A shift from nomadic lifestyles could have triggered linguistic diversity before it then declined rapidly.

The startling safety data from two new reviews on maternity services might be expected to trigger immediate measures for improvement. However, the likelihood is that nothing will change quickly. The r...

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Nature asks researchers whether scorching summers are the new norm for London, Paris and Berlin.

As wars disrupt research communities, artificial intelligence reshapes discovery, and misinformation erodes public trust in science, international scientific institutions must find new ways to remain ...

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As Russia’s space agency determined how to fix a leak on one of its modules, NASA told five astronauts to enter a SpaceX spacecraft docked to ​the space station and don their spacesuits.

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia, the capital of Ituri, after recov...

New MRI technique simultaneously maps multiple structural, physiological and molecular biomarkers to characterize brain tumours and multiple sclerosis lesions

0:00 Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden structure in the Universe that had remained concealed behind the dust and stars of our own Milky Way galaxy. Using a new hybrid technique that combines...

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Proton-based cardiac radioablation may offer a less invasive treatment for patients with hard-to-treat ventricular tachycardia

Unless governments treat fertilizer production as strategic infrastructure, the world will keep lurching from energy shock to harvest failure.

Our planet's vital signs are flashing red, with 7 of 9 planetary health boundaries breached. Here are some new tech solutions that could help save it.

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.

Scientists have created tiny “optical tornadoes” — swirling beams of light that twist like miniature whirlwinds — using a surprisingly simple setup based on liquid crystals. Instead of relying on comp...