Nature

2024-06-21 @ 19.25.49 ∈ In English

World-First Experiment Reveals Why Some People Never Get COVID-19

Where most people mount a rapid immune response against the invading virus in their blood, these volunteers showed a subtle but much faster reaction in their nasal tissues that included the activation of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells and a drop in inflammatory white blood cells, which cleared the virus before it set in.

2024-04-03 @ 16.14.06 ∈ In English

After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today

The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

2024-03-25 @ 18.21.54 ∈ In English

More people care about climate change than you think

The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.

2024-03-12 @ 15.27.41 ∈ In English

Weather forecasts have become much more accurate; we now need to make them available to everyone

The biggest improvements we’ve seen are for longer timeframes. By the early 2000s, 5-day forecasts were “highly accurate” and 7-day forecasts are reaching that threshold today. 10-day forecasts aren’t quite there yet but are getting better.

2023-08-03 @ 20.07.54 ∈ Suomeksi

Suuret muinaiseläimet | Löytyi sinivalaan haastaja – muinainen valas on ollut painonsa puolesta suurin eläin

Perucetuksen arvioidaan olleen 17–20 metriä pitkä. […] Muinaisen valaan luiden massa arvioidaan kuitenkin 5,3–7,6 tonniksi. Kun tähän lisätään valaan elimet ja rasvat, päästään jättivalaan painossa suurimmillaan jopa 340 tonniin.

2022-10-03 @ 14.58.10 ∈ In English

LSD-Like Molecules Counter Depression Without the Trip

Scientists have designed compounds that hit the same key receptor that LSD activates without causing hallucinations. A single dose produced powerful antidepressant and antianxiety effects in mice that lasted up to two weeks.

2021-12-08 @ 17.46.18 ∈ In English

(From November.)

Study reveals how explosion in ocean life built the first mountains

An unprecedented abundance of oceanic life played a crucial role in the creation of Earth’s mountains, a landmark study led by scientists at the University of Aberdeen has revealed.

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