Stories by Nature

Historical bad practices have left a legacy of pollution in the fragile ecosystem of Antarctica, but efforts are underway to chart a better future

Fatlike compounds in ancient rocks point to a vast array of previously unknown microbes that once dominated complex life on Earth

Planets might be more common throughout the universe than previously thought, results from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest

DNA from locks of Beethoven’s hair reveals how the composer died, but his hearing loss remains a mystery

Researchers demonstrate for the first time that using more qubits can lower the error rate of quantum calculations

A laboratory study unravels ways antidepressants and other nonantibiotic drugs can contribute to drug resistance

A Mars invasion, a climate meeting and human–animal hybrids are set to shape the research agenda

A neural-network analysis outperforms the method scientists typically use to work out where these tremors will strike

More than 30 meters below the surface of the ocean lies the "twilight zone." The coral reefs that grow here are complex ecosystems, but they may be under threat from extreme weather events. Rather than providing a refuge from the storm, these deep reefs may be as vulnerable as their shallow-water counterparts.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on August 22, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.

Science mourns the death of physicist and icon of science Stephen Hawking

The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, lander and rover will track how lunar dust might scupper settlement

D-Wave system shows quantum computers can learn to detect particle signatures in mountains of data, but doesn’t outpace conventional methods — yet

Juno probe discovers surprising activity in the giant planet’s interior

Researchers are seeking approval from regulators for this quicker, easier treatment

Ecologists catalogue bird and mammal populations as warming transforms Death Valley

Geologists track hundreds of quakes caused by people and the projects that set them off

The intricate work hints at a cure for a blood disease

Black hole merger pinpointed with record accuracy by the LIGO and Virgo observatories

New coalition could face battles over gene editing and climate regulations

Ancient crustaceans in dino dung from Utah illuminate herbivores’ broad diet

Latest big tremor could be linked to major earthquake earlier this month

Analysis suggests researchers may have underestimated how much carbon humanity can emit, although critics disagree

U.S. plans to try a version covering race and disability; other countries have already embraced the voluntary rating system

Geological processes send more meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets to Earth's mid-latitudes