These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone
These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone Summary Researchers led by Ben Schafer have built a centimetre-scale, two-layer wafer that can levitate using sunlight alone. The device exploits…
A humidity measure that accounts for redistribution of water across the landscape
A humidity measure that accounts for redistribution of water across the landscape Summary Researchers have developed a global humidity index that explicitly includes lateral hydrologic flows — rivers, groundwater and…
Photophoretic flight of perforated structures in near-space conditions
Photophoretic flight of perforated structures in near-space conditions Summary This Nature paper demonstrates that ultralight, perforated membranes can generate photophoretic lift under near-space (very low pressure) conditions and outlines models,…
Daily briefing: Why some places on our bodies heal without scars
Daily briefing: Why some places on our bodies heal without scars Summary Nature Briefing (13 August 2025) by Flora Graham — A short roundup of notable research and science news.…
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan Summary This paper presents a chromosome-scale genome and multi-omic atlas for the arrow worm Paraspadella gotoi, combining Hi-C, ATAC–seq, enzymatic methyl-seq…
Delocalized electrolyte design enables 600 Wh kg−1 lithium metal pouch cells
Delocalized electrolyte design enables 600 Wh kg−1 lithium metal pouch cells Summary The paper reports a new “delocalized” electrolyte concept that intentionally disrupts dominant Li+ solvation structures to create a…
n-Type thermoelectric elastomers
n-Type thermoelectric elastomers Summary Researchers report one of the first n-type thermoelectric elastomers — a class of intrinsically elastic, stretchable thermoelectric materials — created by combining uniform bulk nanophase separation,…
Calving-driven fjord dynamics resolved by seafloor fibre sensing
Calving-driven fjord dynamics resolved by seafloor fibre sensing Summary This study deployed a 10-km subsea fibre‑optic cable across the fjord in front of the Greenland tidewater glacier Eqalorutsit Kangilliit Sermiat…
Multiple oestradiol functions inhibit ferroptosis and acute kidney injury
Multiple oestradiol functions inhibit ferroptosis and acute kidney injury Summary This Nature study shows that female kidneys are intrinsically resistant to ferroptosis-driven acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and acute kidney injury…
Elementary 3D organization of active and silenced E. coli genome
Elementary 3D organisation of active and silenced E. coli genome Summary This Nature paper uses ultra-high-resolution Micro-C (down to ~10 bp) to map the 3D folding of the E. coli…