Stories by Nature magazine

A new algorithm is probably not efficient enough to crack current encryption keys—but that’s no reason for complacency, researchers say

Drugs that reduce excess weight linked to chronic health problems have shown striking results in trials and in practice

A discrepancy in the measurement of a type of particle decay had raised hopes of new physics

Boosting vaccination rates, continuing widespread mask use and reimposing some restrictions on movement could reduce the number of deaths in China’s COVID wave

Public health leader Anthony Fauci advises early-career researchers “not to be deterred” by vitriol

Fusion researchers at the U.S. National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in

The world is running out of sand. Is circular thinking the solution?

A hemophilia drug has the potential to save lives. But it cannot treat the most common form of the disease

Key genes that are active in the brains of older people are also active in the brains of people who developed serious COVID

Two giant telescopes—one in Australia, the other in South Africa—will comprise the supersensitive Square Kilometer Array

A nutritious fluid secreted by pupating ants helps to feed the rest of the colony and could play a part in the evolution of social structures

Eisai and Biogen share clinical trial data confirming that lecanemab slows mental decline amid reports of potentially related deaths

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii can change the behavior of infected wolves in ways that make them more likely to be pack leaders

Prolific generation of data drove the need for prefixes that denote 10²⁷ and 10³⁰

Many researchers see a huge role for hydrogen in decarbonizing economies

The question of how to preserve athletic performance amid extreme heat, including at the World Cup in Qatar, is pressing as climate change bites

How, and whether, to keep atomic time in sync with Earth’s rotation is still up for debate

An investigation by agency historian finds no evidence explicitly linking former director James Webb with anti-LGBT+ actions

Study in cells and mice suggests that the variant APOE4 affects the all-important insulation around nerve cells

Four Egyptian researchers spoke about how they’re contributing to the fight against climate change as their country hosts the COP27 global climate summit

A United Nations model predicts a slower rate of population growth than was previously estimated

After shocking the mathematics community with a major result in 2013, Yitang Zhang now says he has solved an analogue of the celebrated Riemann hypothesis

Fresh data released at the COP27 climate summit show global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are soaring despite an energy crisis

The “most complicated therapy ever” tailors bespoke, genome-edited immune cells to attack tumors