The cover captures a close-up of a flower on the dog rose Rosa canina. There is something odd about the way the various species of dog rose reproduce — ...

Scientists are grappling with the connections between stress and health. Plus, the science that underlies escalating heatwaves and a rabies vaccine that can be spread through licks.

The scale of funding cuts in the United States means that countless scientists will lose their jobs. It would be naive not to start thinking about alternative career paths ...

As was realized after the Second World War, peace and prosperity stem from partnership and sustained investment in human development ...

The ability to track neural activity as the brain develops in embryos is key to understanding how neurons self-assemble to form the vertebrate brain. In this week’s issue, Jia Liu and colleagues ...

The cover shows a satellite image of circular patches of irrigated land in the Western Desert in Egypt. Such land reclamation is one of many strategies that ...

Museums and galleries around the world hold a huge number of paintings; many of which are damaged and locked away in storage. Restoring artwork is a ...

Browse the archive of articles on NatureA landmark field study reveals widespread pollution of the Atlantic Ocean by nanoscale plastic debris — raising questions about the risk to marine ecosystems.