Science sleuths flag hundreds of papers that use AI without disclosing it
Nature, Published online: 24 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01180-2
Telltale signs of chatbot use are scattered through the scholarly literature — and, in some cases, have disappeared without a trace.Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Nature, Published online: 24 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01297-4
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.Baffling chronic pain eases after doses of gut microbes
Nature, Published online: 24 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01290-x
A small, preliminary trial and studies in mice draw links between fibromyalgia and alterations of the gut microbiome.Parkinson’s gut-microbiota links raise treatment possibilities
Nature, Published online: 24 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01253-2
The relationship between pathology in the brain and alterations in the gut microbiome could lead to therapies — even if it’s not clear which changes come first.Daily briefing: Sea-turtle conservation is working
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01293-8
Endangered sea turtle populations are bouncing back around the world — but there are still significant challenges. Plus, chimpanzees like to share fermented fruit and three ways to cool Earth by pulling carbon from the sky.A front-line antiviral drug disappoints against worrisome monkeypox strain
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01268-9
Tecovirimat, which has been approved to treat mpox, was no better than a placebo in a large trial.Why US police shootings are so deadly ― and why some police forces do better
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01271-0
Two studies show the extent of gunshot wounds inflicted by police and link certain police-department policies with a lower death toll.Whole-body physics simulation of fruit fly locomotion
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09029-4
Whole-body physics simulation of fruit fly locomotionGeographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09025-8
Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancerAn origami design for metamaterial robots
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01284-9
Bendy, twisty and collapsable origami towers could make temperature controlling panels, or, dancing robots.Ancient DNA reveals Phoenicians’ surprising genetic complexity
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01283-w
Phoenician civilization thrived across the Mediterranean for more than 1,000 years.A brand-new colour created by lasers, a pig-liver transplant trial gets the green light, and a nugget-sized chunk of lab-grown meat
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01288-5
We round up some recent stories from the Nature Briefing.China overtakes the United States in cancer research output
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01154-4
China takes pole position in cancer-related research in the Nature Index, with a massive jump in output.Psychedelic control of neuroimmune interactions governing fear
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08880-9
Inflammatory monocytes in the brain meninges promote stress-induced fear behaviour, and the pathways involved can be modulated using psychedelic compounds.Superconducting gap of H<sub>3</sub>S measured by tunnelling spectroscopy
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08895-2
Characterizing the superconducting gap structure in the high-temperature superconductor H3S by means of tunnelling spectroscopy reveals that it, as well as D3S, has a fully gapped structure, confirming the phonon-mediated mechanism of superconducting pairing.Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08751-3
A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, which could inform climate liability claims.Deciphering disordered regions controlling mRNA decay in high-throughput
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08919-x
Using high-throughput functional profiling, how disordered regions control mRNA stability and translation is explored.Cold memories control whole-body thermoregulatory responses
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08902-6
Cold-sensitive engrams contribute to learned thermoregulation in mice that are returned to an environment in which they previously experienced a cold challenge, through a network formed between the hippocampus and hypothalamus that enables the recall of cold-related memories.Atomic lift-off of epitaxial membranes for cooling-free infrared detection
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08874-7
Atomic precision lift-off of ultrathin membranes without artificial release layers can be achieved to facilitate the high-throughput production of scalable, ultrathin, single-crystalline, freestanding perovskite systems.Effects of glacial forcing on lithospheric motion and ridge spreading
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08846-x
Realistic-lithosphere numerical models suggest glacial forcing in the last glacial cycle notably affected plate motions and mid-ocean-ridge spreading rates near major ice sheets, with implications for modern polar deglaciation enhancing magmatism and markedly impacting climate.