Stories by Nature magazine

More people than we thought who are in comas or similar states can hear what is happening around them, a study shows

Scientists have identified more than 30 different pathogens that they fear could cause the next big pandemic in humans

A man in Germany is HIV-free after receiving stem cells that are not resistant to the virus

Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can

The Jupiter-like world Epsilon Indi Ab is one of the coldest—and closest—exoplanets that astronomers have ever seen

The U.S. and China are collaborating less on projects across scientific disciplines amid a culture of fear in both countries

As the daughter of a cancer researcher, Kamala Harris would bring a lifelong familiarity with science to the presidency, experts say

Virologists say that the bird flu strain that is infecting cattle in the U.S. is unlikely to cause a pandemic in humans, but countries are gathering vaccines and stepping up surveillance just in case

Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope point to an elusive intermediate-size black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri

Cultured meat that tastes and smells more appetizing could enhance public perception of artificial steaks

The neurons that produce a sick feeling and food aversion are distinct from those that induce a feeling of fullness

By learning exploits from adversarial AI, people could defeat a superhuman Go-playing system

With the confirmation of gravitational waves less than a decade old, scientists are barreling ahead with new detectors to pick up ever more elusive ripples in spacetime

Mosquitoes carry a pair of hormones, one of which drives bloodlust while the other signals satiation, scientists say

The first large trial of a COVID and flu vaccine combo suggests it boosts immune protection even more than single-target shots

A recent Supreme Court decision rules that the U.S. government can talk to scientists and social media companies to curb online falsehoods

Extreme wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity globally, data show for the first time

Mysterious nerve structures called Krause corpuscles respond to specific low-frequency vibrations, scientists finally confirm

As the patents on various weight-loss drugs near expiration, companies in India and China are vying to make lower-cost versions that will widen access to such treatments

China wants to build a next-generation particle collider that would be cheaper and more powerful than Europe’s planned successor to the Large Hadron Collider

The drug donanemab slows progression of symptoms in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, but questions linger about the durability of its effect

Japan’s LignoSat will test wood’s resilience in space and could lead to a new era of more sustainable, less polluting satellites

Promethium, one of the rarest and most mysterious elements in the periodic table, has finally given up some crucial chemical secrets

Following Mexico’s election of a woman with a scientific pedigree, Nature reviewed the legacy of well-known politicians with backgrounds in science and engineering.