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This geologist communicates science from the ski slopes
Karin Kirk skiing.Credit: Chris Kerr Karin Kirk is a freelance science journalist who has built a career on icy ground. She lives in Bozeman, Montana, a corner of the northwestern United States known for its snow-capped mountains and vast wilderness areas. There, she balances her work as a science writer and climate educator with her…
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The science of Oppenheimer: meet the Oscar-winning movie’s specialist advisers
Cillian Murphy picked up the best actor award for his portrayal of Oppenheimer.Credit: Landmark Media/Alamy Oppenheimer won big at last night’s Oscars, scooping 7 awards out of 13 nominations, including best picture. The film has been lauded for its accurate portrayal of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life, and its examination of both the human and…
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‘A beautiful way of saying a lot’: sign language brings benefits to the organic chemistry classroom
Christina Goudreau Collison signs the term ‘steric hindrance’ while teaching the hydroboration reaction in her organic chemistry class at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.Credit: Olivia Schlichtkrull Sign language in science The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education and research careers inaccessible…
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Natural History Specimens Have Never Been So Accessible
With the help of 16 grants from the National Science Foundation, researchers have painstakingly taken computed topography (CT) scans of more than 13,000 individual specimens to create 3D images of more than half of all the world’s animal groups, including mammals, fishes, amphibians and reptiles. The research team, made of members from The University of…
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A new era of science and innovation dawns in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro recently met its constitutionally mandated goal of allocating 2% of its net revenue to science for the first time.Credit: lunopark/ Shutterstock Rio de Janeiro may be among the smallest of Brazil’s 26 states, but it’s also an economic powerhouse, second only to São Paulo, its larger and more populous neighbour to the…
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Science for society: a 60-year legacy of research that makes a difference
The São Paulo Research Foundation created the Amazon +10 Fund to develop science, technology and innovation in AmazoniaCredit: LeoFFreitas / Getty Images Driving to a pump and filling the tank with hydrogen could soon be a reality for many. In mid-2024, oil and gas company Shell and FAPESP, the São Paulo Research Foundation, plan to…
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Daily briefing: ‘Despair’ as Argentinian president begins dismantling science
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The worm-like caecilian Siphonops annulatus is the first amphibian described to produce ‘milk’ for offspring hatched outside its body.Credit: Carlos Jared Amphibian nurses its young with ‘milk’ A species of amphibian is the first observed to…
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Materials informatics heralds a collaborative future
Dr Zhimei Sun – professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Beihang University – talks to Nature Computational Science about her career trajectory, her research on computational materials science and materials informatics, as well as her advice to young women scientists in these fields. Download PDF What has your career trajectory been like? What made…
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Show off your science in Nature’s photo competition
Nature’s 2024 photo competition is now live, providing a chance to celebrate the diverse, interesting, challenging, striking and colourful work that scientists do around the world. Now in its fifth iteration, the competition is open to anyone who isn’t a professional photographer. It’s looking for images that showcase the work that scientists do — anywhere…
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‘There is no cookie cutter female scientist’
How to better support women in science across Latin America and beyond. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 See transcript In her role as Vice Rector for research partnerships and collaboration at the University of the Valley in Guatemala City, Monica Stein works to strengthen science and technology ecosystems in the…
