iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Nature @nature.com · 05/10/2026

After being on many scientists’ shortlists for years, the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has recognized optogenetics — a technology that allows researchers to control the brain’s neurons with pulses of light go.nature.com/4zf9yLF

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Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light: live updates

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My latest blog post. Based on some researchers who put googly eyes on a takeout food box to see if that would discourage seagulls from stealing your lunch. There's serious work on how animals track eyes and on trying to stop animals from taking food. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...

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Seagulls Versus Googly Eyes

Have you ever had your lunch stolen by a gull or some other bird? In the battle to save your lunch, scientists may have discovered a secret weapon: googly eyes.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yemeni Anthropomorphic Stele (3rd–1st Century BCE)

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New animation from @nature.com - scientists turning bacteria and parasites into drug delivering double agents youtu.be/lYuGzWGusuU

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Bacteria recruited to fight cancer

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

OK, so AI can apparently solve the puzzles of the Navier-Stokes equation. But can it solve the puzzles of the universe, in the way that Einstein did? My latest news feature for @nature.com looks into the question of how far AI can go towards scientific discovery. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity?

Scientists are probing whether language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs.

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The longest known Viking ship was discovered by chance while digging up ground to build an extension to the Viking Ship Museum.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 01/09/2026

This is the single biggest physics discovery of my entire lifetime. Or something's wrong with one of the cables. One of the two

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Nature Podcast @naturepodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This week on the pod: 🌊 The world’s oceans reach a record temperature 👓 How mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss go.nature.com/4qD6DJv

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Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 26 August 2026

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Great new doc from @shamini.bsky.social for @nature.com youtu.be/lEE7k04WX7Q Can you just buy an Iron Man suit from Amazon? (No, but maybe one day)

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The exoskeletons are coming (to a store near you)

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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bro. People are cool as fuck.

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

www.designboom.com/technology/t... my favourite thing about this, unmentioned in the text, is that if you use your phone too much the terrarium will wither and die. The only way to keep the plants alive is for your phone to be face down in the sunlight for a substantial chunk of every day

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this transparent phone case grows moss and plants inside

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Nature @nature.com · 30/07/2026

Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization go.nature.com/3S60c4R

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Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 29 July 2026

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Mad rush to make the accompanying film for this feature youtu.be/W0lyOxQyRcM?... before I swanned off on holiday. Massive thanks to @shamini.bsky.social and @ecallaway.bsky.social for the help.

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Ancient humans carved tiny birds in a dark cave

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Seva @seva.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

the ideal academic life is being an eccentric Victorian lord. Invent a stamp licking machine at 22. Get elected to the Royal Academy for counting the beetles on your estate. Die in an arsenic explosion. The perfect life.

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martin @trustworthym.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

food always looks so good in studio ghibli movies

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Morning all. Photographer Eric de Maré. St Edward's, Brotherton, with Ferrybridge B power station behind, 1960s.

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I am now spending my days lounging in a pool on Menorca, and not thinking about caves... Although... Just one island over... youtu.be/fK6SnMhuwVw?...

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Underwater bridge gives clues to ancient human arrival

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Mad rush to make the accompanying film for this feature youtu.be/W0lyOxQyRcM?... before I swanned off on holiday. Massive thanks to @shamini.bsky.social and @ecallaway.bsky.social for the help.

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Ancient humans carved tiny birds in a dark cave

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Nature @nature.com · 29/07/2026

“We can almost look through the eyes of [Europe's earliest Homo sapiens] and see how they viewed the environment around them” go.nature.com/3ThKtQC

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40,000-year-old bird carvings provide clues to how ice age humans flourished

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

There's still some nonsense in here, like 'this is the Left's fault for the way they've framed it' But also correct insight like 'it's bizarre agriculture has been focusing on invidious taxes, while the biggest threat to the business is a phenomenon some bloggers still think is a hoax'

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Dr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Most battery news is totally boring or all hype. This news is neither. It's real. And it's big. feat. @castelvecchi.bsky.social youtu.be/weYg88FCHWg

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How Sodium Batteries Transform Climate Action

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hey, what the heck are quantum computers? @castelvecchi.bsky.social and I did our best to explain... youtu.be/olQWPmBZ24s

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How do quantum computers work?

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Francesca Cesari @francesari.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

An exceptionally preserved fossil snake from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil, likely to have been a burrower, illuminates early ecological disparity in the group.🧪👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Exceptional brain and ecological diversity in the earliest snakes - Nature

A well-preserved fossil snake from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil shows early ecological and brain shape disparity in the group.

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Nature @nature.com · 23/07/2026

We're celebrating Nature's covers, and the human art of scientific illustration in the age of artificial intelligence. Read more: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I still need to finish the vertical version, so actually not enough time

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

THANKS. I spent way too long on it.

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If you want to know why I spent weeks making this look like a loving homage to Encarta 95, I'm afraid I'm no longer taking questions at this time

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hey, what the heck are quantum computers? @castelvecchi.bsky.social and I did our best to explain... youtu.be/olQWPmBZ24s

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How do quantum computers work?

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Elizabeth Gibney @lizziegibney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Kings Cross is increasingly awash with AI firms & London's taking a leading role in AI safety. But a caveat: it's mainly the kind of safety that cares about models from being used in cyberattacks or going rogue, not societal impacts like inequality or AI psychosis www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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A global capital for AI safety is emerging — and it's not in Silicon Valley

The United Kingdom is gaining influence through its growing AI-safety ecosystem.

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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our new paper is out in @nature.com! We uncovered how a naked mole-rat queen 👑 controls an entire colony: a natural contraceptive scent that suppresses reproduction in other females! A remarkable mammalian parallel to bees and ants! 🐝🐜 @garyrlewin.bsky.social youtu.be/enfv3zJrWKM?...

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Naked mole-rats are ruled by a queen: this chemical puts her in power

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Nature @nature.com · 16/07/2026

Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 ‘Holy grail’ of naked mole-rat research reveals how queens rule go.nature.com/4eZNZra

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‘Holy grail’ of naked mole-rat research reveals how queens rule

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 15 July 2026

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Never mind one ring to rule them, the queen naked mole rat goes much further to control her brood. Only one queen will litter pups and other females are subservient tending to the queen’s needs. The queen makes and secretes a chemical that suppresses the other females from reproducing!

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The simple chemical that lets queen naked mole-rats 'rule'

The mechanism behind these strange mammals' extreme social structure has been a long-standing puzzle.

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Helen Pearson @helenpearson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NEW: Is there a 'crisis' of public trust in science? It can feel that way — with attacks on research in the US and growing rejection of vaccines. I investigated for @nature.com - and found some surprises. My feature article is out today and a short🧵here www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story

Some say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie.

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Shamini Bundell @shamini.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I won an award! Woohoo! 🏆 And I'm so glad it was for the video involving me in a fake mustache. 〰️ Big thanks to @nickpetrichowe.bsky.social for animating this beauty and @danjfox.bsky.social for top editing it!

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Would ChatGPT hire you? Your age and gender matter

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🔴 We have a fun thing for you today in @nature.com - a game! We took the latest research into Mars terraforming and transformed it into an interactive adventure. 🌿 How would you make the red planet green? Try your hand and see if you can win. 🧪 www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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Can you terraform Mars? Try Nature’s game

Once the realm of science fiction, the idea of making Mars habitable is gaining traction. Nature consulted with key scientists to develop this experimental adventure.

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ABSW @absw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

#ABSWawards 🏆 And the winner of the Video of the Year is... Shamini Bundell Team Leader - Video, Nature "Would ChatGPT hire you? Your age and gender matter" 🔗zurl.co/41hLh The judges say: "Smart, witty and entertaining." @shamini.bsky.social @nature.com

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Shamini Bundell @shamini.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Seriously cool nautical news just dropped. 🐋 Researchers went way down into the dark depths of the ocean and found life on dead whales plus an incredible number of fossils. 🦴 I did my own deep dive and interviewed the first author and an extremely excited paleontologist! 🐳

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Whale graveyard discovered 7km under the sea

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Brilliant new film from @shamini.bsky.social for @nature.com . A treasure trove of fresh and ancient whale remains have been found, deep in the ocean www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYDl...

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Whale graveyard discovered 7km under the sea

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This film from @nature.com's multimedia team - HT @shamini.bsky.social @danjfox.bsky.social - tells you everything you need to know about the whale necropolis discovered in the Indian Ocean and reported in @nature.com youtu.be/jYDl4c7ZwhQ?...

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Whale graveyard discovered 7km under the sea

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Nature @nature.com · 10/06/2026

This week on the Nature Podcast: submarine dives reveal complex deep-sea ecosystems living on whale remains — plus, a way to turn plant material into nylon. go.nature.com/4ez2lyj

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Newly-discovered whale graveyard dates back millions of years

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 10 June 2026

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Dan Fox @danjfox.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Brilliant new film from @shamini.bsky.social for @nature.com . A treasure trove of fresh and ancient whale remains have been found, deep in the ocean www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYDl...

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Whale graveyard discovered 7km under the sea

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A List of Things Eaten by Scientists 🧵

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Nick Petrić Howe @nickpetrichowe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New film about antibiotic resistance! I have been working for months on this, including a trip to a rainy graveyard in Northern Ireland, to find out where researchers might find the next antibiotics. Something we sorely need. youtu.be/B5zByTCKP7c

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The scientists fighting to stop the antibiotic apocalypse

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Elizabeth Gibney @lizziegibney.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

First science publisher sues an AI firm as a named plaintiff. There seems to be little doubt now that scientific papers, like books and webpages, were used to train LLMs. But whether this counts as copyright infringement is for the courts to decide www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

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Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers

Science publishing giant Elsevier has joined a class-action lawsuit against Meta that alleges the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model.

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Helen Pearson @helenpearson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It was a pleasure to talk about BEYOND BELIEF on the @nature.com podcast. 📘We talked about the rebels & mavericks in my book who realised that decisions in their fields were based on conventional wisdom not evidence. They spoke truth to power & changed things ✊ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Inside the evidence revolution — how decision-making became data driven

Helen Pearson talks about her book Beyond Belief

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