‘There is no cookie cutter female scientist’

‘There is no cookie cutter female scientist’

Julie Gould 00:0 Hello, and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould. We’re starting off a new series of episodes where I’ll be sharing stories from female scientists in Latin America. Working as a scientist in Latin America comes with its challenges, whatever gender you identify with. There’s a severe lack … Read more

Lack of focus doesn’t equal lack of intelligence — it’s proof of an intricate brain

Lack of focus doesn’t equal lack of intelligence — it’s proof of an intricate brain

Imagine a busy restaurant: dishes clattering, music playing, people talking loudly over one another. It’s a wonder that anyone in that kind of environment can focus enough to have a conversation. A new study by researchers at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science provides some of the most detailed insights yet into the brain … Read more

Could AI-designed proteins be weaponized? Scientists lay out safety guidelines

Could AI-designed proteins be weaponized? Scientists lay out safety guidelines

The artificial-intelligence tool AlphaFold can design proteins to perform specific functions.Credit: Google DeepMind/EMBL-EBI (CC-BY-4.0) Could proteins designed by artificial intelligence (AI) ever be used as bioweapons? In the hope of heading off this possibility — as well as the prospect of burdensome government regulation — researchers today launched an initiative calling for the safe and … Read more

ULTROS and the palette of surreal sci-fi

ULTROS and the palette of surreal sci-fi

Game design is a daring and dangerous endeavor for Niklas Åkerblad, who creates under the name El Huervo. When he describes the artistic process behind , a neon-speckled platformer set in a demonic cosmic uterus, he talks about pushing against the sharp edges of introspection and sanity, drawing from wells of creativity buried deep in … Read more

iPhone 16 Pro leaked renders might give us our first look at rumored Capture Button

iPhone 16 Pro leaked renders might give us our first look at rumored Capture Button

CAD files for what is purported to be the iPhone 16 Pro have recently surfaced online, giving people an idea of what Apple’s upcoming flagship may look like. According to tech news site 91mobiles, the smartphone will look similar to the iPhone 15 Pro with a few notable differences. First off, the 16 Pro is … Read more

Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds ‘full recovery’ of reef growth within four years

Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds ‘full recovery’ of reef growth within four years

While the majority of the world’s reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study reported in the journal Current Biology on March 8 offers some encouraging news: efforts to restore coral reefs not only increase coral cover, but they can also bring back important ecosystem functions, and surprisingly fast. … Read more

Roger Guillemin (1924–2024), neuroscientist who showed how the brain controls hormones

Roger Guillemin (1924–2024), neuroscientist who showed how the brain controls hormones

Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Roger Guillemin identified the molecules in the brain that control the production of hormones in endocrine glands such as the pituitary and thyroid. His work led to a torrent of advances in neuroendocrinology, with far-reaching effects on studies of metabolism, reproduction and growth. For his discoveries on peptide-hormone production in the brain, … Read more