Developmental maps of the brain trace when cell types emerge
Developmental maps of the brain trace when cell types emerge Summary A large consortium led by the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) has produced a suite of studies mapping…
Images for AI use can be sourced responsibly
Images for AI use can be sourced responsibly Summary Nature’s editorial highlights a new, responsibly sourced image data set — the Fair Human-Centric Image Benchmark (FHIBE or “Feebee”) — produced…
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text Summary A new non-invasive technique dubbed “mind-captioning” can convert patterns of brain activity into descriptive sentences that reflect what a…
Most Antarctic ice shelves are set to disappear if greenhouse-gas emissions remain high
Most Antarctic ice shelves are set to disappear if greenhouse-gas emissions remain high Article metadata Article Date: 05 November 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03581-9 Article Image: Summary This Research Briefing summarises…
Adenosine signalling drives antidepressant actions of ketamine and ECT
Adenosine signalling drives antidepressant actions of ketamine and ECT Summary This Nature paper shows that rapid antidepressant treatments — a single subanaesthetic dose of ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) —…
Transcriptomic and spatial organization of telencephalic GABAergic neurons
Transcriptomic and spatial organization of telencephalic GABAergic neurons Summary This Nature paper from the Allen Institute presents an integrated, high-resolution transcriptomic and spatial atlas of GABAergic neurons across the entire…
Millisecond lifetimes and coherence times in 2D transmon qubits
Millisecond lifetimes and coherence times in 2D transmon qubits Article metadata Article Date: 05 November 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09687-4 Article Image: (not provided) Summary This Nature paper reports millisecond-scale energy-relaxation…
Specificity, length and luck drive gene rankings in association studies
Specificity, length and luck drive gene rankings in association studies Summary This Nature paper compares gene prioritisation from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and loss-of-function (LoF) burden tests across 209 quantitative…
The importance of past rifting in large igneous province development
The importance of past rifting in large igneous province development Summary This study uses seismic data from 38 broadband stations across the Turkana Depression and southern Ethiopia to map crustal…
Spatial dynamics of brain development and neuroinflammation
Spatial dynamics of brain development and neuroinflammation Article Date: 05 November 2025 Source URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09663-y Article image: Figure 1 Summary This study introduces and applies high-resolution spatial tri-omic technologies (DBiT-based…