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Scientists ‘draw’ crystal patterns using laser light.

Lessons learnt from research into the body’s internal clock could be key to unlocking blissful slumber.

A previously unknown strain left a stamp on modern varieties of the world’s most popular sugar source.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Beijing wants to double down on advanced semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence and basic research.

Nobel prizewinner who helped to improve scientific relations between China and the United States.

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.

Remains of some of the 300,000 soldiers who died on the retreat from Moscow reveal two bacterial diseases that probably added to the death count.

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Nature surveyed scientists about their favourite cinematic moments to celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.

A deep-learning design sidesteps the need for time-consuming drug-screening.

Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.

mRNA vaccines seem to ‘rev up’ the immune system to boost immunotherapy. Plus, a rare meteorite has been recovered from the Moon and the mysterious transition between wakefulness and sleep.

A theoretical study suggests that gravity could have quantum effects without itself being a quantum theory. Other researchers aren’t so sure.

Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.

Civets enrich coffee beans they eat and excrete with two fatty acids often used in dairy products, study finds.

Researchers unpick the neural mechanisms of how hunger and hormones lead to aggressive behaviours in mice — plus, what gen-AI could mean for universities and students’ education.