Three key factors help to show whether a study’s results can be trusted: reproducibility (the same conclusion can be derived using the study’s methods and data), replication (the study’s conclusions ...

Three key factors help to show whether a study’s results can be trusted: reproducibility (the same conclusion can be derived using the study’s methods and data), replication (the study’s conclusions ...

With 2023 drawing to a close, we look back on the past 12 months through the lens of Nature’s 10 — ten people who helped to shape science during the year. The cover takes its inspiration from one of ...

The cover shows an artist’s impression of a human and their canine companion near a settlement in Ice Age Switzerland. Dogs have been companions for humans for millennia. They were the first animal to ...

To mark International Women’s Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them.

A type of childhood brain tumour called ependymoma is more common in boys than in girls. The reason for this difference turns out to be sex hormones such as testosterone.

As part of Nature Portfolio, Nature follows common policies as detailed via the menu on the left that our authors and prospective authors must follow. In particular, when you submit a manuscript to ...

Chemistry that forms an omnipresent type of carbon–carbon bond enables the modular synthesis of 3D organic molecules — a boon for drug discovery and materials design.

The contrail clouds formed by jet engines contribute to global warming. In-flight measurements of the particles emitted and contrails produced by a passenger jet show that contrails are formed through ...

A study that examines career histories of the country’s leading scholars reveals that the nation is turning inwards in its search for talent.

A suggestion that mutant insects could detect narcotics or explosive substances, and how ash seeds feature a screw propeller, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.