Latest science news, discoveries and analysis

Nature

Is cannabis bad for teens? Here’s what the data say

Ten years after cannabis was first legalized for casual use in adults, scientists are struggling to provide evidence-based recommendations about the risks to young people.

news feature | 11 Dec 2023

News

Opinion

- Frugal innovation: why low cost doesn’t have to mean low impact
  
  Science is starting to recognize the movement to create mass-market products using local knowledge and materials to improve lives around the world.
  
  editorial

Current Issue

Subscribe

Research Analysis

Careers

- My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs
  
  From rugby refereeing to film and television work, a poll reveals scientists’ first jobs and what they learnt from them.
  
  career feature

Books & culture

- Were Neanderthals soulful inventors or strange cannibals?
  
  To understand the true otherness of Neanderthals, researchers must rethink the meaning they give to their archaeological finds, argues a new book.
  
  book review

Nature Podcast

Latest videos

Search

Advanced search

Quick links