Inés Azofeifa Rojas monitors troop behaviour to maintain canopy connectivity.

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Models and experiments demonstrate what happens when a knitted fabric is deformed.

More than 100 clinical trials put stem cells for regenerative medicine to the test. It’s a turning point for a field beset with ethical and political controversy.

By providing measures of novelty, DeSci Publish hopes to shift the bargaining power between journals and authors.

Faculty members say academic freedom is under fire, and many are seeking work outside the region.

We investigate how ancient humans ran and hear from climate scientists who are rising to the challenges of an impending Trump presidency.

Recently, the bilayer nickelate La3Ni2O7 has been discovered as a new superconductor with transition temperature Tc near 80 K under high pressure1–3. Despite extensive theoretical and experimental work to understand the nature of its superconductivity4–29, the requirement of extreme pressure restricts the use of many experimental probes and limits its application potential. Here, we present signatures

The evolution of the lunar dynamo is essential for deciphering the deep interior structure, thermal history, and surface environment of the Moon1-4. Previous palaeomagnetic investigations on samples returned from the nearside of the Moon have established the general variation of the lunar magnetic field5-7. However, limited spatial and temporal palaeomagnetic constraints leave the evolution of the

The effects of low sea ice on ocean circulation and storms.

The radio emission from pulsars can scatter from inhomogeneities in the charged particle distribution in the interstellar medium (ISM) in a process called scintillation. The interference caused by this scattering creates bright peaks in a pulsar’s dynamic spectrum, yielding a characteristic ‘scintillation bandwidth’ that depends on density enhancements in the ISM along the line of sight to the pulsar

Four years ago the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 mission returned samples of an asteroid to Earth. The latest results in the analysis of the sample material are presented in this issue of Nature Astronomy.

Proteins could serve as biomarkers for senescent cells, which have stopped dividing but have not yet died.

3D models of Australopithecus afarensis suggest the muscular adaptations that made modern humans better runners.

People have profoundly altered the planet’s soundscape. It’s time to quieten down so that other species can thrive.

Antibody production in the skin might lead to new vaccination strategies.

For centuries we’ve linked what we consume to how we feel about ourselves.

A commanding examination of the factors that play into women’s mental ill health should prompt soul searching by readers of all stripes.

Three researchers talk about life in companies and the key to unlocking opportunities.

Human treponemal infections are caused by a family of closely related Treponema pallidum that give rise to the diseases yaws, bejel, pinta and, most famously, syphilis1. Debates on both a common origin for these pathogens and the history of syphilis itself has weighed evidence for the “Columbian hypothesis”2, which argues for an American origin, against that for the “pre-Columbian hypothesis”3, which

A battery-like technology uses a metal called tantalum to create an equivalent of digital 0s and 1s.

In a fiendish quiz our contestants battle to remember the details of the science stories that made 2024 special.

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A combination of atomic force microscopy and deep neural networks defines the structures of individual RNA molecules.

China’s low-altitude aviation economy is poised to become a trillion-yuan industry in 2025 — if safety and security challenges can be overcome.

Anxiety, uncertainty and a renewed sense of purpose are surging in the community.

Laurie Barge and Arezoo Khodayari created an internship between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California State University, Los Angeles to launch the careers of students from minority backgrounds.

An innovative strategy could make portable nuclear clocks viable.

When the party’s over.

We hear that a 2020 study promoting hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 has been retracted and explore how science explains the widening political divisions in the United States.

A material with two components that simultaneously melts and releases water can store large amounts of thermal energy.

Lithocholic acid might mediate calorie restriction’s health benefits.

Diatoms use light-sensing proteins as depth sensors.

An initiative from two research organizations to boost the role of science in peace-building in Africa needs to be supported.

A naturally occurring compound involved in digestion lengthens lifespan in flies and makes old mice more youthful.

Rivers of water vapour in the atmosphere transport heat and energy, causing moist heatwaves as well as intense rain and snow.