Just how bad will climate change get? The only way to know is to fund basic research Summary Predictions of future global warming remain highly uncertain, largely because of poorly…
A humidity measure that accounts for redistribution of water across the landscape Summary A new global humidity index incorporates lateral hydrologic flows — rivers and groundwater — alongside precipitation, potential…
These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone Summary Researchers have built centimetre-scale, ultralight wafer devices that can lift and briefly hover using only sunlight. The design revisits physics…
Watch rappelling robots dive into a lava tube — for science Summary Researchers tested a team of specialised autonomous robots in a lava tube on Lanzarote, Spain, demonstrating coordinated surface…
Photophoretic flight of perforated structures in near-space conditions Summary This Nature paper demonstrates how ultralight, perforated membrane structures can generate sustained lift in near-space (very low-pressure) environments through photophoretic forces.…
Calving-driven fjord dynamics resolved by seafloor fibre sensing Summary This paper demonstrates how distributed fibre‑optic sensing (DAS and DTS) deployed on the seafloor can resolve the full chain of processes…
n-Type thermoelectric elastomers Summary This Nature article reports the development of one of the first n-type thermoelectric elastomers. The team combined uniform bulk nanophase separation, thermally activated crosslinking and targeted…
Delocalized electrolyte design enables 600 Wh kg−1 lithium metal pouch cells Summary This Nature article reports a new “delocalised” electrolyte design that breaks the common reliance on dominant solvation structures.…
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan Summary This Nature paper presents a chromosome-scale genome and multi-omic atlas for the arrow worm Paraspadella gotoi and links rapid genomic…
Elementary 3D organization of active and silenced E. coli genome Summary This Nature paper presents ultra-high-resolution Micro-C maps of the Escherichia coli chromosome (down to ~10 bp) and reveals previously…
