More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven't been ruled out.

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.

Satellite imagery helps to identify two hotspots of deforestation in the Atlantic Forest along Brazil’s eastern coast.

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The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.

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The virus is related to the pathogen that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome and capitalizes on the same ‘entry receptor ...

A Nature analysis of retractions hotspots around the world suggests institutions should pay close attention to retractions ...

Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. Research is starting to untangle the ...

One-shot’ approach that uses machine learning to screen immune cells could help to detect conditions with overlapping ...

Nerve-cell ‘highways’ identified in mice suggest that stress pushes the brain towards rigid habit and away from thoughtful ...

The US withdrawal will not officially happen until January 2026, so there will be months of uncertainty over budgets and ...