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Luis Fonseca leads research into micro-, nano- and photonic chip technologies that could kill cancer cells, protect the environment and facilitate space research.

Biochemist who invented recombinant DNA technology.

East Palestine residents look to independent researchers to fill gaps left by authorities.

I learnt the benefits of reaching out through e-mail while I was a student, now I receive many cold e-mails myself. Here’s how to write a good one.

Political endorsements might not always win hearts and minds, but when candidates threaten a retreat from reason, science must speak out.

In 2020, Nature endorsed Joe Biden in the US presidential election. A survey finds that viewing the endorsement did not change people’s views of the candidates, but caused some to lose confidence in Nature and in US scientists generally.

The sequencing of two bacterial species created a legacy that could be at risk without further investment, warn the region’s genomic leaders.

The virulent H5N1 strain now sweeping across the world is adapting to its mammalian hosts in northern North America.

Ocean emissions partially explain why 40% more mercury enters the atmosphere every year than previously estimated.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

A key aim of Pieter Roelfsema’s research is to develop a device to restore rudimentary eyesight to people whose optic nerve has died.

I’ve learnt to overcome some aspects of my social anxiety, but I hope sharing my experiences can help others recognize the difficulties faced by scientists like me.

Editors threaten to resign over ‘no-reject’ model that others see as the future of research journals.

GPT-4 has stunned people with its ability to generate human-like text and images from almost any prompt. Plus, the first 3D map of the odour receptor that lets us smell cheese, and how stem cells make a brain.

The EPA has proposed a strict PFAS limit, but it will take money and innovative technologies to implement the plan.

Ancient genomes reveal where migrants arrived from and when they adapted to high altitudes.

People scrolling online news are 1% less likely to click on an article for each positive word in its title.