Superhydrophobic surfaces have a range of applications in biotechnology and medicine thanks to their ability to stay dry, keep clean and avoid biofouling. Their water-repellent properties come from ...

Twenty years ago, the Human Genome Project published its first draft sequence of the entire human genome. A sizeable collection of papers, it filled much of the 15 February 2001 issue of Nature, and ...

Our ability to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on the rich diversity of cell types that make up the human brain. Uncovering the molecular and cellular events ...

Our ability to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on the rich diversity of cell types that make up the human brain. Uncovering the molecular and cellular events ...

Ground-based robots have potential for helping in the construction industry, but they are limited by their height. In this week’s issue, Mirko Kovac, Robert Stuart-Smith and their colleagues introduce ...

Tools that track specific molecules in neurons have enabled researchers to probe previously unexplored aspects of neurobiology — although important caveats remain.

In the short time since its launch in December 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has generated plenty of headlines with stunning new images of the cosmos. But the telescope is about more ...

Since its initial release in 2018, the AI tool AlphaFold and its 2021 update AlphaFold 2 have sparked a biological revolution, allowing researchers to predict and model the 3D structures of proteins.

Browse the archive of articles on NatureAuthor Correction: Mechanism of BRCA1–BARD1 function in DNA end resection and DNA protection Ilaria Ceppi Maria Rosaria Dello Stritto Petr Cejka ...

It is challenging to generate ultrashort laser pulses at high powers, but repeatedly overlapping light pulses in a crystal can efficiently amplify a weak signal.

The cover shows an artist’s impression of SARS-CoV-2 in the bloodstream based on the latest cryo-EM images of the virus, with neutralizing antibodies (yellow) attaching to the spike protein on the ...

The burgeoning commercial sector that is based on genome information poses a challenge to the norms of scientific publication. But it remains to be established that the conditions of access to ...