Nature revisits a historical moment when the term “television” was met with skepticism, as critics doubted it would ever enter common usage. The piece highlights how the technology’s eventual ubiquity proved the prediction spectacularly wrong, offering a lesson on how easily transformative innovations are underestimated.

Researchers explain how the size and formation of bubbles in carbonated drinks influence the sound they make when they burst. The findings offer insight into the acoustics of everyday phenomena and could have applications in fluid dynamics and materials science.

The article explains that dogs may not look up at low-flying planes because their hearing range is tuned to higher frequencies or their attention is focused on ground-level threats. This behavioral quirk offers insight into canine perception and survival instincts.

This is an author correction to a previously published study. The correction addresses the role of nucleolar protein URB1 in removing the 3' ETS from rRNA, a step that prevents exosome surveillance. It ensures the scientific record is accurate for researchers studying this RNA processing pathway.

Nature published author corrections for two papers, one on durable all-inorganic perovskite tandem photovoltaics and another on cooperation versus equality in public goods allocation. The corrections address errors or updates in the original research findings. These routine revisions matter for researchers who cite or build on the studies.

Tom Gauld, a cartoonist for New Scientist, visited an entomology department to meet researchers and observe their work with insects. The visit offers a playful, artistic perspective on scientific research and the people behind it.

The publisher has issued a correction for the article "Progressive plasticity during colorectal cancer metastasis," originally published in Nature. The notice addresses specific errors in the paper while indicating that the main conclusions remain unchanged. This is a routine update for researchers relying on the study's findings.

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