People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light. Beneath the hype, there is some interesting biology.

A healthy research environment is fundamental to good science. But it is an aspect that is rarely discussed. That’s partly because a lab’s ‘health’ is complex and difficult to assess — it is the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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The cover features a close-up of the eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps), one of many highly venomous snake species found in sub-Saharan Africa. Bites from venomous snakes are a major health ...

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 ...

Browse the archive of articles on Nature Author Correction: Healthy forests safeguard traditional wild meat food systems in Amazonia André Pinassi Antunes Pedro de Araujo Lima Constantino Hani R. El ...