The literature has failed to acknowledge many female researchers, especially those from marginalized backgrounds. But a new generation of historians is changing the narrative.

It is one year since Donald Trump began his second term as president of the United States and, with grant cuts and staff reductions, these 12 months have seen some seismic changes in US science. In ...

The scanning electron micrograph on the cover, courtesy of Olivier Schwartz of the Pasteur Institute, shows HIV particles (pink pseudocolour) budding at the surface of an infected lymphocyte (blue).

Browse the archive of articles on Nature Publisher Correction: Psilocybin’s lasting action requires pyramidal cell types and 5-HT2A receptors Ling-Xiao Shao Clara Liao Alex C. Kwan ...

Probing and disentangling the dynamics of many interacting quantum elements, such as those in complex molecules, poses a formidable challenge. In such strongly interacting systems, information ...

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

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 ...

At industrial scales, chemical reactions are typically driven by applying continuous heat to the reactants. In this week’s issue, Liangbing Hu and his colleaguesshow that pulsed heating and quenching ...

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 ...

Root-associated microbial symbionts have a strong influence over the way forest ecosystems function. The identity of the symbionts can help determine how easily trees access nutrients, sequester ...

The US National Cancer Act of 1971 has fostered tremendous progress in our understanding of the biology that underlies cancer. However, scientific and social challenges remain. A new action plan to ...

The cover image shows organoids grown from a mouse adult intestinal stem cell stained for differentiated and proliferating cells. Such organoids are increasingly being used to study organ development ...