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Nature: The surprising science behind red-light therapy — and how it really works
Nature: Trafficked pangolins can be traced to their source by DNA — even to a specific forest
Nature: A wispy wrapper for a chilly, Pluto-like world
Research article: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration
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Although scientists have long been able to gather DNA from water and soil, it's only recently that they've started to see the air as a source of genetic information.
Airborne DNA is already being used to monitor individual species, but researchers hope its abundance could have multiple uses, including judging the success of conservation efforts or attacks with biological weapons.
However, there remains much to understand, such as how far DNA travels in the air, and the ethics involved in the potential identification of a person's genetic information.
This is an audio version of our Feature: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for
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Nature Feature: Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says
Nature News Explainer: AI data hubs in space: when will they take flight?
Nature Comment: Space diplomacy: bridging the operating gaps between myriad missions
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Research Article: Katlowitz et al.
Nature: Even the unconscious brain can learn — and predict what you’ll say next
Nature: An electrifying test to find a good coffee
Nature: Forest pests hit trees hard as temperatures rise
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Nature: Mitochondria can spawn new ‘organelles’ — hinting at how modern cells evolved
Nature: Did kraken-like octopuses rule Cretaceous seas? Massive jaw fossils offer clues
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Research Article: Kumar et al.
Nature: Cosmic-ray detection heralds era of mega-observatories for neutrinos
Nature: Little ants groom big ones in a desert spa
World View: Forty years after Chornobyl, more nuclear disasters are inevitable — plan for them
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In this episode of Nature hits the books, we speak with Nature's Helen Pearson whose book Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works looks at the history of using evidence, rather than opinion, in decision making.
The book traces the course of the movement in various disciplines, such as the rise of evidence-based medicine in the 90s, looking at the rebels who led the charge, the barriers they faced, and why the use of evidence is crucial at a time when misinformation is rife.
Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works Helen Pearson Princeton University Press (in the press)
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Research Article: Dürr et al.
News and Views: Robot can beat elite players at table tennis
Video: This robot can beat you at table tennis
Nature: Venus’s impenetrable haze could be made of cosmic dust
Nature: Graves reveal plague’s inequitable toll
Nature: How big is Big G? Mystery deepens after ten-year effort to measure gravity’s strength
Research Article: Schlamminger et al.
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Science: Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets
Nature: One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio
Science: Why do anglerfish have glowing lures? It might be sex
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Research Article: Verkerk et al.
Nature: Microbial hockey: bacteria can spin a ‘puck’ just by swimming
Nature: Regular physical activity in midlife cuts risk of early death
Nature: Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Research Article: Akbari et al.
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