EvolutionApril 11, 2017
Prehistoric Americans May Have Farmed Macaws in “Feather Factories”
Birds were spiritual emblems in pueblos of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico
Stories by Nature magazine
First published in 1869, Nature is the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.
ConservationApril 7, 2017
A Last-Ditch Attempt to Save the World’s Most Endangered Porpoise
Officials approved a plan to round up the last 30 vaquitas into protective “sea pens”
EvolutionApril 3, 2017
Ancient Bones Reveal Girl’s Tough Life in Early Americas
Teenage mother who lived 12,000 years ago was malnourished but still roamed widely
BiotechApril 3, 2017
Genetic Details of Controversial "3-Parent Baby" Revealed
The child's parents have decided to forgo long-term monitoring by researchers
The SciencesMarch 30, 2017
Battle between Quantum and Thermodynamic Laws Heats Up
Physicists try to rebuild the laws of heat and energy for processes at a quantum scale
BiologyMarch 29, 2017
Rare Sighting Reveals Deep-Sea Octopus’s Unusual Breakfast
Video confirms the cephalopod feeds on gelatinous creatures
Climate ChangeMarch 28, 2017
How Trump Plans to Wipe Out Obama-era Climate Rules
The president has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reverse limits on carbon emissions from power plants
Space & PhysicsMarch 28, 2017
Planet-Size "Waves" Spotted in the Sun's Atmosphere
Long-sought features may help researchers improve models of solar activity and predict space weather
EvolutionMarch 23, 2017
Dinosaur Family Tree Poised for Colossal Shake-Up
“Textbook-changing” analysis of dinosaur bones upends long-accepted relationships among major
PolicyMarch 21, 2017
South Africa’s San People Issue Ethics Code to Scientists
The indigenous people—among the most studied in the world—are first in Africa to draft research guidelines
MedicineMarch 17, 2017
New Cholesterol Drug Lowers Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
It remains to be seen whether the treatment, which was effective in a large clinical trial, will live up to its promise
EnvironmentMarch 16, 2017
A Makeover for the World's Most Hated Crop
Oil palm has a reputation as an environmental menace. Can the latest genetic research change that?
EarthMarch 14, 2017
Earth’s Lost History of Planet-Altering Eruptions Revealed
Geologists unearth signs of major volcanic events stretching back 3 billion years
EvolutionMarch 10, 2017
Synthetic Yeast Chromosomes Help Probe Mysteries of Evolution
To work out how the genome evolved, bioengineers are recreating it
The SciencesMarch 9, 2017
The Quest to Crystallize Time
Bizarre forms of matter called time crystals were supposed to be physically impossible. Now they’re not
The SciencesMarch 9, 2017
Magnetic Hard Drives Go Atomic
Physicists demonstrate the first single-atom magnetic storage
EvolutionMarch 8, 2017
Neandertal Tooth Plaque Hints at Meals—and Kisses
Analysis paints picture of diets, medicine and possible intimacy with humans
PolicyMarch 8, 2017
Patchy Progress on Fixing Global Gender Disparities in Science
“Leaky pipeline” stands the test of time, with overall progress for women in research continuing at a crawl
ChemistryMarch 7, 2017
Quantum Microscope Spies on Chemical Reactions in Real Time
Diamond-based imaging system uses magnetic resonance of electrons to detect charged atoms
EnvironmentMarch 3, 2017
Amazon Rainforest Was Shaped by an Ancient Hunger for Fruits and Nuts
People living in the area thousands of years ago may have changed the forest around them in ways that are still visible today
Space & PhysicsFebruary 28, 2017
Fast Radio Bursts Are Astronomy’s Next Big Thing
Although still mysterious, these quirky extragalactic signals are now poised to transform mainstream research
BiotechFebruary 28, 2017
How Genetic Analyses Might Get to the Masses
New tools are helping democratize bioinformatics
EnvironmentFebruary 24, 2017
African Countries Mobilize to Battle Invasive Caterpillars
The fall armyworm has rapidly spread across the continent and is wreaking destruction on staple crops
FitnessFebruary 21, 2017
The Race to Map the Human Body--1 Cell at a Time
A host of detailed cell atlases could revolutionize understanding of cancer and other diseases