Nature

Integrated lithium niobate photonics for sub-ångström snapshot spectroscopy

UNESCO stands at a crossroads — researchers must back its new leader

Efficient quantum thermal simulation

Abstract Quantum computers promise to tackle quantum simulation problems that are classically intractable 1 . Although a...

Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source

In-plane dielectric constant and conductivity of confined water

Abstract Water is essential for almost every aspect of life on our planet and, unsurprisingly, its properties have been studied in great detail1. However, disproportionately little remains k...

Extreme confinement unleashes water’s hidden electrical capabilities

Reprogramming neuroblastoma by diet-enhanced polyamine depletion

Abstract Neuroblastoma is a highly lethal childhood tumour derived from differentiation-arrested neural crest cells1,2. Like all cancers, its growth is fuelled by metabolites obtained from e...

The quest to make babies with lab-grown eggs and sperm

Patchy nanoparticles by atomic stencilling

Abstract Stencilling, in which patterns are created by painting over masks, has ubiquitous applications in art, architecture and manufacturing. Modern, top-down microfabrication methods have...

Proximal cooperative aerial manipulation with vertically stacked drones

Ion stencils used for synthesis of patchy nanoparticles

The race to uncover snow’s many mysteries before it disappears forever

AI’s therapeutic potential goes beyond emotional connection

Brazil’s COP30 legacy should be to protect more of its forests

Inside our university’s mission to pivot to research

Faulty mitochondria cause deadly diseases: fixing them is about to get a lot easier

Do rats double-dip food with their tails?

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why

A drug–diet combination could improve childhood cancer treatment

Red lines for religious AI

The spectre of malnutrition is back and must be tackled — fast

Longer grant cycles would boost research in Africa

Alchemy: discredited pseudoscience or chemistry’s worthy ancestor?

Birds’ intruder alert hints at how sounds took on new meanings

Single-cell transcriptomic and genomic changes in the ageing human brain