Nature - Despite a strong workforce, Japan’s research continues to slide down the indicators of quality.

Nature - As the nation chooses its next president, citizens must consider the wider benefits of research investment — long-term prosperity, well-being and growth.

Nature - Endorsing Joe Biden caused Trump supporters to trust Nature less.

Nature - As Brazil’s environment minister, Marina Silva helped to rein in rampant deforestation and rebuild institutions that were weakened by the previous government.

Nature - As inflation rates soar, new data on the finances of US graduate students spark calls for action.

Nature - Researchers catalogue more than 3,000 different types of cell in our most complex organ.

Nature - But the risks associated with the procedure mean it is unlikely to be used widely in its current form.

Nature - Simple artificial-intelligence problem puts researchers up against a logical paradox discovered by famed mathematician Kurt Gödel.

Nature - Elusive 18-atom ‘cyclocarbon’ could be a step towards molecule-scale transistors.

Nature - The landmark decision could transform the treatment of sickle-cell disease and β-thalassaemia — but the technology is expensive.

Nature - Nerve cells form long-term memories with the help of an inflammatory response, study in mice finds.

Nature - Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman laid the groundwork for immunizations that were rolled out during the pandemic at record-breaking speed.

Nature - Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.

Nature - A Nature survey reveals scientists’ reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community.

Nature - The ‘anthrobots’ were able to repair a scratch in a layer of neurons in the lab.

Nature - Highly edited strain survives and replicates despite containing 7.5 artificial chromosomes.

Nature - Machine-learning technique reveals Greek words in CT scans of rolled-up papyrus.

Nature - Two views on the pigmentation dependence of pulse oximetry.

Nature - Javier Milei’s actions after taking office have research institutions facing shutdown.

Nature - A bacterium in the intestines of stressed mice interferes with cells that protect against pathogens.

Nature - Rogue antibodies are drawn to the protein–RNA coating on half of the X chromosomes in an XX cell.

Nature - With researchers reporting high rates of anxiety and depression, calls are growing to fundamentally change science before it’s too late.

Nature - After decades of slow progress, therapeutic vaccines that direct the immune system to attack tumours could soon become a fixture of cancer treatment.

Nature - Assembly theory conceptualizes objects as entities defined by their possible formation histories, allowing a unified language for describing selection, evolution and the generation of...

Nature - Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections can amplify a person’s chance of developing diabetes, especially for those already susceptible to the disease.