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We would like to thank all our authors, reviewers, customers, colleagues and followers for your dedication and going through another extraordinary year with us! We are looking forward to 2023 with you all. Happy New Year!

The past 12 months have been a pivotal time for science. Through it all, scientists moved forward with their research and their careers in industry, academia and elsewhere. Here’s a rundown of some of Nature’s top stories about the global scientific workforce in a tumultuous year: https://lnkd.in/ezgBXTtP

From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to predicting protein structures with AI and transplanting pig organs into people, Nature's news editors choose the defining moments in science this year: https://lnkd.in/eUTBw-uW

The role of Editor is demanding to say the least. In this The Source blog, Weicheng Cui discusses how in his opinion, he sees being an Editor a public service and a duty of a scientist: https://bit.ly/3WpT0gS

After a pause triggered by the pandemic, Nature’s #ScientistAtWork photography competition returned this year. Check out this year's winning images from around the world: https://lnkd.in/eYWinRsB

We wish happy holidays to all our colleagues, authors, editors, reviewers, customers and followers! However you celebrate the holidays, may they be full of happiness and joy!

Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y. throughout her career, had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements as a Black female mechanical engineer. The third season of Scientific American's Lost Women of Science podcast begins at the start of her story, during her unconventional childhood in the segregated South. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Wd8chj #WomenInScience

The Nature’s 10 list explores key developments in science this year and some of the people who played important parts in these milestones. Along with their colleagues, these individuals helped to make amazing discoveries and brought attention to crucial issues. The selection is compiled by Nature’s editors to highlight key events in science through the compelling stories of those involved. https://lnkd.in/eN7Awj4r

Every year the Springer Nature Journals and Editorial Communications team promotes extraordinary content from across the Springer Nature portfolio. Work they see may have huge implications for humanity, speak to very niche communities, involve many different organizations, or perhaps involve dinosaurs, exoplanets, millipedes and more. In this series, our colleagues share their highlights from 2021 and the stories behind the coverage. “Having worked in the press office for a number of years and previously been focused on the Nature research journals, it was exciting to step into a new challenge last year when I took over the management of press promotion for Nature Communications. 2021 offered some great papers to promote - everything from how the tabby cat got its stripes, to lightning strikes that may have brought life to Earth, to revealing secrets in 300-year-old letters that were finally read without being opened. With the variety of research in Nature Communications and the volume that is published, it can sometimes be overwhelming deciding what should and should not be press released. However, sometimes a paper crosses your desk and you don’t even have to look into it or ask the editor for additional information, you just know it will make headlines. This happened when I spotted a paper with the words ‘chameleon soft robot’ in the title. Editors who have attended our PR workshops will know that robots and animals are two of the press office’s favourite things, and the combination of both made this a perfect press candidate. Even better, the research was accompanied by some excellent supplementary videos which are always useful in promotion and making the science more accessible. The paper described a new strategy for the development of artificial camouflage using integrated thermochromic liquid crystal layers with vertically-stacked, patterned silver nanowire networks. This was combined with colour sensors and feedback control systems to fabricate Artificial Chameleon Skin, which the authors then applied to a soft-bodied robot. The robot was able to change colour to match its background in real time and the research could have implications for next-generation wearable camouflage technology. The enthusiasm of the editors and the quirky and cool research made 2021 a great year to work on Nature Communications content”. - Sarah McClenaghan – Press Manager You can read 'Biomimetic chameleon soft robot with artificial crypsis and disruptive coloration skin', published in Nature Communications, here: https://lnkd.in/eamfVCTW

New year, new challenge? We are currently looking for a new Head of Communications, US in New York. Learn more about the role and how to apply here: https://bit.ly/3YChbu5