Skin might have an immune system of its own
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meet the analyst shaping space policy
Jamie Morin discusses the importance of collaboration at a time of increasing space capabilities at the Space Partnerships and Competition
the events to watch for next year
Weight loss wonder drugs Following the runaway success of ‘miracle’ drug Wegovy (semaglutide) and other GLP-1 agonists, 2025 is likely
Northern India and Pakistan are yet again engulfed in a haze of pollution — but a lasting solution is possible
By mid- to late November every year, a pall of noxious air settles over the entire Indo-Gangetic Plain, stretching from
Can AI-generated podcasts boost science engagement?
Podcasts generated by artificial intelligence are shaking up how researchers interact with the literature and the public.Credit: Aleksei Gorodenkov/Alamy “My
Should offensive species names be changed? The organisms that honour dictators, racists and criminals
Listen to episode 1 of ‘What’s in a name’ Categorizing things is central to science. And there are dozens of
the best science images of the year
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biologist who discovered the genetic origin of light-induced plant growth
Credit: Salk Institute Joanne Chory was a pioneering biologist and geneticist whose work transformed modern molecular plant biology. Her early
I track changes in the Arctic Ocean to help manage its future
Nature, Published online: 16 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04120-8 Paul Dodd studies the region’s sea ice and salt water in readiness for
Sci-fi icon Kim Stanley Robinson: ‘there’s so much bad fiction about anthropomorphizing AI’
Nature, Published online: 16 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04116-4 The influential writer talks about frighteningly accurate predictions, the creative act of reading,