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Attendees at a meeting of a US Senate appropriations committee on 31 July: from left, Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state; Susan Collins, a Republican…

More than 2,000 languages spoken in Africa are being neglected in the artificial intelligence (AI) era. For example, ChatGPT recognizes only 10–20% of sentences written in…

The cuts to science under the Trump administration have sparked protests and will threaten the positions of many international early-career researchers.Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via GettyA…

In some cases, scientists use AI models to evaluate manuscripts or help draft peer-review reports.Credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Researchers have been sneaking secret messages into…

Married couples in Japan are required by law to share the same family name.Credit: kyonntra/GettyJapan is the only country in the world that legally requires married…

Virtual cell models could help to predict how tumour cells (pictured) respond to experimental drugs. Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryIf Stephen Quake gets his way, biologists…

A forest in the Permian period (artist’s impression), which saw atmospheric oxygen levels peak at more than 35%.Credit: Richard Jones/Science Photo LibraryThe strength of Earth’s magnetic…

Julie Gould 00:00 Hello and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould.This is the fourth episode of a series about hiring and…

Lis Gallant’s ADHD helps her to switch her attention rapidly to manage field site safety and data collection under intense volcanic conditions.Credit: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory/USGSFor volcanologist…

A storm-chasing campaign will help scientists to understand why some storms yield large, damaging hailstones and others generate no hail at all. Credit: Benjamin Cremel/AFP/GettyHail regularly…