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Snippets from Nature’s past.

Three charts from the world of research, selected by Nature editors.

A design strategy that relies on virtual lattices allows scientists to recreate biological shapes in a wide variety of materials.

Neurons involved in stimulating appetite become more active right after fasting ends, animal experiments show.

Science is beginning to uncover the multiple processes driving persistent pain. But connecting people with treatments that will help them remains a challenge.

Three years on, scientist mums implore universities, funding agencies and publishers to heed calls to account for COVID-19 disruptions.

The results of a US case could dictate how broad patents are, and have knock-on effects for those developing drugs.

The UN’s first water conference in decades put the spotlight on a vital and troubled resource. But to widen access and resolve disputes, one thing is needed above all: data.

As the effects of climate change grow, scientists from fields spanning astronomy to biology are trying to decarbonize their research.

Conservation biologist Andrea Terán-Valdez aims to protect endangered frogs in Ecuador by breeding populations, cataloguing new species and fighting industrial development.

Both marsupial and placental mammals draw on the same genes to form their aerofoil skin flaps.