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Powerful ‘grammar’ allows geneticists to display their data in interactive and scalable illustrations.

Increasing the interval between the first two mRNA-vaccine doses might boost childrens’ immunity, but it is a gamble as a new variant sweeps the globe.

Nature editors take on the big topics that matter in science.

Confirmation of a second planet around the star μ² Scorpii would indicate the first planetary system at a supernova-in-waiting.

The world’s record holders are in Antarctica, regardless of how ‘glacier’ is defined.

PhD student Gianluca Torta contributes to green recycling by extracting rare-earth metals from industrial landfill for reuse in electric motors.

Bystander-intervention programmes use humour and other tools to call out bullying and harassment in science.

A pall of smoke from burning cities would engulf Earth, causing worldwide crop failures, models show.

Activation of the RAF protein is key to the RAS–MAPK signalling pathway, and involves the SMP protein complex. Structures for SMP shed light on the process, and suggest fresh targets for anticancer drug discovery.

In 1987, two independent groups cloned a gene that encoded the potassium-ion-channel protein Shaker, enabling functional and structural studies that have transformed ion-channel research.

An asteroid that travels inside the orbit of Venus probably wandered there from further afield.

Heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms push up the number of cases, make diseases more severe and hamper people’s ability to cope.

Candidates face calls to prioritize research as the leadership contest heats up.

Shifting winds and ocean currents are pushing warm waters into East Antarctica, contributing to ice loss, an analysis finds.