Stories by Nature magazine

Researchers use muon detectors to find a hidden 30-meter-long space, which could help reveal how the 4,500-year-old monument was built 

Multi-telescope project has ambitious goals and a big price tag

The young animals crowdsource the pitch of their calls from colony members

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the policy would address potential conflicts of interest, but scientists raise alarms

Hints emerge that past environments could have influenced psychiatric disorders

Critics say the organization is unduly secretive

Scientists scramble to avert disruption to dataset that has tracked polar ice since the late 1970s

Reconstructions of single cells highlight how far they can reach into the brain

Aid organizations have been piloting a nimble approach to cut through the fog of war

Feathered carnivore was dark on top and light underneath, with a raccoon-like face.

An anti-aging strategy that works in mice is about to be tested in humans

Evolutionary differences blamed for squeezing out female researchers

Barry Myers would bring private weather forecasting experience to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Fruit’s genome sequence has sulfur-related genes, which probably evolved to attract elephants and bats 

Young amphibians are the first animals thought to use toxins against rivals of their own species 

Attempts to stop the spread of bird flu and protect wildlife had unintended consequences

Short-term travel and meeting attendance could become harder for researchers from eight countries, including Iran 

Physicist Gil Lonzarich has sparked a revolution in the study of phase transitions driven by quantum fluctuations

Panda populations are rising, but the species has less living space today than three decades ago

Even before getting their own lives settled, teams collect information on storm behavior and their effects on the ecosystem

Biologists rush to study creatures living beneath Larsen C ice shelf before they disappear

Giant observatory announces long-awaited result

The brainless marine creatures are the simplest organisms known to seek slumber

When forced to compete for mates, some birds develop longer penises and others almost nothing at all