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A paper in Nature demonstrates a four-legged robot that is able to complete a marathon on a single battery charge. The robot exhibited three times the travel range per charge of existing robots. go.nature.com/4iNvo3R
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A paper in Nature presents the largest-known map of gene expression in the human prefrontal cortex region of the brain. go.nature.com/4yLUu82
This is figure 1, which shows single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the human DLPFC across the lifespan.

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Conditions that could sustain a proposed early stage of life known as the RNA World may have stabilized around 4.33 billion years ago, according to a modelling study published in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/4yRAwbN
This is figure 2, which shows thermal modifications to the Hadean crust from impact bombardment.

ALT This is figure 2, which shows thermal modifications to the Hadean crust from impact bombardment.

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A swallowable paper battery that can power medical devices inside the body before breaking down has shown promise in preclinical research, including studies in pigs, according to research in Nature Chemical Engineering. go.nature.com/4rxyLyb
This is figure 1, which shows a schematic illustration of a capsule-based biodegradable electronics system with an envisioned scenario for clinical use.

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A paper in Nature presents an AI system that explains why self-driving cars make decisions. The system improves drivers’ ability to understand and predict self-driving vehicle behavior. go.nature.com/4j9On8O
This is figure 3, which shows the results of using the AI framework in a self-driving vehicle.

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The best medicines go exactly where they’re needed in the body and nowhere else. The latest Nature Outlook examines drug delivery. go.nature.com/4cSsqr4
nature portfolio Drug delivery Nature Outlook. Cartoon pills (one a helicopter) journey through red blood vessels. The helicopter pill passes a checkered tunnel, releasing red crosses. Circular diagrams show a human body with target areas & monitoring gauges. SPRINGER NATURE. Illustration: Julia Specht represented by Roar Artists

ALT nature portfolio Drug delivery Nature Outlook. Cartoon pills (one a helicopter) journey through red blood vessels. The helicopter pill passes a checkered tunnel, releasing red crosses. Circular diagrams show a human body with target areas & monitoring gauges. SPRINGER NATURE. Illustration: Julia Specht represented by Roar Artists
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A study in Communications Biology shows that Antarctic krill ecology may be more closely connected to hydrothermal vents than previously recognized. go.nature.com/4yHxerH
This is figure 2, which shows screenshots taken from ROV dives aboard RV Falkor (too).

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The rise in student use of AI is forcing many educators to rethink conventional assessment approaches, both to accommodate AI as a tool and detect its misuse. Nature spoke to educators about some of the approaches they and their institutions are taking to revamp assessment. go.nature.com/4dzSGXm

From Trojan horses to AI-proof exams: how professors are tackling students’ AI use

Nature - Academics worldwide are rethinking their assessment approaches — from developing exams that artificial-intelligence tools can’t pass to sneaking hidden AI prompts into tasks to catch...

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A study in Nature demonstrates that human brain organoids transplanted into mice replicate some features of brain development, including the formation of functional neural networks that can support brain activity. go.nature.com/4dHo9aa
This is figure 2, which shows transplantation of human cortical organoids into the apallial mouse.

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A paper in Nature Communications reports a detailed structural analysis of the Roman Empire’s entire road network, covering topographical information from nearly 300,000 km of roads. go.nature.com/3Vc4BEw
City streets in Ostia, the ancient sea port of Rome at the mouth of the river Tiber. Credit: Tom Brughmans

ALT City streets in Ostia, the ancient sea port of Rome at the mouth of the river Tiber. Credit: Tom Brughmans

So-called Arch of Drusus in Rome, near the start of the Via Appia. This was an ancient road over 2000 years ago, and is still in use as a road today. Credit: Tom Brughmans

ALT So-called Arch of Drusus in Rome, near the start of the Via Appia. This was an ancient road over 2000 years ago, and is still in use as a road today. Credit: Tom Brughmans

City streets in Ostia, the ancient sea port of Rome at the mouth of the river Tiber. Credit: Tom Brughmans

ALT City streets in Ostia, the ancient sea port of Rome at the mouth of the river Tiber. Credit: Tom Brughmans

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A paper in Nature Neuroscience describes a single brain implant that can simultaneously decode speech and gestures in people with paralysis. go.nature.com/4gT07v9
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Rapid caldera collapse during submarine eruptions could increase tsunami magnitude, suggests an analysis reported in Nature Geoscience of the geomorphological evolution of the caldera formed in the eruption of Hunga volcano (Tonga) in 2022. go.nature.com/4xJhzIi
This is figure 2, which shows the time series of Hunga volcano caldera before and after the 2022 eruption, revealing geomorphological and volumetric changes.

ALT This is figure 2, which shows the time series of Hunga volcano caldera before and after the 2022 eruption, revealing geomorphological and volumetric changes.

This is Extended Data Figure 1. it shows satellite imagery revealing the evolution of submerged parts of Hunga volcano.

ALT This is Extended Data Figure 1. it shows satellite imagery revealing the evolution of submerged parts of Hunga volcano.

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Nature reports how scientists are testing whether large language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs. go.nature.com/4h1dEQ7

The Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity?

Nature - Scientists are probing whether language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs.

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Primary infection of varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox and can reactivate later in life, leading to shingles and complications. A Primer in Nature Reviews Disease Primers covers its epidemiology, diagnosis, and management. go.nature.com/4dxTgF5
This is figure 1, which shows varicella zoster virus life cycle.

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Evidence from Bianfu Cave shows specialized hunting, expedient stone-tool production and extensive bone use of Denisovans, providing new insights into their ecology, behaviour and cultural legacy in eastern Asia, according to a paper in Nature. go.nature.com/3SFqhrY
This is figure 4, which shows stone artefacts and bone tools from Bianfu Cave.

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Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribution, according to a paper in Nature. go.nature.com/3SAc1Rh
This is figure 1, which shows geographic location of Bianfu Cave and morphology of two hominin teeth and three newly identified Denisovan bones.

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Changes in the female brain during menopause contrast sharply with those seen during pregnancy and puberty, according to research in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/3UGUGXt
This is figure 1, which shows monthly rates of gray matter volume change across three female hormonal transitions.

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Thousands of studies have explored the mechanisms underlying long COVID, similarities to other post-infection conditions and potential treatments. "We certainly don’t have the answer," Michael Peluso, an infectious disease clinician, tells Nature. "But we have a lot of leads." go.nature.com/4hb5eXu

When do infections lead to long COVID? Scientists close in on triggers and treatments for post-vi...

Nature - Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

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The Tasmanian tiger was Australia’s largest marsupial predator and famously likened to dog-family carnivorans. A study in Nature Communications shows that its skull functioned differently in prey capture compared to any living mammalian carnivore. go.nature.com/4x6GZi1
This is figure 1, which shows principal component plots of all partition shapes.

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