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Putting a spotlight on diversity, equity, and inclusion
We present a Focus that calls attention to the current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion in computational science, including discussions on the challenges of improving equitable access and representation, as well as on strategies for improving computational tools to avoid contributing to inequalities. At Nature Computational Science and the Nature Portfolio, one of our…
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The human heart shows signs of ageing after just a month in space
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck on the ISS for months because of technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.Credit: NASA via AP/Alamy Over the course of just one month in space, engineered human heart tissue got weaker, its ‘beating’ patterns became irregular and it underwent molecular and genetic changes that mimicked the…
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Scientists successfully ‘nuke asteroid’ — in a lab mock-up
Scientists and science-fiction writers have long asked whether a nuclear explosion could change the course of an asteroid headed for Earth (artist’s impression).Credit: Detlev Van Ravenswaay/Science Photo Library A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind experiment. The…
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Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Education is one sector that is creating a database that brings together research on how to boost learning.Credit: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Funders are injecting tens of millions of dollars into an ambitious plan to solve the biggest problem in science advice: supplying evidence to governments. Their goal is to build a system that allows…
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Sparkling Image Car Wash supports the Camp Keep Foundation
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Since 2011, Sparkling Image Car Wash has been helping students attend Camp Keep. They host a yearly fundraiser that is fueled through their car wash & oil change sales. 50% goes towards the students. Week long event that helps students learn about science and nature. Accepts all ages but mainly works…
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Q&A: How scientists aim to kill cancers by starving them
Like all living things, cancer cells need to eat, and scientists have long tried to figure out how to starve tumors to death. A lot of that effort has focused on stifling the cells’ ability to digest glucose, a simple sugar thought to be the main food source for cancer. The glucose route has been…
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Q&A: How scientists aim to kill cancers by starving them
Like all living things, cancer cells need to eat, and scientists have long tried to figure out how to starve tumors to death. A lot of that effort has focused on stifling the cells’ ability to digest glucose, a simple sugar thought to be the main food source for cancer. The glucose route has been…
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Scientists have just turned giant panda skin cells into stem cells
With roughly 2,000 giant pandas remaining in the wild, scientists have spent the last several decades looking for new ways to help the iconic black-and-white bears stave off extinction. And now, it seems there may be more hope than ever before. For the first time, scientists have taken ordinary skin cells from the animal and…
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Scientists have just turned giant panda skin cells into stem cells
With roughly 2,000 giant pandas remaining in the wild, scientists have spent the last several decades looking for new ways to help the iconic black-and-white bears stave off extinction. And now, it seems there may be more hope than ever before. For the first time, scientists have taken ordinary skin cells from the animal and…
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Researchers uncover cause of a rapidly changing remote water system
Katrina Moser collects a sediment core from Upper Coffin Lake in the Uinta Mountains. Credit: Chad Dickson/Western Social Science Nestled in the Uinta Mountains of northern Utah, a series of pristine lakes are facing a new threat—humans. Geography professor and chair Katrina Moser led a team of researchers in the region this summer to better…
