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What Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 variants mean for the pandemic
The lineages’ rise seems to stem from their ability to infect people who were immune to earlier forms of Omicron and other variants.
The lineages’ rise seems to stem from their ability to infect people who were immune to earlier forms of Omicron and other variants.
Credit: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty
An elderly Iranian man who is infected by COVID-19 uses oxygen as he lies on a hospital bed in a COVID-19 ward in Iran.
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Nuclear-fusion lab achieves ‘ignition’: what does it mean?
Researchers at the US National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in.
Researchers at the US National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in.
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COVID vaccine immunity is waning — how much does that matter?
As debates about booster shots heat up, what’s known about the duration of vaccine-based immunity is still evolving.
As debates about booster shots heat up, what’s known about the duration of vaccine-based immunity is still evolving.
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Turkey–Syria earthquake: what scientists know
Turkey and Syria’s buildings have always been vulnerable to earthquakes, but war has made things worse.
Turkey and Syria’s buildings have always been vulnerable to earthquakes, but war has made things worse.
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Is ChatGPT making scientists hyper-productive? The highs and lows of using AI
Large language models are transforming scientific writing and publishing. But the productivity boost that these tools bring could have a downside.
Large language models are transforming scientific writing and publishing. But the productivity boost that these tools bring could have a downside.
Credit: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga MAG/AFP via Getty
Illustration picture shows the ChatGPT artificial intelligence software being used on a laptop surrounded by books.
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The world faces a water crisis — 4 powerful charts show how
Hundreds of millions of people lack access to safe water and sanitation. Will the first UN conference on water in nearly 50 years make a difference?
Hundreds of millions of people lack access to safe water and sanitation. Will the first UN conference on water in nearly 50 years make a difference?
Birds-eye view of a group of people walking along desert land in Somalia
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Most advanced synthetic human embryo models yet spark controversy
A pair of studies raises ethical and legal questions about the status of lab-grown human embryo models.
A pair of studies raises ethical and legal questions about the status of lab-grown human embryo models.
Credit: Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Bailey Weatherbee, and Carlos Gantner
A day 4 embryoid.
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How space missions snatch pieces of other worlds and bring them back to Earth
As NASA prepares to launch the first spacecraft that will collect samples from Mars,
Nature
looks at back at missions that have grabbed extraterrestrial material.
As NASA prepares to launch the first spacecraft that will collect samples from Mars, Nature looks at back at missions that have grabbed extraterrestrial material.
Asteroid Bennu with particle plumes
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The UK has approved a COVID vaccine — here’s what scientists now want to know
The Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine has passed safety and efficacy tests — but researchers still have many questions about how this and other vaccines will perform as they’re rolled out to millions of people.
The Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine has passed safety and efficacy tests — but researchers still have many questions about how this and other vaccines will perform as they’re rolled out to millions of people.
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Is Fukushima wastewater release safe? What the science says
Radiation in the water will be diluted to almost-background levels, but some researchers are not sure this will be sufficient to mitigate the risks.
Radiation in the water will be diluted to almost-background levels, but some researchers are not sure this will be sufficient to mitigate the risks.
A close up of a staff member wearing a hard hat and face mask measuring the radiation levels of storage tanks
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