Spotlight

A generation of farmers and scientists are finding ways to sequester carbon in the soil while improving crop yields.

Water isn’t the only challenge facing agriculture in a climate-altered future, but a lack of it could have catastrophic effects.

Biochemist Stephen Knox Jones chose a role in the Baltic country over other faculty positions in Denmark and the United States. He explains why.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed Karolina Makovskytė’s career ambitions, propelling her to a business development role in her home nation of Lithuania.

Juozas Gordevičius founded a data-science company in the United States before returning to Vilnius.

Nature examines the Baltic country’s research ambitions as it marks 20 years of European Union membership.

Virologist Hulda Jónsdóttir studies some of the world’s most pathogenic viruses at the Spiez Laboratory in Switzerland.

Computational biologist Jitao David Zhang says that the country’s vocational training programme teaches key work and life skills.

A global effort to uncover the nature of the Universe has had resounding effects on scientists and society.

Biologist Carolin Sommer-Trembo describes her fascination for fish and why she enjoys doing science in Switzerland.

The country is keen to boost its production of medical technology to reduce its reliance on imports. Analysts discuss the impact of policies.

Gene-editing strategies that allow stem cells to evade the immune system offer hope for universal cell-replacement therapies.

In the French countryside, energy companies are rushing to set up solar farms, with the risk of marginalizing agriculture. Researchers are finding solutions.

Brazil’s left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva grapples with deforestation, fossil-fuel pledges and commitments to Indigenous communities — all while having to work with a conservative Congress.

Expectations were high after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidency. But some scientists are frustrated at the slow pace of change.

The country has made history in many ways in 2023, but is it using science and technology enough to help its economic and social development?

Annapoorna P. K. tells Nature about her work on understanding depression both in and outside the lab.

Yoshita Baruah says understanding space weather has immediate practical applications for our technology-reliant world.

Nature explores how better investment in science might help India’s economic development.

Entrepreneurial researchers can find solutions for Indian problems, but the lack of a spin-off culture means the country loses out.