Many potential applications for artificial intelligence require making real-time decisions. Car racing, in which drivers must undertake complex tactical manoeuvres while controlling their vehicle at ...

The development of the gut microbiome from birth through to childhood is thought to be important for the pathology of diseases such as type 1 diabetes, but much is yet to be learnt about this phase of ...

Clean living conditions that lessen exposure to microorganisms are linked to an increase in allergies. Mouse data reveal how the environment affects allergic immune responses.

The cover shows examples of early rock art found in limestone caves on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. As Adhi Agus Oktaviana and colleagues report in this week’s issue, a hand stencil dated to at ...

The use of synthetic pesticides is widespread, and their potentially harmful effects on wildlife — from bees to fish— and human health are well documented. Somewhat less clear are their effects on ...

Do your New Year resolutions include a plan to leave higher education? These researchers explain how to reinvent your career.

Prepping for an interview with an author? Keep it simple, meet in person if possible, and stick to your subject, say five writers who regularly talk to scientists about their research.

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The cover shows an artist’s impression of SARS-CoV-2 in the bloodstream based on the latest cryo-EM images of the virus, with neutralizing antibodies (yellow) attaching to the spike protein on the ...

Ageing is a degenerative process that leads to tissue dysfunction and death. At a molecular level, disruption to patterns of gene expression caused by the accumulation of epigenetic ‘noise’ has been ...