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As fish grow, their ear structures accumulate elements from their environment. These structures have turned into a valuable new tool for monitoring metal pollution in Gobind Sagar Reservoir. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

New class of light-responsive antibiotics can fight biofilm-forming harmful bacteria and accelerate wound healing. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Lysosomal Storage Disorders biobank has characterised Gaucher disease type 2 (GD2) among Indians. This can help develop ew drugs and improved diagnostic techniques suited for the population. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Sanjiangyuan Tibetans are not a genetically homogeneous unit. The maternal and paternal genetic landscapes are far more distinct than previously assumed. An Zhou, Wei-Dong Li Tianjin Medical University nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Archaeological pottery fragments from South India show sophisticated plant processing and dairy consumption in the region during the Iron Age and Early Historic periods. Vellore Institute of Technology nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Immune cells in and around the white patches that grow in the oral cavity of tobacco users, behave differently. The amount of immune cells inside the tumours can indicate if patients will benefit from immunotherapy. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Many of the estimated 14-30 million insect species are undocumented. A new framework can identify factors contributing to this tropical insect data gap and help devise better conservation plans. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Climate signals associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation could help estimate the risk of extreme humid heat in India up to six months in advance. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

While most of the world’s ocean slowly lose oxygen due to rising temperatures, a stretch of the Southern Ocean in Indian sector is gaining oxygen. The biggest gains are close to Antarctica. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Delhi’s winter air pollution persists beyond stubble burning, with a mix of emissions and stagnant weather contributing to poor air quality. Fine-particle concentrations rose nearly fourfold during the crop-burning season. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

A microscopic motor built from a screw-shaped helicene molecule that rotates like an ancient water pump powered by electricity. With this, researchers provide a prototype for a predictable mechanical torque at the atomic scale. @iitmadras nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

A dying star can turn into a white dwarf depending on whether or not it breaches the Chandrasekhar limit — 1.4 times the mass of the Sun. Researchers now model how 'Super-Chandrasekhar' white dwarfs evolve. @iiscbangalore nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

India's Aditya-L1 mission and Europe's Proba-3 provide new insights into the origin and evolution of coronal mass ejections (CMEs). nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

In glaciated upper Indus basin, CO₂ released by oxidising pyrite in rocks outweighs the CO₂ locked away by silicate weathering. These fast-eroding Himalayan catchments act as a net carbon source rather than carbon sink. @IISERPune @iitroorkee nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

A new tool can map a photon’s path from laser to detector, bringing quantum measure theory— a framework used in quantum foundations and the search of quantum gravity—into the lab, with potential applications in quantum measurement. nature.com/articles/d44151-0… @RRI_Bangalore

Roots of mangroves that line the Goa’s Mandovi estuary trap sediments that host microbes which can break down pollutants from industrial and domestic sources. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Fruit flies that evolved over 120 generations on low-protein diets reproduced and laid more eggs early in adult life. But these flies, especially females, were less likely to survive bacterial infections than normal flies. @AshokaUniv @evoimmunoimroze nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Textile industries use large quantities of synthetic dyes that are difficult to remove from wastewater and can pose health risks. Researchers at the @IITGuwahati and @IITBHU_Varanasi find a potential and scalable eco-friendly solution. nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

Authorities must protect the vulnerable from the dangers of trafficking and violence nature.com/articles/d44151-0…

In rat models, the patch reduces scarring and improves cardiac function nature.com/articles/d44151-0…