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When whales walked the Earth: otter-like cetaceans in North America

What matters in science |  View this email in your browser Thursday 25 January 2024 Hello Nature readers, Today we meet the data sleuth who spotted problems in dozens of Dana-Farber papers, explore troubles at Fermilab and look back at when whales walked the Earth. Genomes of bacteria that cause treponemal disease were recovered from a limited number of prehistoric remains (yellow, artificially coloured) found beneath an enormous shell mound in Brazil. (Jose Filippini) ...

Why coffee varieties taste different (and it’s not down to variations in individual genes)

What matters in science |  View this email in your browser Wednesday 24 January 2024 Hello Nature readers, Today we learn the surprising reason coffee varieties taste different, discover how stress can trigger gut pain and read about a book that sheds new light on Einstein's achievements. The most complete genome of Arabica coffee will help breeders to create plants that are more productive or resistant to certain diseases, or that contain particularly low caffeine levels. (Pramote Polyamate/Getty) ...

Pioneering nuclear-fusion reactor shuts down after 40 years

What matters in science |  View this email in your browser Tuesday 23 January 2024 Hello Nature readers, Today, we bid farewell to pioneering nuclear-fusion reactor JET, learn about China's enormous dark matter lab and follow the debate over megalodon's body shape. Fusion reactors use tritium, an isotope of hydrogen that can leave components radioactive for decades. (CEA-IRFM/EUROfusion/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) How to disassemble a fusion reactor Scie...

Japanese spacecraft makes a pin-point landing on the Moon

What matters in science |  View this email in your browser Monday 22 January 2024 Hello Nature readers, Today we hear that a Japanese spacecraft has made a pin-point landing on the Moon, explore this year's most exciting areas of technological innovation and learn how to go further with open science. Artist's impression of the SLIM spacecraft coming in for landing on the Moon. (JAXA) Japan's Moon landing is most precise ever Japan has become the fifth ...