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Meet our climate researcher
[Music plays and a split circle appears and photos of different CSIRO activities flash through in either side of the circle and then the circle morphs into the CSIRO logo] [Image changes to show text below the CSIRO logo: Future Science Case Study, Permanent Carbon Locking Technologies] [Image changes to show the CSIRO Marine Laboratories…
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Daily briefing: Furore over ‘oldest pyramid’ claim
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Gunung Padang is “an amazing, important and cool site”, but whether it is the world’s oldest stone structure is contested.Credit: Ali Trisno Pranoto/Getty Furore over ‘oldest pyramid’ claim A paper claiming that a structure in Indonesia…
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A multivariate decomposition analysis of modern contraceptive utilization among married women in the emerging region of Ethiopia (2000–2019)
Abstract Ensuring universal access to family planning services is a proven strategy to improve reproductive health as well as economic development. Assessing the trend and identifying the factors for the change in modern contraceptive utilization is crucial to design effective measures, but trend analysis was not conducted previously. Thus, this study aimed to assess the…
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“My collaborations would see me jailed”: Australian researchers fear proposed new laws
Australia’s nascent space sector would be affected if the proposed law change is passed.Credit: Liu Changchang/Xinhua/Alamy Scientists have reacted with alarm at a proposal by the Australian Department of Defence to control information sharing with foreign researchers, even those working in Australia. If it is passed, the proposed Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 would…
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Grammars Across Time Analyzed (GATA): a dataset of 52 languages
Abstract Grammars Across Time Analyzed (GATA) is a resource capturing two snapshots of the grammatical structure of a diverse range of languages separated in time, aimed at furthering research on historical linguistics, language evolution, and cultural change. GATA comprises grammatical information on 52 diverse languages across all continents, featuring morphological, syntactic, and phonological information based…
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Extraterrestrial life: back story for the control experiment
CORRESPONDENCE 28 November 2023 Manuel Lerdau University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Your discussion of one of my favourite Nature papers, from 30 years ago (C. Sagan et al. Nature 365, 715–721; 1993), omitted mention of the theoretical underpinnings of the authors’ ‘control’ experiment to detect life on Earth (see Nature 622, 451–452; 2023). Access…
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How the ‘right to science’ can help us overcome the many crises we face today
Eleanor Roosevelt holds the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Credit: CBW/Alamy “Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.” So begins Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the landmark statement on individuals’ rights…
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Assessment of mycotoxins in cornflakes marketed in Lebanon
Abstract Cornflakes are a popular and convenient breakfast cereal made from corn and widely consumed worldwide, including in Lebanon. However, they are susceptible to mycotoxin contamination, which can have harmful effects on human health. Our study evaluated the occurrence of five mycotoxins (AFB1, OTA, FUM, ZEA, DON) levels in packed cornflakes marketed in Lebanon. A…
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Vanadium and tantalum doping of tin dioxide: a theoretical study
Abstract The increasing demand of efficient optoelectronic devices such as photovoltaics has created a great research interest in methods to manipulate the electronic and optical properties of all the layers of the device. Tin dioxide (SnO2), due to his charge transport capability, high stability and easy fabrication is the main electron transport layer in modern…
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Pathogen species are the risk factors for postoperative infection of patients with transurethral resection of the prostate: a retrospective study
Abstract This study aimed to analyze the infection risk factors for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and establish predictive models to help make personalized treatment plans. Our study was designed one-center and retrospectively enrolled 1169 benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients. Risk factors were explored for postoperative infection. A TURP-postoperative infection (TURP-PI) model with infection…