era is a failed business model.

Follow along with us at @nature.com as we bring you today’s #ArtemisII lunar flyby - straight from mission scientists at Mission Control in Houston. I’ll have live updates throughout the day on this historic Moon mission. 🧪🔭 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

To the Moon and beyond…? As NASA is getting ready to launch, @bethanyehlmann.bsky.social ponders on space exploration - and the choices we face

Calling all budding science writers! Applications for our paid London-based internship, starting in June, are now open. Deadline: 9 March 2026 Full info here: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring... #PaidInternship #Internship #Journalism

UK science funding is looking bleak at the moment www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It was a pleasure to review Deborah Cohen's excellent book 'Bad Influence' for @nature.com. She lays bare how influencers, algorithms, wellness apps (and hidden commercial interests) are transforming our health for better or, often, for worse. Essential reading! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Great job, great journal, great team - I wholeheartedly encourage anyone interested to apply!

"This bold anthology rewrites the history of quantum physics and challenges its image of Knabenphysik — or boys’ physics, as it became known as in the 1920s because of the prominent work of a small group of young men"

will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other

Some reasons to be cheerful about 2025: drug discovery, progress in gene editing, and conservation go.nature.com/48TvJLH

All I want for Christmas is books! I asked 10 researchers about a book that galvanized them; they cooked up a poignant, serious yet joyful and ultimately uplifting collection. "I have never read a book like this before — deeply personal, yet relevant to everyone." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The full list of incredible people (along with a beautiful animation and very cute baby) is here: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Liang Wenfeng, DeepSeek's founder, is one of Nature's 10 - those who took a prominent role in shaping science this year 🧪🤖 DeepSeek makes frontier models for very cheap. I profiled him & the firm here (as well as you can profile a man who doesn't speak to the media) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@nature.com asked me to write an op-ed on the perspective of the AI reviewing process, prompted by the recent partnership between @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social and @qedscience.bsky.social Hope my perspective adds value to the conversation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Getting Rosalind Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Japan’s first female Prime Minister is no feminist — can she improve the research environment for women? go.nature.com/43dvWr9

Each year, more than nine million people in the United States do not take their medicines as prescribed owing to cost concerns Tighter price regulation would deliver fewer new drugs but improve global health, says Beth Woods go.nature.com/4nbVxrx

When your kitchen blender is an ancient alchemist’s furnace…!

You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds. @jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

the 2025 #Nobel prize in Chemistry for MOFs! Delighted to have dug into the potential of these amazing materials earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/d41...

If you've not got The Police/Sting in your head at the moment then you've clearly never seen this cover before.

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees, has passed away aged 91 go.nature.com/46K10ja

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

One of those synonyms for “pseudoscience” isn’t like the others… 👀 #chemsky

But over these days I’ve been deeply moved by the many responses to my Nature World View @nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com on equity in science. It has sparked conversations I never imagined, across continents and disciplines. If you haven’t read it yet, I invite you to do so👉 rdcu.be/eGEun

Decades in science taught me this: inequity won’t end with optics or lip service. The system won’t transform itself. Real change means building sideways: horizontal collaborations, valuing local expertise, and setting other terms for authorship, funding, and leadership.

We were incredibly honored to welcome Dr. Isabel Torres from Mothers in Science to #UniversityofWarwick this week! Dr. Torres presented deeply insightful and frankly quite horrifying studies on the treatment of mothers in academia and how parenthood impacts STEMM careers. Great discussions!!

Have quantum mechanics proved Einstein wrong, sent particles back in time, decrypted everything, messed with physicists and philosophers...? Check in this myth-busting piece from @hossenfelder.bsky.social, @mariaviolaris.bsky.social, Estelle Inack, Shweta Agrawal, Emily Adlam and Norma Sanchez

Our new piece is out in @nature.com big mihi to all my co-authors it was a pleasure to work with you on this @lanipai.bsky.social @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social @napaaqtuk.bsky.social @sereananaepi.bsky.social @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social Bradley Moggridge and Brittany Kamai tinyurl.com/yc4y9kfk

Glow-in-the-dark tees are great, but have you tried wearing bioluminescent algae...? "With enough oxygen and the right balance of light and dark, algae can exist in symbiosis with the wearer, lighting up in response to movement and warmth." 🤯 Stunning profile of fashion designer Iris van Herpen-

Book review 📚 AI hype, crackling northern lights and more: take it all in with these holiday reads go.nature.com/4lspkMN

If you've not already followed the cool trans nature experts in this starter pack, you're really missing out. Also, it's Pride! Get some more trans voices on your timeline!

Patriarchy Inc. explores the barriers women have long run into, why previous approaches to gender equity have stalled or failed, and what to do now. Don't miss Prof. Pragya Agarwal's (@drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social) take on it!

Labour WTF?!?!

It's hard to believe that nearly a decade has passed since @geojane.bsky.social went to B.U.'s administration and detailed her shocking experiences as a grad student under my then-adviser, Dave Marchant. In the years since, we have learned of so, so, so many others who likewise abused their (1/7)

Q: If you ask ChatGPT to write your research paper, based on some outline points, then edit the draft - and don't disclose you used AI - is this ethically appropriate? 👍Yes 🤔Only if you disclose you used AI 🚨Only if you give full details, including prompts ❌Never

There’s no mystery to innovation and economic growth; the US must nurture its scientists or find out the hard way, says Michael S. Lubell, former director of public affairs at the American Physical Society. https://go.nature.com/3GIZ40Z

Very, very, very few universities and institutes (and governments ) in Canada understand this. And consequently they provide no career paths and stability for these absolutely critical researchers. Without them our major (and minor!) core facilities are doomed.

"The technicians who devise the instruments, techniques and materials that go hand in hand with scientific discoveries are often the unsung heroes of research" say Venkatesh Narayanamurti & Steven Currall www.nature.com/articles/d41...