Kelly Krause extols a handbook on the art and science of the research photo shoot from Felice Frankel. | Continue reading
From custom typeface to digital-friendly logo, follow the journey to the redesign. | Continue reading
Human protein co-regulation map is derived from a large set of quantitative proteomics experiments. | Continue reading
A neural network that teaches itself the laws of physics could help to solve quantum-mechanics mysteries. | Continue reading
The relative contributions of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets to Last Interglacial sea level rise remain debated, as do the timing and magnitude. Here, data show that the Antarctic Ice Sheet dominated particularly high levels of sea-level rise during the early Last Intergl … | Continue reading
A tumour affecting mussels in Chile and France is traced to a single Northern Hemisphere mussel of a separate species. | Continue reading
Michael E. Mann examines Naomi Klein’s collection on the proposed US policy aiming to curb climate change. | Continue reading
A magnetic-spectrometer-free method for electron–proton scattering data reveals a proton charge radius 2.7 standard deviations smaller than the currently accepted value from electron–proton scattering, yet consistent with other recent experiments. | Continue reading
A bacterial toxin rapidly depletes ATP levels in target cells. | Continue reading
A century and a half of research and discovery. | Continue reading
Two independent and consistent measurements of the proton charge radius. | Continue reading
Discovery of creature that lived in the trees but stood on its hind legs suggests bipedalism emerged millions of years earlier than previously thought. | Continue reading
Observing defect formation during bulk metallic glass deformation remains challenging. Here, the authors combine in situ nanobeam electron diffraction and large-scale molecular dynamics simulations to directly link changes to the local atomic ordering with shear band formation in … | Continue reading
The use of optical traps has been limited to materials dispersed in aqueous media, which restricts the materials and range of experiments. Here, the authors demonstrate the alignment and assembly of composite structures made of a bismuth nanocrystal and a germanium nanowire in or … | Continue reading
Interactive 3D Co-ciation Network of Nature Papers | Continue reading
Research cannot fulfil its social contract and reach new horizons by advancing on the same footing into the future, argues Philip Ball in the last essay of a series on how the past 150 years have shaped today’s science system, to mark Nature’s anniversary. | Continue reading
After the First World War, female scientists gained footholds in academia as well as industrial and government research, despite facing prejudice and many other barriers. | Continue reading
Hair follicles (HFs) are sensitive to chemotherapy but recover from quiescent HF stem cells, although sometimes chemotherapy results in permanent loss. Here, Kim et al. establish a model of permanent chemotherapy-induced alopecia to uncover the underlying mechanisms depleting hum … | Continue reading
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings are sensitive to movement and therefore are especially challenging with young participants. Here the authors develop a wearable MEG system based on a modified bicycle helmet, which enables reliable recordings in toddlers, children, teenager … | Continue reading
Is there an optimum difficulty level for training? In this paper, the authors show that for the widely-used class of stochastic gradient-descent based learning algorithms, learning is fastest when the accuracy during training is 85%. | Continue reading
The standard cosmological model assumes a flat Universe, but some model inconsistencies appear when curvature is allowed, as supported by the latest Planck Legacy 2018 power spectra. Is it time to consider new physics? | Continue reading
From the observation of a neutral kaon to the standard model. | Continue reading
Nature spoke to three US researchers who have built academic careers after they were released. | Continue reading
Container platforms let researchers run each other’s software — and check the results. | Continue reading
The San and Khoi communities welcome the decision, which could have implications for other Indigenous groups — and biodiversity researchers. | Continue reading
Biogen seeks FDA approval for aducanumab after revisiting clinical-trial data | Continue reading
Compounds that interact with mutant huntingtin and an autophagosomal protein are able to reduce cellular levels of mutant huntingtin by targeting it for autophagic degradation, demonstrating an approach that may have potential for treating proteopathies. | Continue reading
Here the authors show that illumination of a lithium manganese oxide cathode can induce efficient charge-separation and electron transfer processes, thus giving rise to a new type of fast lithium-ion battery charging. | Continue reading
Isolation of deep water around Antarctica due to surface cooling can explain half of the change in atmospheric CO2 levels through glacial–interglacial cycles, according to coupled ocean–sea ice and biogeochemical numerical modelling. | Continue reading
An interdisciplinary investigation of the Dallol polyextreme environment reveals two physicochemical barriers to life in the presence of surface liquid water: high chaotropicity–low water activity and hyperacidity–salt combinations. | Continue reading
The 20-day-old monkey embryos could reopen the debate about how long the human variety should be allowed to grow in a dish. | Continue reading
A new strong, biocompatible and biodegradable double-sided tape can adhere to wet tissues and devices through a mechanism involving rapid water removal from the surface, swift hydrogen and electrostatic interactions, and covalent bonding. | Continue reading
Using mouse lines in which subsets of neurons are genetically labelled, the authors provide generalized anatomical rules for connections within and between the cortex and thalamus. | Continue reading
Results from tests of unvaccinated children and monkeys come as measles cases spike around the world. | Continue reading
Long-term standardized monitoring reveals the scale of biodiversity losses. | Continue reading
A high temperature allows fast charging of the lithium batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles. | Continue reading
DeepMind’s AlphaStar beat all but the very best humans at the fast-paced sci-fi video game. | Continue reading
Abdellaoui et al. examine the geographic distribution of human DNA differences in Great Britain, finding that the geographic distribution of polygenic scores for educational attainment and other complex traits resembles the geographic distribution of economic differences. | Continue reading
Researchers question official figures showing a sharp rise in the tiger population, and the country’s plans to protect the species. | Continue reading
A model demonstrates that people who eventually succeed and those who do not may initially appear similar, but are characterized by fundamentally distinct failure dynamics in terms of the efficiency and quality of each subsequent attempt to succeed. | Continue reading