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Photo By Beth Young Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Poppies and White Flower Bokeh” by Beth Young. Location: Calaveras County, California. “Last year, when the pandemic hit like a freight train, I turned to more macro and local intimate scenes like many other photographers,” explains young. “My husband thoughtfully bought me a proper macro lens that was on my wishlist for years, and this spring, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying putting into practice what I’ve learned during shelter in place from online classes by Kathleen Clemons and Sara Marino—two masters of macro botanical photography in my opinion! Even though the world is slowly opening back up again, my perspective will always be in tune with the tiny macro world at my feet, a silver lining of this past year.” Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro. Exposure: 1/8000 sec., f/3.5, ISO 800. See more of Beth Young’s photography at www.optimalfocusphotography.com . Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day fe...

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02109-1 Nations short of vaccine should get first doses to curb the pandemic, researchers say.

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02114-4 The International Space Station was briefly pushed out of position when rockets on a newly docked module accidentally fired. Plus: Female authors get fewer citations in elite medical journals, and why obesity doesn’t always lead to ill health.

Photo By Robert Henderson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Fork-Tailed Drongo in a Forked Branch” by Robert Henderson. Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. “The fork-tailed drongo is one of the most intelligent birds of the Serengetti. They are able to mimic many calls. They will sometimes mimic the danger calls of other animals to get them to desert a tasty bug or lizard they were just about to eat. I took the image with a Canon 7D Mark II with a Canon EF 100 – 400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lens. 1/500 sec., f/5.6, ISO 200, 400mm. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Robert Henderson appeared first on Outdoor Photographer ...

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02112-6 Off-campus learning was essential during the pandemic. But when it ends, we should encourage students to return to campus for in-person lectures, says Michael Doran.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02075-8 A single individual harbours tens to hundreds of variants of this DNA-based virus, which can move from one person to another in donated blood.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02102-8 Papers by women in elite medical journals are half as likely to be cited as are similar articles authored by men, research finds.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02100-w A study links high levels of virus-blocking antibodies to reduced risk of infection in vaccinated people. Plus: Turning water into metal, and a fossil that could be from Earth’s earliest known animal.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02074-9 Long-term follow up finds that more than half of children and adolescents with the disease develop complications within 15 years of diagnosis.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03832-5 Novel bile acid biosynthetic pathways are enriched in the microbiome of centenarians

Photo By Sandra Rust Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Cedar Waxwing Eating a Crabapple Blossom” by Sandra Rust. Location: Joliet, Illinois. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Sandra Rust appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02096-3 Real-world evidence from a medical centre links high levels of potent antibodies after vaccination to a reduced risk of infection.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02097-2 Branching patterns could be evidence of an 890-million-year-old sponge, pushing back the earliest animal fossil by 300 million years.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02072-x Bumblebees dosed with caffeine can more easily remember the scent of sugar-heavy blossoms.

Congratulations to David Shield for winning the recent Shooting a Concept assignment with the image, “Throne of Dreams.” See more of David Shield’s photography at www.davidshieldphotography.com . [ See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com ] The post Shooting A Concept Assignment Winner David Shield appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03770-2 A switch system is developed to control the expression of therapeutic genes, involving the administration of a small-molecule drug to induce splicing-mediated control of mRNA translation.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03775-x A comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the mouse brain between gastrulation and birth identifies hundreds of cellular states and reveals the spatiotemporal organization of brain development.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03667-0 One of the key predictions of general relativity, the bending of light around massive, compact objects, is observed for a supermassive black hole in the galaxy I Zwicky 1.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03716-8 The authors elucidate the mechanisms for the ubiquitylation specificity and recruitment of the ubiquitin ligase complex BRCA1–BARD1 to damaged DNA within chromatin to facilitate homologous recombination.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03622-z Measurements of high-field magnetotransport in overdoped cuprates indicate that the strange-metal regime exists beyond the critical doping, and that it has both coherent and incoherent contributions.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03771-1 A new computational approach to in silico mutagenesis screening allow comprehensive mapping of cancer driver mutations.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03776-w A tandem BRCT-domain-associated ubiquitin-dependent recruitment motif in BARD1 recruits BRCA1 to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) to promote homologous recombination and antagonize the 53BP1 DSB repair pathway that mediates non-homologous end joining.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03769-9 Structures of ketamine bound to human NMDA receptors show how ketamine inhibits receptor activity.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02065-w Electrons from a droplet of sodium and potassium turn water into a metallic material that conducts electricity.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02009-4 An analysis in ageing nematode worms reveals reductions in the tagging of certain proteins for clearance. This can lead to the accumulation of unnecessary proteins, in turn impairing cellular and tissue function.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01997-7 An analysis of the Val d’Agri oil field in Italy provides insight into how processes associated with wastewater disposal trigger earthquakes — and how such effects can be reduced to maintain the economic viability of mature oil fields.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02066-9 Fossil discovered in northwestern Canada could rewrite the early history of animal life — but some palaeontologists are not convinced it’s real.

Photo By Gene Putney Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Waiting” by Gene Putney. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. “On a May afternoon, I had the opportunity to photograph this American black bear sow with three cubs,” explains Putney. “The mother was on the move, and this particular cub stayed close, but the other two were more adventurous and lagging behind. I captured this image as the mother and cub stopped and looked back as they waited for the other two to catch up.” Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Gene Putney appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02017-4 Parallel perspectives.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02057-w Light can be used to both propel and steer tiny vehicles made with materials that have distinctive optical properties.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02036-1 Archives, libraries, photo agencies and publishers need to do better to reflect science’s true past and present.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02039-y Scientists are unpicking the life cycle of SARS-CoV-2 and how the virus uses tricks to evade detection.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03841-4 Rapid and stable mobilization of CD8+ T cells by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02067-8 A good communications strategy can get your research seen by decision makers, says Rebecca Fuoco.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02038-z The latest science news, in brief.

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02054-z Studies show that vaccines reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by more than 80%, but the Delta variant is creating fresh uncertainty.

In the springtime, R Lazy S ranch and surrounding Jackson Hole valley erupt in multiple tones of vibrant green. The sliding glass door in my parents’ room began to rattle, bowing and flexing inward toward their bed. Champ, their elderly Australian Shepard and lover of all animals, let out an uncharacteristic growl that turned into a whimper as the window above her continued to bend and shake. My dad awoke and sleepily clicked on the porch light, which exposed the silhouette of an enormous standing bear, his face and paws pressed up against the window, which was putting forth a valiant effort of defending the house from outside invaders. Windows and doors, however, only succeed when they are closed, and it was at that moment that my parents looked at each other, wide-eyed, remembering they had left every window in the living room open to help cool down the house on this warm summer evening. Racing into the hallway and past my bedroom, where I slept peacefully and oblivious to the dr...

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02058-9 Eye movements lasting only a few hundredths of a second create an information-laden ‘smear’ on the retina.

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02071-y Delve deeply into autoimmune disease, ponder chemists’ mixed feelings about aromaticity and enjoy readers’ lab hacks.

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02052-1 Researchers spy a dusty, moon-forming disk surrounding a planet beyond the Solar System.

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02037-0 Machine learning will transform our understanding of protein folding. And it’s essential that all data be open.

Photo By Kris Walkowski Today’s Photo Of The Day is “El Majestic” by Kris Walkowski. Location: Yosemite National Park, California. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Kris Walkowski appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02008-5 Nature’s pages feature a 1971 review of a psychiatry book and a report from the 1921 Museums Association conference.