New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent—an ...

The ability to automate the discovery process in some areas of scientific inquiry raises unanswered questions about how ...

Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 ...

In his book Black Sun, Edward Abbey called butterflies “flying flowers”. I think of that line when I see western tiger ...

Billed as the first comprehensive report on the state of U.S. lands, water, and wildlife, the Nature Record National Assessment includes the decline of butterfly populations and other species to the ...

This year’s report confirms that 2025 was one of the hottest years ever recorded, extending an 11‑year streak of record ...

The best images of the Nature Photography Contest have been decided, and we can't imagine it was an easy task for the judges – as just picking some, not all, to showcase here has been a huge challenge ...

Dr. Conley is the author of “The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what makes us who ...

A group of (mostly NIH) scientists just published a Nature paper on a drug called DFNZ—a highly potent nitazene opioid that, ...

The best nature documentaries are the ultimate trip, minus the drugs. I'm talking about the kind of films that make you feel like you're sweating in the savanna, freezing in the Arctic, or staring ...