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Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School publish a claim for the cause and curative path for the autoimmune disease "systemic lupus erythematosus" in the journal "Nature".
2024-07-10

A recent paper in the journal "Nature" reports that although the 2019–20 Australian brushfires produced 700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, they also resulted in a massive phytoplankton bloom larger in size than all of Australia that absorbed carbon dioxide as part of the photosynthesis process. The smoke also deposited approximately three times the amount of iron normally found in the ocean.
2021-09-16

Yale University researchers led by professor Nenad Sestan announce, through the "Nature" journal, that they successfully partly revived the brains of deceased pigs, four hours after death occurred. However, there were no signals from the brains that would indicate awareness or consciousness.
2019-04-17

Paleontologists at the University of Bristol announce, through the "Nature" journal, the discovery of the world's oldest lizard fossil, estimated to be 240 million years old. The fossil, "Megachirella wachtleri", is the most ancient known ancestor of all modern lizards and snakes.
2018-05-31

Research published in the journal "Nature" implies the existence of a galaxy that appears to contain no dark matter, dubbed NGC1052-DF2. If confirmed it would be the first such galaxy discovered.
2018-03-28

"Nature" publishes research from The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia at the Glorieta de la Astronomía of Granada, Spain, describing the discovery that a ring system orbits the trans-Neptunian dwarf planet Haumea.
2017-10-11

"Nature" publishes research by the University of Toronto announcing the discovery of a new class of stem cells called F-class stem cells that have the potential to be better and safer to use in medical research.
2014-12-10

In a study published in "Nature", University of Oregon researchers describe the first creation of human embryonic stem cells by cloning.
2013-05-15

A large fish kill, consisting of several different fish species and other marine life, including crabs, stingrays, shrimp, starfish and a whale wash ashore in Venice, Louisiana, near Plaquemines Parish, near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and involving more species than usual with localized dead zone and low oxygen events.
2010-09-10

"Australopithecus afarensis" evidently used stone tools for consumption of animal tissues as early as 3.39 million years ago, a study published in "Nature" finds.
2010-08-11