Springer #SocialWork is exhibiting at #ECSWR2024 in Vilnius, Lithuania! Peruse our latest books & journal issues during the coffee breaks. Interested in publishing your work with Springer Nature? Have a book idea? Chat with our editor on-site to learn more. See you soon! ESWRA

Do you know someone who has promoted sound science in the face of hostility? Nominations are now open for the 2024 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science: nature.com/immersive/madd…
Sense about Science

We celebrate #NationalOrchidDay with neotropical orchids of subtribe Ponerinae from Mexico, our last paper published with Springer Nature about these orchids is here 👉 rdcu.be/dEGgV

Congratulations to Scientific American for being nominated for 3
The Webby Awards! VOTE for them now 👇

Ernest Henry Starling, born #OTD in 1866, was a British physiologist whose prolific contributions to a modern understanding of body functions made him one of the foremost scientists of his time.

A hydrogel glue that could be used to help attach sensors to track small and fragile soft-bodied marine animals — like squid and jellyfish — without damaging them is described in Nature Communications. Tracking could help improve understanding of marine ecosystems. nature.com/articles/s4146…

If engineering is about solving problems then one problem that, as a discipline, it needs to solve is this: How do we retain more American women and girls in engineering? Jill S. Tietjen lists possible diagnoses and suggests ways to re-engineer the system: springernature.com/gp/researchers…

Extreme cold upwelling events that can result in mass mortality for diverse marine organisms are increasing in frequency and intensity, says NatureClimate study. This may increase vulnerability of migratory species to the adverse effects of climate events nature.com/articles/s4155…

Nature Awards has announced a partnership with Seed Health to launch Nature Awards Microbiome Accelerator. The program is designed to fast-track groundbreaking microbiome research for broad impact, preserving integrity & rigour of science: group.springernature.com/gp/group/media…
Nature Portfolio

Unveiling authorship conflicts in academia—study in #Scientometrics calls for practical measures—workshops, training programs, and guidance on authorship expectations to address such issues. bit.ly/3Q0TEAf

Kawabata Yasunari, who died #OnThisDay in 1972, was a Japanese novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. His melancholic lyricism echoes an ancient Japanese literary tradition in the modern idiom.

Prasinezumab, a monoclonal antibody, is shown to reduce signs of motor deterioration in individuals with Parkinson’s disease who have rapidly progressing disease, as reported in exploratory analysis of data from a phase 2 clinical trial in Nature Medicine: nature.com/articles/s4159…

To mark Earth Month 2024, this year's Science for a Sustainable Future will consist of three separate panels on SDG topics. This first panel on April 18 will look at the connection between human, planet and animal health. Learn more and register here: springernature.com/gp/researchers…

At Springer Nature we aim to be a great company to work for, living our values to unlock the potential of our people. Learn more about the Opening Doors Internship Programme and what #BePartOfProgress means to us in our latest Sustainable Business Report: sustainablebusiness.springernature.com/2023/

Leonardo da Vinci, born #OTD in 1452, was an Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose skill and intelligence, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.

Did the solar eclipse give you the amateur Astronomy bug? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a professional astronomer, talks about her own adventures in astrophotography—and offers tips and tricks for new amateur astronomers: scientificamerican.com/podcast/episod…

Research and teaching in today’s universities are unrecognizable compared with what they were in the 19th century. But key aspects of the process of acquiring a PhD have remained constant. Supervisors can learn from innovations at other stages in education nature.com/articles/d4158…

Simone de Beauvoir, who died #OTD in 1986, was a writer and feminist and a member of the intellectual fellowship of philosopher-writers who have given a literary transcription to the themes of existentialism. She is known primarily for her treatise Le Deuxième Sexe.