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A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

Amid Trump research cuts, visa restrictions, and international conflicts, some winners sit out the celebration of whimsical science

The recent attack on science in the US is not only undermining knowledge; it is also undermining democracy. In a healthy democracy, public policy is guided by evidence, and truth is the shared foundat...

The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature’s photo team.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will build an unprecedented map of the universe—and discover billions of fast-changing objects

A report detailing how climate inaction will consign people born today to a lifetime of weather extremes must awaken a sense of responsibility.

Remains recovered from beneath a Milan hospital shed light on health, diet, and drug habits during the 1600s

The 50th anniversary of a landmark biosafety conference is an opportunity to ensure its spirit lives on in today’s scientists.

A viral video shows a denizen of the ocean's twilight zone making an unusual trip to the surface

A record-breaking start to 2025 extends the recent period of exceptional warmth and raises questions over the rate of ongoing climate change.

Increased ocean acidity could reduce populations of phytoplankton more than previously thought

The loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors

A webcomic for science teaching. Supertroupers is a fictional webcomic written by comic book artists and science education researchers for the classroom.

Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community

A rundown of the biggest stories that stuck with our news editors this year

Though ship-based sounding has mapped some areas of the ocean floor in higher resolution, researchers have used SWOT data to create a detailed new map of the seafloor, including thousands of previousl...

At high elevations, fir trees are outcompeting once-dominant birches amid warmer, drier conditions

A drug with a novel mechanism protects people against the AIDS virus for 6 months. It could speed the end of the epidemic—if those who need it most get access

A fraud buster, a nuclear-clock maker and a virus hunter. These are just a few of the remarkable people chosen for this year’s Nature’s 10.