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A study in Communications Earth & Environment reports that 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings are part of a comprehensive analysis of the global plastics sector, which also reveals a large increase in the amount of plastic being disposed of by incineration and substantial regional differences in plastic consumption. Read the research: https://lnkd.in/eVK4P3zt

Two papers in Nature show that computer chips that combine the use of light and electricity increase computational performance, while reducing energy consumption, compared with conventional electronic chips. The photonic computing chips might address the growing computing demands driven by advancing artificial intelligence technology. Read the research: https://lnkd.in/eYa5cAWi https://lnkd.in/eFmhk2_m

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A clinical trial in healthy young adults of varying weights published in Nature Metabolism suggests that non-caloric sweeteners could affect key mechanisms in the hypothalamus responsible for appetite regulation. Read the research: https://lnkd.in/ey5iGtCE

A package of research papers from the MICrONS (Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks) consortium in Nature and Nature Methods provides a detailed map of mouse brain cell structure and connections, offering insights into how they relate to activity in the mouse brain.

Nature Health is now open for submissions! This new journal from the Nature Portfolio will publish research on public health, global health and population health, with a particular focus on research that impacts health policy and practice. https://lnkd.in/edht_TGR Good health needs more than medicine and so Nature Health will publish research from the biomedical sciences, but also from the social and environmental sciences, including qualitative and mixed-methods research. Thanks to everyone at Springer Nature who helped setup this new journal and especially to my friends and colleagues at Nature Medicine, led by Joao Monteiro, who have been extremely supportive and who we will continue to work in close partnership with. Please get in touch if you want to know more about Nature Health or want to chat! We launch in 2026 🚀 #health #medicine #publichealth #globalhealth

Public-health specialists worry that misinformation and funding cuts could affect vaccination rates. To illustrate the impact of vaccines, Nature examines the millions of lives that they have saved through these five charts.

The authors of a Comment article in Nature write that hopes are high that AI can accelerate scientific discovery but warn that the rush to adopt AI has consequences. “Establishing clear scientific guidelines on how to use these tools and techniques is urgent.”

A new AI tool to identify irrelevant references in submitted manuscripts has been launched for use across Springer Nature’s journals and books. The tool is the latest AI-driven tool that has been developed in-house at Springer Nature to weed out problematic submissions and ensure the veracity of the publication record. Read our press release to learn more: http://spklr.io/6047AyxF