Conservation of critically endangered Bornean orangutans could be aided by the sequencing of the creature’s genome.Credit: Fiona Rogers/Nature Picture Library After more than two decades of work, researchers have achieved a genetics milestone: they have successfully sequenced the complete genomes of six ape species, a feat that seemed impossible just a few years ago1. The…

In the heart of Philadelphia, Temple University has become home to a unique living artwork: the Tree of 40 Fruits. Created by Sam Van Aken, a contemporary artist known for blending horticulture with art, this grafted tree produces an astonishing array of 40 different types of stone fruits, such as apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, and…

People who have high trust in their health-care system are more likely to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Credit: Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Science has a trust problem — at least, that is the common perception. If only, the argument goes, we could get people to ‘trust’ or ‘follow’ the science, we, as a society,…

Young researchers in the United States can benefit from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which awards students a stipend and pays for their tuition.Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Each April, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) offers around 2,000 promising young researchers prestigious fellowships to support their careers in science. Yesterday, the…

Resistance is rising against the assault on science, the environment and marginalized communities by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Battles are starting to play out in courts, but these cannot be the only sites of resistance. A broader, more inclusive defence of science is needed. I have felt the impacts of political assaults.…

There’s unexpected movement in the world of cell biology — specifically, with the energy factories known as mitochondria. Ever since they were discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, mitochondria have been known as organelles that reside inside cells. But that textbook picture now seems to be wrong. An explosion of research is challenging mitochondria’s long-standing image…

One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts — the animals that carry and spread the virus without becoming sick from it. Now, an international team of scientists suggests that it has an answer: the fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus), a forest-dwelling rodent found in West and Central…

Concord Monitor – “A Universe of Rainbows”: Warner author releases children’s poetry anthology  <!– !function(n){if(!window.cnxps){window.cnxps={},window.cnxps.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement(‘iframe’);t.display=’none’,t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement(‘script’);c.src=’//cd.connatix.com/connatix.playspace.js’,c.setAttribute(‘async’,’1′),c.setAttribute(‘type’,’text/javascript’),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document); –> <!– –> <!– –> Warner-based poet and anthologist Matt Forrest Esenwine released a new anthology of children’s poetry at the start of the month. The book, titled “A Universe of Rainbows: Multicolored Poems for a Multicolored World,” is illustrated by artist…

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is exploding across many branches of science. Between 2012 and 2022, the average proportion of scientific papers engaging with AI, across 20 fields, quadrupled (see ‘AI’s rise in research’), including economics, geology, political science and psychology1. Hopes are high that AI can accelerate scientific discovery, because the rate at…

Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The Breakthrough prize trophy’s design is inspired by imagery from science, including black holes, seashells and the structure of DNA.Credit: The Breakthrough Prizes Big prize for obesity-drug pioneers Five scientists who contributed to the development of…