The cover shows circular extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) sitting next to a chromosome. ecDNA has a significant effect on the outcome of cancer treatment — it can render tumours resistant to ...

Intricate molecular machineries, such as the ESCRT protein complexes, are well known for their ability to cut biological membranes. The discovery that membranes can also be severed by phase ...

The molecules were deemed too unstable to make, but experiments show they can be ‘captured’ in certain reactions to yield useful products.

After a heart attack, immune cells are recruited to the brain to induce sleep, which suppresses inflammation in the heart and aids recovery. But if sleep is disrupted, excess inflammation worsens ...

Spectacular archaeological finds in melting glaciers and mountain ice are giving new — although fleeting — insights into prehistoric hunting practices and more.

Consuming a lot of sugar as a child heightens a person’s risk of diabetes as an adult. Plus, we hear from the researcher who tamed GLP-1.

Analysis of billions of pages of results from searches using the Bing algorithm suggests that reliable sites appear in search results 19 to 45 times more often than do sites with low-quality content.

Researchers are often asked to write references or recommendation letters. Nature asked three senior scientists what they do when they can’t endorse someone.

In the wake of unprecedented floods that displaced half a million people in southern Brazil, researchers are investigating how to prevent long-term mental trauma and provide lessons for other ...

In the wake of unprecedented floods that displaced half a million people in southern Brazil, researchers are investigating how to prevent long-term mental trauma and provide lessons for other ...

In the wake of devastating floods in the South of Brazil, researchers are working out how best to help people — plus, what concerns do Nature’s readers have about the US election.