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Physicists at the LIGO experiment have now detected 11 cosmic events that produce ripples in the fabric of space-time

Viral hepatitis is on the rise. Tackling hepatitis B in Africa is key to fighting back

Enormous genomic analysis yields tantalizing insights into mechanisms behind conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Radar instrument aboard a Japanese probe can spot signs of gas seeping from lakes that form as the ground thaws

Doris Tsao mastered facial recognition in the brain. Now she’s looking to determine the neural code for everything we see

Sea ice is the thinnest it's been at any time in the last 30 years, and wild reindeer and caribou populations continue to decline

The gene targeted for its role in HIV is linked to increased severity of other infectious diseases—and has implications for learning in mice

The ultimate goal is to inform efforts to conserve or repair heritage sites

Chang’e 4 mission will test plant growth on the moon, and listen for radio emissions normally blocked by Earth’s atmosphere

Startling human-genome editing claim leaves many open questions, from He Jiankui's next move to the future of the field

Instead, researchers suggest injecting fluid cement or water below ground to lift the entire city

U.S. spacecraft aims to return the largest trove of space dirt to Earth since NASA’s final Apollo mission in the 1970s

Physicist Wang Yifang, the mastermind behind the project, gives Nature an update on the ambitious project

Ice records pre-industrial levels of a chemical that scrubs the atmosphere of greenhouses gases

A man in his 50s is the first of seven patients to receive the experimental therapy

The country’s pioneering first report on its biological invaders paints a dire picture for resources and biodiversity

An event known as "Cow" that has rocked astronomy since June likely offers a close look at the birth of a neutron star or black hole

Researchers are developing wristbands and apps to predict moods—but the technology has pitfalls as well as promise

A minister’s decision to quietly cancel projects selected by funders could damage the country’s academic reputation, warn researchers

One of the most ambitious EU ‘Flagship’ schemes yet has picked 20 projects, aiming to turn weird physics into useful products

Little-studied ethnic groups are helping researchers to understand the movements of people who lived on the continent tens of thousands of years ago

The warming power of the sun could help to explain why the level of gas in the atmosphere changes with the seasons

Physicists say this futuristic, super-secure network could be useful long before it reaches technological maturity

As BepiColombo heads to long-neglected Mercury, a look at which planets attract scientific missions, and why