Nature talks to specialists about the changes coming to Facebook and Instagram, and whether there’s evidence they will help.

A positive trial holds promise for treating people with cancer. More research is needed to get effective vaccines to the ...

Download the Nature Briefing Podcast 28 August 2026. In this episode: 00:18 Researchers celebrate Dolly Parton's contributions to science. Nature: Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — re ...

Legendary country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80 after “a brief battle with cancer”, her representatives ...

Humanoid robots broke records at sporting events such as sprints, but struggled at practical tasks such as hammering nails.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch shortly, could find 40 times the number of distant worlds as have ...

Global warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods.

The long-standing ‘gallium anomaly’ concerning neutrinos could have been a misunderstanding all along.

Geochemical clues hint that worm-like creatures in the Ediacaran period benefited from symbiosis with bacteria.

The plan to force some scientists to register with a professional body could protect people and the environment, but the ...

Scientists and publishers are testing a new breed of software that promises impressive accuracy at spotting AI-written text.

Some male hormones could help nerve cells in the lungs to suppress asthma attacks. Asthma is a respiratory illness caused by ...