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Friday, October 3, 2025
TopicNature journal

Topic: Nature journal

007 would drool. Chinese researchers invent contact lenses that let you see even with your eyes closed

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Ancient faeces & vomit uncover how dinosaurs rose to power in early Jurassic ecosystem—Nature study

Fossilised droppings & undigested food helped scientists recreate eating habits of dinosaur species to trace their evolution over 30 million years.

Use of horses became widespread only around 2200 BCE, finds Nature study challenging timeline

For the study, researchers from France analysed genomes of 475 ancient horses to conclude that widespread horse domestication likely didn't occur before 2,700 BCE.

How does our brain form long-term memories? By breaking & repairing DNA, US study finds

The study published in Nature & conducted by scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine shows bad experiences cause DNA to break and repair, helping form long-term memory.

How do jellyfish regrow their limbs in 3 days? Tokyo scientists have an answer

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Single dose of gene therapy could stop cats getting pregnant for 2 yrs, finds Nature study

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, CREW & Horae Gene Therapy Center found hormone released after gene therapy blocked development of egg follicles in ovaries for 2 years.

Scientists may have found antidote for world’s deadliest ‘death cap’ mushrooms — a medical dye

Chinese & Australian researchers' findings published in Nature. Death caps cause 90 per cent of mushroom poisoning fatalities across the world every year.

Arctic sea ice has become thinner, reduced by 52% between 2005-07, finds Nature journal report

A new report by British journal Nature has found that Arctic sea ice underwent an abrupt shift from 'thick deformed ice' to 'thin uniform ice cover'.

Why did methane levels shoot up in Covid yr? Warm weather, and less pollution

In a study published in the Nature journal Wednesday, scientists attributed the methane growth in 2020 to wetland emission and changes in ‘atmospheric sink’.

Diversity among reptiles a result of global warming 250 years ago, finds study

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.