Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

Earlier this month, the UK Health Security Agency warned people travelling abroad during the summer holidays to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases. That threat is no longer limited to ...

Ultra-weak ‘biophotons’ might be used to diagnose disease, or could even represent a new signalling mechanism in cells.

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Previous sleep research has focused mostly on the brain circuitry that snaps people awake in seconds or on how sleep debt ...

The idea of AI sentience is drawing more focus to consciousness science. But some researchers aren’t sure that’s a good thing.

Mathematicians Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang have won the 2026 Fields Medal — one of the most coveted ...

Scientists have exploited a peculiar CRISPR enzyme so that it fights cancer by shredding the DNA in cancer cells, causing ...

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The University of Oxford has already vaccinated its first clinical-trial participant. The study’s lead scientist Teresa Lambe tells Nature how they were able to move so fast. Four days ago, the first ...

Chief US science adviser calls for a shakeup in funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with AI.