Daily briefing: Lithium supplements reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice Summary This Nature Briefing (07 August 2025) gathers short takes on several recent science stories. The lead item reports that replenishing…
These genes can have the opposite effects depending on which parent they came from Summary Researchers describe a new statistical method that infers the parent of origin for genetic variants…
Decolonise scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them Summary This commentary, written by Indigenous scientists from Aotearoa, Canada, Australia and the United States, argues that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in…
Can creativity in science be learnt? These researchers think so Content summary The article profiles efforts to identify, teach and nurture creativity in scientific research. It opens with Jacqueline Tabler’s…
How animal paw pads got their toughness Summary The short Research Highlight reports that a protein called Slurp1 helps protect the skin of paw pads from mechanical stress. As four-legged…
Epic Games has another win over Apple and Google, this time in Australia Summary Australia’s Federal Court delivered an oral decision finding that Apple and Google abused their market power…
Chap found chunks of an asteroid older than Earth in his suburban living room Summary On 26 June a bright daytime fireball streaked across the south‑eastern United States. In Atlanta…
Ransomware crew spills Saint Paul’s 43GB of secrets after city refuses to cough up cash Summary The Interlock ransomware crew has published around 43GB of data — samples from an…
NASA mulls sending a rescue rocket to boost Swift observatory’s orbit Summary NASA is exploring commercial options to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after accelerated orbital…
I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11 Summary Mark Pesce recounts a recent visit to an American urgent care clinic where a nurse, after checking his ID,…
