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Anthropic and OpenAI each released new versions of their Claude and GPT models on Tuesday: Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol and Luna. "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models," said Amodei in an…
When it comes to keeping your online accounts safe and sound, two-factor authentication (2FA) has been a standard recommendation from security experts worldwide for years. As more and more people adopt 2FA, one question…
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can be turned into any cell type in the body, are being used to develop potential treatments for conditions such as autoimmune diseases, Parkinson’s disease and heart…
Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this exchange, including electromagnetic 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and topographic 8 , 9 , 10 coupling at the core–mantle boundary (CMB) and a gravitational torque by the inner core…
Yet the field continues to advance on an incomplete scientific foundation: the underrepresentation of women and non-binary people in both preclinical and clinical research. This is not a minor oversight, but a…
By the age of 25, Mingyu, a pseudonym being used to protect her privacy, had already undergone two liver transplants and a pancreas transplant in an effort to treat her type 1 diabetes. In her ten years living with the…
Conventional synthetic routes rely on a “chiral pool” strategy, where enantiopure amino alcohols are required as key intermediates. Of particular importance are a class of 5-( S )-aminomethyl oxazolidinones that are key…
For universities, the question is existential. Teaching students how to think, and why that thinking is important, is core to a university’s mission and purpose. Many research leaders, potential students, parents and…
The index tracks contributions to research articles published in high-quality natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides…
Despite their importance, the genetic changes that gave rise to the unique human form remain mostly unknown 2 . Here we systematically map the gene-regulatory changes that shaped human skeletal evolution. Using massively…