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In some areas of social science, around half of studies can’t be replicated. A new test-fast, fail-fast initiative aims to show what research is hot — and what’s not.

Geochemist Charles Balagizi monitors water safety and volcanic activity in a region where violence is common. The deaths of colleagues means he never assumes an area is safe.

Designing courses on the basis of what really matters to people is a win–win for students and society.

The Wide Field Survey Telescope is the largest facility of its kind in the Northern Hemisphere.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Elizabeth Hilborn is among just a handful of people in the United States who are medically trained to treat honey bees.

A large cohort study measured how frequently women reported bleeding after receiving COVID-19 jabs.

It could have shown vision and leadership. Instead, the country that proudly hosted the 2021 COP26 climate summit is ignoring the advice of its own researchers.

Dolly-style animal cloning underpins CRISPR livestock, but changes loom for the field.

A haul of rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu has been successfully dropped off in the US desert. Plus, AlphaFold is touted as the next big thing for drug discovery — but is it?

Only a fraction of the planet’s surface will be habitable to mammals when the next supercontinent, Pangaea Ultima, forms.

Research into vaccines, crop seeds and other innovations for low- or middle-income nations could be rewarded by offering longer patent coverage for profitable, non-essential inventions.

Christopher Reddy helped to quantify the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a stressful experience that changed his view of what it means to be a well-rounded scientist and person.

Samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission excite scientists with their potential to reveal secrets of the Solar System.