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If you’re ready to commit to a year of Max, you can do so for a 40 percent discount. Right now, every tier of the streaming service is on sale — that includes the ad-free, 4K version for $140 annually, which works out to $12 per month instead of the regular $20 monthly. The least … Read more
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Northern Australian elder George Milpurrurr shows the next generation how to do a cultural burn.Credit: Penny Tweedie/Alamy Indigenous Australians have been using fire to shape the country’s northern ecosystems for thousands of years. Researchers analysed charcoal … Read more
One day after a bill that could lead to of TikTok in the United States passed the House of Representatives, the company is doubling down on its strategy of urging users to call lawmakers. The app began pushing new in-app messages to users asking them to “tell your Senator how important TikTok is to you” … Read more
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every week? Sign up here. Sora is one of several AI tools that generates video from text promptsCredit: OpenAI The release of OpenAI’s sophisticated video-generating tool Sora has been met with a mix of trepidation and excitement. Some observers worry that … Read more
Whether you have kids tracking in dirt on a daily basis or a few fur-shedding pets (or both), a robot vacuum can help make it easier to keep your floors clean. Vacuuming doesn’t have to be a daily chore for which you alone are responsible — these smart machines have gotten even better in recent … Read more
Plastic wrappers are known to leach some chemicals into food.Credit: Carl Court/Getty After a year of trawling through scientific reports and national regulatory databases, scientists funded by the Norwegian Research Council have compiled a list of more than 16,000 ‘plastic chemicals’ — compounds found in plastics or thought to be used in them, including raw … Read more
8BitDo’s nostalgic Retro Mechanical Keyboard is on sale for an all-time low price today. The Nintendo-esque accessory ships in NES or Famicom-inspired colorways, and it includes two giant red buttons that would look right at home playing Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! or Excitebike. Usually, it’s $100, but you can grab the keyboard for $85 right now … Read more
Credit: Taj Francis Last year, the Nature Index was broadened to include author affiliations from articles in more than 60 medical journals. The expansion, which covers all major disciplines and specialities in clinical medicine and surgery, offers new insights into global publishing trends in the health sciences. This is the first supplement to explore some … Read more
Recteq revealed five new smart pellet grills in October, including unique dual-chamber and griddle options. Now, the company is back with two more models: a larger version of the recently overhauled Flagship 1100 and a built-in design for outdoor kitchens. The Flagship XL 1400 has all of the updates that were announced with the Flagship … Read more
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The most dimorphic species was the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), where males had a mean mass 3.2 times that of females (Michele and Tom Grimm/Alamy) An analysis of more than 400 mammal species is overturning … Read more