Stories by Nature magazine

A new analysis uncovers seasonal patterns of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, across the Americas, which could help scientists anticipate future outbreaks

The journal Science has lifted an expression of concern on a paper claiming evidence of Majorana quasiparticles, but concerns linger

Colossal Biosciences bold announcements about its project to replicate dire wolf traits have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down

Researchers are alarmed that an expansive executive order issued by President Donald Trump might upend a long-standing tradition of peer-review for grants

A survey of more than 1,000 physicists finds deep disagreements in what quantum theories mean in the real world

Insights from human brains could inform how scientists search for awareness in all its possible forms

The immune system senses damage to cell membranes caused by pore-forming proteins and mounts a response

A relatively small detector caught neutrinos from a nuclear reactor using a technique known as coherent scattering

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brain triggered an immune response

Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence

A study of nearly 1,000 people showed that brain aging was not linked to infection status

The largest yet study on a four-day workweek included 141 companies, 90 percent of which retained the arrangement at the end of the six-month experiment

A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar documents from staff at other federal science agencies

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore

Long-awaited results of a three-person IVF technique suggest that mitochondrial donation can prevent babies from inheriting diseases caused by mutant mitochondria

Neuroscientists have found that the brain can wake up in different ways, explaining why some mornings feel like a dream and some feel like a disaster

New deep-brain-stimulation implants for Parkinson’s disease can listen in on brain waves and adapt to treat symptoms. Can this approach target other conditions?

Social inequality and the decay of democratic institutions are linked to accelerated aging, but education seems to slow the process

A U.S. gravitational wave detector spotted a collision between fast-spinning “forbidden” black holes that challenge physics models

Better assessment of stress and tailored approaches to combat it could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage to health

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are spread across just the top layer of the North Atlantic

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing possibilities to scientists

A protest at a congressional office building highlighted future research findings that vast cuts to science will erase

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ancient Egyptian, who lived when the earliest pyramids were built