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Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

The social psychologist joins us to discuss his new book Foolproof.

A panel of physicians and researchers discusses the reasons for the paucity of trials, the effect it has on patients and how the approval process for paediatric drugs could be streamlined.

Facility will produce up to five billion bacteria-infected mosquitoes per year.

Cochlear implants allow deaf people to process sounds and speech. Could a similar device help those who can no longer smell?

Detailed analysis of the January 2022 event shows how underwater blasts generated huge waves that battered coastlines throughout the island nation.

Quantum materials can host exotic phases of matter in which electrons form unusual collective states. Scientists have struggled to observe the quantization that these electronic states are expected to show, but this phenomenon has now been detected in heavy states at the surface of a superconducting quantum material.

Lack of diversity among elite group of investigators funded by US National Institutes of Health poses ‘substantial threat’ to biomedical research.

Models and laboratory swings show the precise motions needed to maximize movement.

Prototype facility smashes record for converting solar power to hydrogen for its technology category.

Approach could make it easier to scale up production of cultivated meat.

Measurements of subclonal expansion of ctDNA in the plasma before surgery may enable the prediction of future metastatic subclones, offering the possibility for early intervention in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.

Ageing speeds up RNA ‘transcription’ — and slowing it down seems to make animals live longer. Plus, how octopuses taste with their arms and hidden life in the Arctic after dark.

Supporters of Susanne Täuber say her dismissal is a blow for academic freedom, with thousands signing a petition demanding she be allowed to return to work.

Brussels hopes that getting scientists from different fields to work together on big issues will bring innovations such as viable hydrogen energy infrastructure to the market more quickly.

A daub of floral scent gives male orchid bees a leg-up on fathering offspring.

Smoothing the speed bumps in an important cellular pathway seems to be implicated in ageing.

The receptors that help octopuses sense by touch, plus a round-up of stories from the Nature Briefing.

Researchers identify the structural basis for octopuses chemo-tactile sense.