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Sharing Your Photos, Part 1

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You’ve invested thousands in your equipment. You’ve braved the outdoors. You’ve spent countless hours learning your craft, learning to develop, learning to organize and learning how to create work that you’re proud of. So now what? Where do you go from here? Figure 1. A screenshot of Lightroom Classic’s Export Dialog, the epicenter of this article series. It’s time for show and tell, ladies and gentlemen. Sharing is caring, and unless you want to be like Emily Dickinson, whose writings didn’t become known until after her demise, you need to start sharing your photos. The good news is that there are all kinds of ways to share. We have a whole community at our fingertips with a lot of options. There are email, websites, Facebook, Instagram, custom books, prints on metal or canvas, and an almost endless list of other alternative media—all this in addition to your traditional fine art prints to choose from. Sharing your photos has, in some ways, never been easier. However, like all t...

What the Moderna-NIH COVID vaccine patent fight means for research

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03535-x Collaborators are locked in a high-stakes dispute over which researchers should be named as inventors on a key vaccine patent application.

An autoimmune stem-like CD8 T cell population drives type 1 diabetes

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04248-x An autoimmune stem-like CD8 T cell population drives type 1 diabetes

Time-Crystalline Eigenstate Order on a Quantum Processor

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04257-w Time-Crystalline Eigenstate Order on a Quantum Processor

Photo Of The Day By Ross Stone

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Photo By Ross Stone Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Blue Heron Yellow Sagebrush” by Ross Stone. Location: Big Pine, California. “I was down along the canal and this heron was spooked by me driving by and took flight,” explains Stone. “I grabbed my camera, jumped out of the car and watched as the heron circled around then flew off to the Owens River.” 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 Ross Stone appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

From the archive

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03513-3 Nature’s pages feature a look at early postal services and consider changes in mathematical thought over time.

Author Correction: Targeting LIF-mediated paracrine interaction for pancreatic cancer therapy and monitoring

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04176-w Author Correction: Targeting LIF-mediated paracrine interaction for pancreatic cancer therapy and monitoring

The United States needs a department of technology and science policy

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03543-x Two former NIH directors call for a cabinet-level department to formulate long-range science policy and oversee technology development.

Climate researchers: consider standing for office — I did

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03540-0 Climate researchers: consider standing for office — I did

Animal experiments: EU is pushing to find substitutes fast

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03539-7 Animal experiments: EU is pushing to find substitutes fast

Collaborate equitably in ancient DNA research and beyond

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03541-z Collaborate equitably in ancient DNA research and beyond

Ancient-DNA researchers write their own rules

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03542-y Ancient-DNA researchers write their own rules

Daily briefing: What happened to the ‘CRISPR babies’?

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03590-4 In China, the first children with germline-edited genomes are growing up — but their futures hold many questions. Plus, ‘patience is crucial’ when it comes to the Omicron coronavirus variant and hopeful hints of a stem-cell cure for type 1 diabetes.

China’s Mars rover has amassed reams of novel geological data

Nature, Published online: 30 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03554-8 Data collected by the Tianwen-1 mission and Zhurong Mars rover are offering insights into a previously unexplored region of Mars’s northern hemisphere.

Last Frame: Red Deer In Bracken

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Photo By Mike Rowe “In September and October in the United Kingdom, the red deer stags compete for hinds in the annual rut,” explains Mike Rowe. “To make themselves appear larger and more impressive, they often sweep their antlers through long grass and bracken to collect vegetation. This stag had obviously mastered the technique. This photo was taken in Richmond Park near London.” See more of Mike Rowe’s work at mikerowephoto.com . Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM. Exposure: 1/500 sec., Æ’/2.8, ISO 400. The post Last Frame: Red Deer In Bracken appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Author Correction: Estimating a social cost of carbon for global energy consumption

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04185-9 Author Correction: Estimating a social cost of carbon for global energy consumption

Take An Aerial Adventure In Iceland With DJI Mavic 3

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DJI’s newest drone, the Mavic 3 , introduces a big advance in image quality for serious photographers and filmmakers. The imaging system is designed and built by Hasselblad, and the drone includes two cameras. The primary camera features a large (for a drone) 4/3 CMOS sensor and a 24mm equivalent lens with adjustable apertures from Æ’/2.8 to Æ’/11. The camera can record 20-megapixel stills and 5.1K video with Apple ProRes. The second camera is a telephoto (162mm equivalent) for scouting or shots from a distance to avoid disturbing your subject. Pro nature photographer Stefan Forster was among the photographers who got to beta test the Mavic 3, and he captured some stunning scenes from the skies above Iceland in this video.  Though the Mavic 3 isn’t inexpensive if you’re only casually interested in working with drones, this video may inspire you to want to give it a try. You can rent the Mavic 3 instead of buying —something to consider if you have a photography trip planned to an epi...

Audio long-read: The chase for fusion energy

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03501-7 A host of private companies are promising commercial fusion reactors in the next decade.

Photo Of The Day By Craig Bill

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Photo By Craig Bill Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Land of the Lost” by Craig Bill. Location: Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. “Rain greeted my arrival into Oneonta Gorge located with the Columbia River Gorge natural area,” explains Bill. “My short hike into this absolutely beautiful world was met with some concern. First, the trail starting into the Gorge is made of a cold stream. So it was cold, wet and rainy, but that didn’t discourage me a bit about visiting this area for the first time. Previous travel photos I had seen of the Columbia River Gorge lured me across the country to this spot. And my sense of adventure was totally peaked. Next, now that I was wet, I had to climb a 20-foot fallen log dam. This wooden barrier was completely slick with very little places to grab onto. One fall here and this trip would be over! Carefully, I balanced and crawled with my 40-pound back pack. I remember thinking that I should have secured some equipment insurance before I came here! “Beyond th...

‘For a brown invertebrate’: rescuing native UK oysters

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03573-5 Tom Cameron works with local oyster growers to restore native oysters to their natural habitat in the United Kingdom.

Is this mammoth-ivory pendant Eurasia's oldest surviving jewellery?

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03534-y Radiocarbon dating suggests 41,500-year-old carved tusk fragment could be the region’s earliest known example of jewellery decorated by humans.

Discrimination still plagues science

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03043-y Employers need to do more to improve workplace diversity, equity and inclusion, a Nature survey finds.

When scientists gave 1,000 vulnerable people hepatitis over 30 years

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03571-7 What sort of system nurtures a decades-long programme of deliberately infecting children and prisoners with a dangerous disease?

Victories against AIDS have lessons for COVID-19

Nature, Published online: 29 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03569-1 Anthony Fauci on four decades of progress against HIV, and what’s needed for the future.

Daily briefing: Omicron coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03564-6 What we know about a worrying new variant of SARS-CoV-2. Plus, the ‘shadow pandemic’ in the global south and how to give great hugs.

Show Scale In Landscapes

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Nature photography breaks down into two main entities: scenics and wildlife. To capture the grandeur of a landscape is something to which nature photographers aspire. The same holds true for a magnificent creature created by mother nature when it’s preserved onto a digital sensor. When I first got into nature photography, I gravitated toward the scenic. I’ve since transitioned more into the world of wildlife, but I’ll never turn down the opportunity to capture a magnificent landscape in phenomenal light with majestic clouds and iconic structural formations. I began to travel around the U.S. and pointed my car in many directions. Western landscapes came to be a favorite as did the seascapes of the Pacific. The rolling hills of New England in the fall certainly grabbed my attention as did the red rock country of the Colorado Plateau. The vast open space of each of these areas often left me in visual awe. That one aspect that often left a dilemma each time I looked at my images is I did...

Photo Of The Day By Garry Everett

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Photo By Garry Everett Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Crane Stretch” by Garry Everett. Location: Sacramento Valley, California. “The middle of fall signals the return of the various migratory species that spend their winter in the Sacramento Valley,” explains Everett. “This pair of sandhill cranes were stretching their wings in the sunrise light, preparing themselves for a day of foraging in the surrounding fields.” 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 Garry Everett appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Photo Of The Day By Christopher Baker

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Photo By Christopher Baker Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Autumn Fog” by Christopher Baker. Location: Near Triana, Alabama. “A calm, cool morning along Barren Fork Creek near the Tennessee River,” describes Baker. 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 Christopher Baker appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Trapped in a hotel room: my scientific life in the pandemic

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03566-4 Jen Lewendon’s move from the United Kingdom for a postdoc restricted her travel and led to extended stints in quarantine. Here’s what the experience taught her.

Coronapod: everything we know about the new COVID variant

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03562-8 Scientists are racing to gauge the threat posed by a heavily mutated variant spreading across South Africa

Photo Of The Day By Rebecca Wilks

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Photo By Rebecca Wilks Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Flight” by Rebecca Wilks. Location: Death Valley 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 Rebecca Wilks appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Daily briefing: US braces for ‘fifth wave’ of COVID

Nature, Published online: 25 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03559-3 Health-care leaders in the United States warn about the consequences of Thanksgiving-holiday travel and social mixing. Plus, the physics of snapping your fingers, and how one university is tackling research integrity.

The Importance of Spotting Cancer’s Warning Signs

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03402-9 Despite the vast resources aimed at finding ways to detect the disease early, more needs to be done.

The COVID Cancer Effect

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03404-7 Oncologists are grappling with predicting—and mitigating—the effects of the pandemic.

The Colon Cancer Conundrum

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03405-6 Colorectal cancer rates in younger adults are climbing. The race is on to figure out why.

EverLife

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03556-6 A missed connection.

We Must Improve Equity in Cancer Screening

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03403-8 Eliminating disparities in routine examinations will require outreach, availability and cultural consideration.

Asteroid deflection and disordered diamonds — the week in infographics

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03553-9 Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

Multiview confocal super-resolution microscopy

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04110-0 A combination of multiview imaging, structured illumination, reconstruction algorithms and deep-learning predictions realizes spatial- and temporal-resolution improvements in fluorescence microscopy to produce super-resolution images from diffraction-limited input images.

Does Color Management Really Matter?

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You are probably familiar with color management if you’ve spent any time on photography or videography. We have all taken photos, ordered prints and noticed that they have a flaw, like a green cast. “That’s not what it looked like when I shot the photo!” is the most common reaction. Nobody wants unattractive skin tones; not in their personal photos, and certainly not in their professional work. Color Management is technology designed to minimize color and brightness inaccuracies. To a certain extent, color management attempts to simulate the brain and corrects the raw data coming from the sensor in order to match the feeling of human perception more closely. It can do even more than just that. While a human being represents a closed system “more or less”, where everything is finely tuned, this is not the case with modern technology. We combine input devices (cameras, smartphones, etc.) and output devices (monitors, printers, etc.), without considering that each device has a differen...

Outcry as men win outsize share of Australian medical-research funding

Nature, Published online: 26 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03536-w An analysis showing that the National Health and Medical Research Council awards fewer ‘investigator grants’ to women prompts thousands to sign a petition calling for gender quotas.

Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert

Nature, Published online: 25 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03552-w Researchers are racing to determine whether a fast-spreading variant in South Africa poses a threat to COVID vaccines’ effectiveness.

Enhanced fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Delta P681R mutation

Nature, Published online: 25 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04266-9 Enhanced fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Delta P681R mutation

Our lockdown mentoring plan was a lifeline, and it’s still going

Nature, Published online: 25 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03551-x A scheme for undergraduates to mentor secondary-school students who are interested in science has allowed both sides to develop new skills, despite COVID-19 restrictions.

How jellyfish control their lives

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03510-6 Transgenic jellyfish reveal how these fragile creatures get by without a brain.

Photo Of The Day By Wendy Gedack

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Photo By Wendy Gedack Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Explore Every Moment” by Wendy Gedack. Location: San Juan Mountains, Colorado. “This image was taken of Mt. Sneffels in the San Juan Mountain area outside of Ridgway, Colorado, as the dramatic clouds moved into the area and danced around this majestic mountain,” explains Gedack. “I’m motivated every year to return to this area to view and photograph the amazing light and colors of fall. Its ever-changing atmosphere draws me to this place in hopes of capturing the essence of this place.” 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 Wendy Gedack appeared first on Outdoor Photogra...

Record number of first-time observers get Hubble telescope time

Nature, Published online: 25 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03538-8 Since NASA introduced a double-blind review system to reduce bias, more successful proposals are coming from astronomers who haven’t been awarded observation time before.

Scale Assignment Winner James Day

Congratulations to James Day for winning the recent Scale photography assignment with the image, “Climbing Mont Blanc.” See more of Day’s photography at www.jdaypix.com . View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment  here  and enter your best shots! [ See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com ] The post Scale Assignment Winner James Day appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Colossal angular magnetoresistance in ferrimagnetic nodal-line semiconductors

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04028-7 A study reports a colossal angular magnetoresistance in the topological magnet Mn3Si2Te6, resulting from a metal-to-insulator transition caused by controlled lifting of a topological band degeneracy, and discusses the key parameters involved.

A multi-scale map of cell structure fusing protein images and interactions

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04115-9 Protein immunofluorescence imaging and affinity purification–mass spectrometry are combined to create a unified map of human cell architecture across scales, which the authors call the multi-scale integrated cell (MuSIC).

Distribution control enables efficient reduced-dimensional perovskite LEDs

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03997-z The efficiency and operating lifetimes of perovskite light-emitting diodes is improved by using a fluorinated triphenylphosphine oxide additive to control the cation diffusion during film deposition and passivate the surface.

Structural basis for ligand reception by anaplastic lymphoma kinase

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04141-7 Analysis of crystal structures of anaplastic lymphoma kinase elucidate the mechanism by which ligand binding and the glycine-rich domain regulate its activity.

Mechanical actions of dendritic-spine enlargement on presynaptic exocytosis

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04125-7 A mechanism of mechanosensation and transduction in the presynaptic boutons is identified, in which sensing of fine pressure leads to enhanced neurotransmitter release.

Photo Of The Day By mrfaucher

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Photo By mrfaucher Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Great Horned Owl” by mrfaucher. Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. “This great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) was encountered in the woods along the Swanson River, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska,” describes mrfaucher. Nikon D300, Nikon 70-200mm @ 200mm. Exposure: 1/250 sec., f/7.1, ISO 400. 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 mrfaucher appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Neutron beam sheds light on medieval faith and superstition

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03505-3 Hidden inside a leaden amulet, researchers find words of magic and Christian creed side by side.

The surgical solution to congenital heart defects

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03517-z Some babies are born with hearts that have missing or malformed parts. A series of delicate operations can fix the damage and extend the lives of these children.

The 3D print job that keeps quake damage at bay

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03506-2 An easily produced seismic isolator designed to protect buildings from earthquakes mimics the bones of human limbs.

How to repair a baby’s broken heart

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03518-y Some babies are born with a rare disorder in which only one of the lower chambers of their heart works properly. These single-ventricle defects (SVDs) can be managed through a complex series of operations.

Video: Babies with misshapen hearts

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03519-x Babies born with one small or malformed ventricle can be treated with a series of surgeries, but new techniques could allow doctors to begin treatment from within the womb.

Want research integrity? Stop the blame game

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03493-4 Helping every scientist to improve is more effective than ferreting out a few frauds.

Venetian blinds

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03525-z A future in the past.

Daily briefing: What we know about vaccines and long COVID

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03531-1 Vaccines reduce the risk of developing COVID-19 — but studies disagree on their protective effect against long COVID. Plus, lab-grown seafood is coming to a table near you and all about AI-powered protein-folding predictions.

Women and the environment: power on the ground and in academia

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03524-0 We taught a course that created a dialogue between academia and social movements.

Researchers at risk in Afghanistan need better tools to find help

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03515-1 Many organizations are ready to help threatened scholars and professionals — but those in peril often struggle to locate them.

The N501Y spike substitution enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04245-0 The N501Y spike substitution enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission

How record wildfires are harming human health

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03496-1 As fires get bigger and rage for more of the year, scientists are racing to understand the lingering impacts.

COVID deaths, gravitational waves and pandemic PhD supervision

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03494-3 The latest science news, in brief.

Photo Of The Day By Valerie Millett

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Photo By Valerie Millett Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Red Rock Winter” by Valerie Millett. Location: Coconino National Forest, Arizona. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including  Assignments ,  Galleries  and the  OP Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP 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 Valerie Millett appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Hard times tear coupled seabirds apart

Nature, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03509-z Even birds get divorced, and, as in humans, resource constraints can drive more couples to the brink.

A COVID-19 peptide vaccine for the induction of SARS-CoV-2 T cell immunity

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04232-5 A COVID-19 peptide vaccine for the induction of SARS-CoV-2 T cell immunity

US astronomy has ambitious plans — but it needs global partners

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03514-2 Ten-year ‘decadal survey’ sets out plans for a ‘super Hubble’, powerful ground-based telescopes and opportunities for international collaboration.

Earth is headed for well over two degrees of warming

Nature, Published online: 22 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03507-1 Modellers look at how climate policies might change with time — and find a wide range of possible outcomes, none of them good.

Photo Of The Day By Cate Hotchkiss

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Photo By Cate Hotchkiss Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Of Fog and Light” by Cate Hotchkiss. Location: Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. 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 Cate Hotchkiss appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

From the archive

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03457-8 Nature’s pages feature a look at the English chemist Joseph Priestley’s time in America, and an account of preparations to observe the 1871 solar eclipse.

Do vaccines protect against long COVID? What the data say

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03495-2 Vaccines reduce the risk of developing COVID-19 — but studies disagree on their protective effect against long COVID.

Daily briefing: Adoption advice for academics

Nature, Published online: 22 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03528-w Two scientists discovered that the journey to becoming adoptive parents has unique challenges for academics. Plus, the first quantum computer to pack 100 qubits and the vast research infrastructure being created to support China’s climate goals.

Artificial intelligence powers protein-folding predictions

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03499-y Deep-learning algorithms such as AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAFold can now predict a protein’s 3D shape from its linear sequence — a huge boon to structural biologists.

Support deaf participants at virtual conferences

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03487-2 Support deaf participants at virtual conferences

Science community steps up to reform open access

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03485-4 Science community steps up to reform open access

Ditch gendered terminology for cell division

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03490-7 Ditch gendered terminology for cell division

Ahmedabad: local data beat the heat

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03486-3 Ahmedabad: local data beat the heat

How burnout and imposter syndrome blight scientific careers

Nature, Published online: 23 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03042-z Most scientists love what they do, but job satisfaction levels hit a new low, Nature’s survey finds.

Photography Close To Home

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Needles Overlook above Indian Creek Canyon, Utah. Another example of why you want to wait for a turbulent weather pattern before you head into the field. The summer monsoon season on the Colorado Plateau always presents great opportunities for dynamic compositions, but I certainly couldn’t have imagined my luck when I watched this rainbow appear just before sunset. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM, Gitzo Mountaineer tripod, Acratech Ultimate ball head. If someone had told you before COVID that you soon wouldn’t be able to travel to any of your favorite overseas photo locations and all the workshops you were signed up for would soon be canceled, you probably would have scratched your head trying to figure out what kind of calamity could possibly shut down all international airline travel. Perhaps worldwide volcanic eruptions filling the skies with ash or the laws of physics and aerodynamics suddenly being revoked? If you spent enough time mulling it over, however, the...