COVID-vaccine trial results are imminent — and scientists’ concerns are growing

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Daily briefing: More heat means less ice, higher seas — and no going back

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02736-0Chilling findings about the vulnerability of the Antarctic ice sheet. Plus, hard numbers show the lack of diversity in science (and what to do about it).

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Daily briefing: More heat means less ice, higher seas — and no going back

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A robot triumphs in a curling match against elite humans

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02723-5Artificial intelligence helps to propel a machine to victory in an Olympic sport described as ‘chess on ice’.

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Integration of innate immune signaling by caspase-8 cleavage of N4BP1

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2796-5Integration of innate immune signaling by caspase-8 cleavage of N4BP1

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Cells of the adult human heart

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2797-4Cells of the adult human heart

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How helping my international students succeed helped everyone

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02730-6By fixing a systematic problem in my exams, I helped all of my students — not just those for whom English is a second language.

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Illustration: get your research the attention it deserves

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02660-3Three scientific artists explain how to create impact with attractive visuals.

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A smiling whale makes a record deep dive

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02701-xThe elusive Cuvier’s beaked whale, already known for its prowess as a diver, turns out to have even more staying power than scientists thought.

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Daily briefing: Brazilian city might show what happens when COVID-19 runs almost unchecked

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02725-3Up to one in 800 people in the city of Manaus, Brazil, is estimated to have died of COVID-19. Plus, Arctic sea ice hits another low and the black hole image is now a movie.

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