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  • Collection |

    This collection showcases recent review articles and original research on active matter across a selection of Nature journals.

  • Insight |

    Recent advances in our understanding of the physics of living systems have come from biologists and physicists working in close collaboration. This Insight celebrates this approach by showcasing research across all the length scales relevant to living systems — from molecules and cells to tissues, organisms and populations.

    Image: Image by André E. X. Brown and Benjamin de Bivort

  • Focus |

    Antiferromagnetism is a form of magnetic structure in which the magnetic moments in a material align antiparallel to each other. Although historically this form of magnetism has been difficult to harness for practical applications, recent developments suggest this may soon be about to change, as this Focus on antiferromagnetic spintronics aims to show.

    Image: David Shand

  • Insight |

    This joint Nature Physics and Nature Materials Insight explores the physics of quantum materials, their synthesis and design, the control over their properties, and the functionality that emerges from these properties. Produced with the support of the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation and the Simons Foundation.

    Image: Hsieh lab

  • Insight |

    Dark matter makes up most of the Universe, but very little is known about it. This joint Nature Astronomy and Nature Physics Insight explores the history and current status of dark matter searches in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

    Image: Ralf Kaehler and Tom Abel ( KIPAC, SLAC / Stanford University )

  • Insight |

    Harnessing the energy produced in nuclear fusion reactions is an ongoing grand challenge. This Insight focuses on the achievements made so far and the trials ahead, highlighting that at the core of nuclear fusion lies some fascinating physics.

    Image: Bart Verberck and Bethany Vukomanovic