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- Evelyn Fox Keller (1936–2023), philosopher who questioned gender roles in scienceby Marga Vicedo on December 1, 2023 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 01 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03819-4Mathematical biologist, philosopher and historian of science who challenged the vision of science as a masculine activity.
- Gravitational waves from mega black-hole collision reveal long-sought ‘ringing’by Davide Castelvecchi on December 1, 2023 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 01 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03813-wResearchers find massive merger’s signature aftershocks hidden in 2019 data from LIGO and Virgo detectors.
- Approaching 1.5 °C: how will we know we’ve reached this crucial warming mark?by Richard A. Betts on December 1, 2023 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 01 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03775-zAssessing global mean temperature rise using the average warming over the previous one or two decades will delay formal recognition of when Earth breaches the Paris agreement’s 1.5 °C guard rail. Here is what’s needed to avoid the wait.
- Endlingsby Giancarla Espinosa Aritao on December 1, 2023 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 01 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03822-9An accidental meeting.
- How to create compelling scientific data visualisationsby Julie Gould on December 1, 2023 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 01 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03393-9Start with pen and paper, keep things simple, do your coding at the end, say data visualisation specialists.