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Are we hardwired to overstuff presentations with details? Four simple steps can overcome this tendency, says David Rubenson.

A four-legged robot has learnt to run on sand at a faster pace than humans jog on solid ground. With low energy use and few failures, this rapid robot shows the value of combining data-driven learning with accurate, yet simple, models.

Green technologies cannot advance without a secure supply of essential metals.

There is debate about how epigenetic marks, such as methyl groups on DNA, can be passed down from parent to offspring. A mouse model involving targeted DNA methylation will better equip researchers to study this process.

One year after the launch of ARPA-H, Nature talks to director Renee Wegrzyn about her vision for the agency.

Researchers are examining the weird immune systems of bats, hoping to help prevent the next outbreak.

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.

Modern inhabitants of the Tibetan Plateau are descendants of people who have lived there for 5,000 years. Plus, Tesla’s mystery magnet and strife at eLife.

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.