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

Spin-out Merge Labs aims to rival Elon Musk’s firm Neuralink. But researchers say the technology is still at an early stage.

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Semiconductor chips that process light rather than electricity could boost processing speeds and reduce energy use.

Hackathons using AlphaGenome and other AI models are hunting down the genetic causes of devastating conditions that have ...

‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.

The six-year results from the Dark Energy Survey highlight unresolved tensions in standard cosmological theory.

It uses a system called simplified molecular-input line-entry system (SMILES). This translates chemical 3D structures into ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

About 55% of the human lifespan is heritable, meaning that more than half of the observed variation in longevity across a ...

Field pennycress could become a valuable winter crop, with benefits for both carbon storage and farm profitability.

A researcher has created a chatbot that is indistinguishable from human participants in online surveys. Some researchers fear ...