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How to climate-proof crops: scientists say the secret’s in the dirt
Cat brains age like ours — and could help scientists to understand cognitive decline
China’s thriving forests are stockpiling vast amounts of carbon
From the archive: election special
Phenome-wide associations of human aging uncover sex-specific dynamics
How ‘miracle’ weight-loss drugs will change the world
Is there a ‘Goldilocks zone’ for paper length?
ChatGPT is transforming peer review — how can we use it responsibly?
India’s US$20-billion fertilizer subsidies could do more for farmers — here’s how
COP29: involve the IPCC in defining climate finance
AI-generated images threaten science — here’s how researchers hope to spot them
‘Invisible and uncharismatic’ fungi need taxonomy champions, too
Distributed peer review: how Ukraine has reaped the benefits and minimized the risks
How fungus-farming ants have nourished biology for 150 years
Western science diplomacy must rethink its biases and treat all partners equally
A spider’s windproof web
Global biodiversity convention comes up short on funding conservation
But negotiators approved a plan for raising money from companies that profit off genetic information from nature
Quest for a deeper theory of fundamental particles hits a curious snag
Most popular way to add more Higgs bosons to standard model goes mathematically haywire
Salmon carry nutrients—and pollutants—upriver when they spawn
Toxic contaminants may threaten some freshwater denizens, but pose little risk to humans
New approach to growing coronaviruses is research boon—but also raises safety concerns
Artificial virus receptors could help researchers find vaccines and treatments, but some worry about risk of lab leaks