Experiments identify a bacterium as the cause of sea-star wasting disease, which has devastated populations along the western ...

The latest knitting craze is nanoscopic. Powered by light and heat, a tool called a molecular motor can twist strings of ...

It has taken the United Nations nearly 40 years to commission another study on the effects of nuclear conflict. Better late ...

Satellites, drones and artificial-intelligence tools can improve fire management — but they must be informed by wildfire ...

Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.

Eating ultra-processed foods might hinder attempts to lose weight even when the diet accords with national healthy-eating ...

Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.

Spintronics is the use of a fundamental property of particles known as spin for information processing. In many ways, spintronics is analogous to electronics, which instead uses the electrical ...

The evolution of that tuber has been a mystery: the form of the modern potato plant most closely resembles that of three ...

Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into ...

Having a lot of withdrawn papers will soon count against institutions but some warn the policy could create issues.

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