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Antibodies from malaria-exposed individuals have been found to target a diverse family of proteins from the malaria-causing parasite. These proteins cause severe disease by enabling infected blood cells to bind to blood vessels.

Bites from insects infected with modified malaria parasites boosted immunity and stopped people from contracting the disease.

Half a dozen drugs are in trials for conditions of the brain, but success is not guaranteed.

Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.

An analysis has revealed that global temperatures were warmer in the early twentieth century than was inferred from existing data sets. Revising these estimates could improve our understanding of global temperature change.

Coming less than a decade after its launch, the studies emerging from the global project are a major achievement. Funders should sign up for the long haul.

A strain of avian influenza is showing signs of adaptation to human hosts, but there is no evidence that it can transmit from person to person.

Artificial intelligence for language tasks sparks interest, and optical illusions are explored in this week’s pick from Nature’s archive.

Climate change has driven hurricane wind speeds up by an average of nearly 30 kilometres per hour, an analysis of Atlantic storms shows.

African researchers piloted a slew of innovative, low-cost programmes for addressing the troubling shortage of mental-health professionals on the continent. Now the rest of the world is taking notice.

The University of Rochester has confirmed that it no longer employs Ranga Dias, who was found by investigators to have committed data fabrication.

The country’s research progress means its cities might lead in all Nature Index subjects within a decade.

I’m not sure if a management role in science is for me. How do I decide?

A levitating frog, a necrophiliac duck, taxi drivers’ brains — the Ig Nobel prizes have shined a spotlight on offbeat work. Here’s an inside look at how winners feel about this sometimes unwanted ‘honour’.

The largest scholarly search engine is celebrating its 20th birthday, but AI-driven competitors offer advantages.

From demonstrating technical prowess to setting out future ambitions, learn how to beat rival candidates and land your dream job.