The cover image shows a mosaic of arbitrarily arranged snapshots taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), each of which is centred on a distant galaxy containing a ‘little red dot’. First ...

Analyses of hundreds of thousands of papers in the natural sciences reveal a paradox: scientists who use AI tools produce more research but on a more confined set of topics.

Analyses of hundreds of thousands of papers in the natural sciences reveal a paradox: scientists who use AI tools produce more research but on a more confined set of topics.

Rare immune errors can make usually harmless infections deadly in some people. Plus, the genetics of dogs’ floppy ears and a huge study on reasons for vaccine hesitancy.

Six experts at the forefront of AI development give their opinions on what is next for the field.

The cover captures a hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) in South Africa. Although maintaining biodiversity is core to sustainable development, policymakers frequently lack context-specific information ...

Artificial-intelligence systems are feeding on Wikipedia without giving back, and academic indifference is threatening the survival of what is arguably the most widely used reference work on the ...