Pollution

Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts Stirred Up Toxic Sediment

The Nord Stream pipeline explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life

Katharine Sanderson and Nature magazine

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Re-create What You See from a Brain Scan

Image-generating AI is getting better at re-creating what people are looking at from their fMRI data. But this isn’t mind reading—yet

Allison Parshall

Artificial Intelligence

Squeak Squeak, Buzz Buzz: How Researchers Are Using AI to Talk to Animals

The burgeoning field of “digital bioacoustics” is helping us understand animals like never before.

Sophie Bushwick and Kelso Harper

Artificial Intelligence

What the New GPT-4 AI Can Do

OpenAI just released an updated version of its text-generating artificial intelligence program. Here’s how GPT-4 improves on its predecessor

Sophie Bushwick

Climate Change

What the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Means for Science Start-ups

Bailouts mean customers’ deposits are safe, but the Silicon Valley Bank’s demise has sparked concern about future investment in small tech companies

Katharine Sanderson and Nature magazine