Stories by Nature magazine

Like the Northern Hemisphere before it, the Southern Hemisphere is set to be enveloped by sweltering heat during its upcoming summer

Scientists still can’t explain what is causing unusually bright explosions in space—but a surprising observation might offer clues

The Amazon rain forest is in the middle of a record-breaking drought because of deforestation, El Niño and climate change

The search for room-temperature superconductors has suffered scandalous setbacks, but physicists are optimistic about the field’s future

A newly approved CRISPR therapy could transform the treatment of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia—but the technology is expensive

To deal with invasive hippos that were brought to Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar—and that threaten the country’s biodiversity—the nation’s government is sterilizing, exporting and euthanizing the animals 

Electrical stimulation to the lower spine has improved the mobility of a man with Parkinson’s disease for the past two years, but researchers say larger clinical trials are needed to assess the device  

One of the world’s most prestigious science journals has retracted a major paper from embattled superconductivity researcher Ranga Dias

A new tool based on machine learning uses features of writing style to distinguish between human and AI authors

Fine particles kicked up by the Chicxulub asteroid impact could have blocked out the sun for years, resulting in global cooling and disastrous consequences for ecosystems

An impact with a protoplanet called Theia 4.5 billion years ago seems to have left remnants deep inside Earth

Fresh investigations find that the Red Planet’s liquid-metal core is smaller than scientists thought

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to fight biodiversity loss by analysing vast amounts of data, monitoring ecosystems and spotting trends over time

A neural network can identify Wikipedia references that are unlikely to support an article’s claims—and scour the Web for better sources

A new study finds that we respond to simple commands, such as smiling or frowning, in certain phases of sleep

The Greenland Ice Sheet could experience runaway melting if the world overshoots climate targets, but even then quick action could stabilize it

Recent studies evaluate risks associated with drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro

The antiviral drug ensitrelvir, which has not been approved outside of Japan, shortens sensory problems

Thirty years ago, astronomer Carl Sagan convinced NASA to turn a passing space probe’s instruments on Earth to look for life — with results that still reverberate today

For the first time, a machine learning technique has revealed Greek words in CT scans of fragile rolled-up papyrus

Researchers catalogue more than 3,000 different types of cell in our most complex organ

Neuron activity shows that the brain uses different systems for counting up to four, and for five or more

Claudia Goldin mined 200 years of data to show that greater economic growth did not lead to wage parity or more women in the workplace

The European Space Agency says a software patch restored stability to its cosmos-mapping Euclid spacecraft — but slower operations could extend the mission