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+ LA Times Environment: Trump administration tries to further dissolve California's clean car rules—A new lawsuit targets California's ability to set its own car emissions standards, which 17 other states follow.
+ LA Times Environment: H5N1 bird flu spreads to sea otters and sea lions along San Mateo coast, wildlife experts say—After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Ano Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter a...
+ LA Times Environment: Contributor: Don't let lobbyists win a liability shield for Big Oil—Governments are fighting to hold oil giants like Exxon Mobil accountable for their well-documented efforts to deceive the public about climate change.
+ LA Times Environment: Why hundreds of people in L.A. are strapping cameras on their bodies to do chores—AI and robotics companies need data on movements in the physical world. Some are paying gig workers to record themselves cooking dinner and doing laun...
+ LA Times Environment: Nearly 40% of California produce contains PFAS pesticides, report finds—Using state data, an environmental group found PFAS residue on more than 40 different kinds of fruits and vegetables grown in California. The state ha...
+ Nature: Youthful antics predict lifespan — at least for these fish—Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00782-8Activity levels and daytime sleepiness can be combined into a ‘behavioural cloc...
+ Nature: ‘Baked, not fried’: five highlights from nutrition research—Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00598-6Potatoes, coffee and protein are at the centre of some intriguing studies from ...
+ Nature: Nervous networker or conference presenter? Just care less, says voice coach Susie Ashfield—Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00547-3The author of Just F**cking Say It offers tips to boost your confidence as a pu...
+ Nature: No such thing as a shark? Genomes shake up ocean predator’s family tree—Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00594-wSharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially c...
+ Nature: ‘Einstein‘ bot sharpens debate over AI in the classroom—Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00764-wFaculty members are spending ever more time outmanoeuvring students who want to...
+ Nature: Reckoning with my ‘ghost years’: why a high publication rate doesn’t always reflect success—Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9I have a five-year gap in my publication record. Last year, I published seven a...
+ Nature: How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas – in numbers—Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00709-3Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to...
+ Nature: Author Correction: Gut stem cell necroptosis by genome instability triggers bowel inflammation—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10302-3Author Correction: Gut stem cell necroptosis by genome instability triggers bow...
+ Nature: This supernova is too bright – now astronomers might know why—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00801-8Wobbling signal could explain some extremely bright supernovae
+ Nature: This fish shouldn’t exist — the weird genetics of clonal vertebrates—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00798-0A study reveals how the asexual Amazon molly defies evolutionary expectations —...
+ Nature: The dynamic basis of G-protein recognition and activation by a GPCR—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10228-wConventional and time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy reveal how NTSR1 dynami...
+ Nature: A large-scale coherent 4D imaging sensor—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10183-6A 4D imaging architecture using a large-scale, coherent LiDAR focal plane array...
+ Nature: Capturing dynamic phage–pathogen coevolution by clinical surveillance—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10136-zThe acquisition of a parasitic anti-phage mobile genetic element, PLE11, showin...
+ Nature: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10214-2Individual supratentorial ependymoma tumour subgroups have two distinct progeni...
+ Nature: Structures of Marburgvirus glycoprotein and its complex with NPC1 receptor—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10240-0Marburgvirus glycoprotein binds to the endosomal receptor NPC1 in a distinct or...
+ Nature: Multimodal electron microscopy of halide perovskite interfacial dynamics—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10238-8A multimodal in situ electron microscopy approach enables direct visualization ...
+ Nature: Lense–Thirring precessing magnetar engine drives a superluminous supernova—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10151-0Observations of a nearby type I superluminous supernova showing oscillating lig...
+ Nature: Facile induction of immune tolerance by an interleukin-2–TGFβ surrogate agonist—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10208-0A fusion protein designed to comprise IL-2 and a helminth-derived TGFβ mimic ac...
+ Nature: Snapshots of the dynamic basis of NTSR1 G protein subtype promiscuity—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10120-7Time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy during activation of Gαi1βγ and Gα11βγ h...
+ Nature: Intestinal interoceptive dysfunction drives age-associated cognitive decline—Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10191-6Age-related microbiome changes increase medium-chain fatty acid-producing bacte...