Divergent evolutionary strategies pre-empt tissue collision in gastrulation Summary This Nature paper reports a comparative, experimental and phylogenetic study showing that developing fly embryos evolved two different solutions to prevent…
A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour Summary This Nature paper from the International Brain Laboratory presents a public, brain-wide electrophysiological dataset collected with Neuropixels probes during a…
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage Summary This Nature paper maps global sedimentary basins and applies a set of precautionary exclusion layers (protected areas, polar regions, seismic hazard…
DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication Summary This study (Hudson et al., Nature, 2025) shows that the conserved nuclease-helicase DNA2 is essential because it restricts homologous-recombination-restarted replication (HoRReR) at…
Summary Nature’s short feature visits a unique facility in Curitiba, Brazil, that mass-produces Aedes mosquitoes at industrial scale to reduce the spread of dengue, Zika and chikungunya. The site can…
Cas9 senses CRISPR RNA abundance to regulate CRISPR spacer acquisition Summary This study reports a previously unknown, RNA-independent role for Cas9 in type II-C CRISPR systems: apoCas9 (Cas9 lacking bound…
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says Summary The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has accused the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption…
FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data Summary The US Justice Department, after an FTC referral, filed a complaint against Chinese toy maker Apitor for…
With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programmes Summary The House Homeland Security Committee advanced two key cyber measures this week as their…
Two arrested in Egypt as authorities take down Streameast sports piracy platform Summary The Streameast illegal sports‑streaming network — described by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) as the…
