An origami-inspired ‘metamaterial’ has been engineered to have properties not found in natural materials — enabling it to undergo large, reversible deformations.

Immune cells boost stress-linked fear responses by communicating with brain cells. One way that psychedelics lessen such fear is by modulating this interaction.

A protein pair that influences how damage to cardiac muscle fluctuates with circadian rhythm could be the key to optimizing heart-attack recovery.

The genetic bases of the seven pairs of contrasting traits in the garden pea that were described by the ‘father of genetics’, Gregor Mendel, have long puzzled scientists. The discovery of the genetic variants underlying these traits sheds light on the ‘inherited factors’ that Mendel proposed and how they shape biological differences.

Bendy, twisty and collapsable origami towers could make temperature controlling panels, or, dancing robots.

China takes pole position in cancer-related research in the Nature Index, with a massive jump in output.

Mission to decipher Herculaneum scrolls using high-resolution scanning and artificial intelligence scales up rapidly.

A small, preliminary trial and studies in mice draw links between fibromyalgia and alterations of the gut microbiome.

Scientists have little information as the US government freezes and cancels their funding.

Unique reproducibility effort in Brazil focuses on common methods rather than a single field ― and prompts call for reform.

Sethuraman Panchanathan abruptly leaves helm of US funding agency after Elon Musk’s DOGE arrives.

A three-part Nature Podcast series explores the importance of scientific naming conventions — and talks to researchers looking at how to make them more inclusive.

Neuroscientist Jessica Cantlon is urging scientists to use the power of local newspapers in the fight against US research-funding cuts.

With the world set to blow past its temperature targets, efforts are growing to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Work from the International Rice Research Institute to develop high-yield rice that survives deep waters, and a holistic view of physiology, in this week’s dip into Nature’s archive.

The international community has a golden opportunity to start reining in the escalating, mostly ignored global burden of chronic kidney disease.