The United States has slammed the brakes on legal routes to limit greenhouse gases. But cities, states and businesses can ...

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up ...

Houchin and his colleagues studied dozens of zircon crystals from the Jack Hills in Western Australia. These are the oldest known fragments of Earth rocks. Some date back to the Hadean Eon, which ...

People with aphantasia are offering brain scientists a window into consciousness. This is an audio version of our Feature: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?

Weak shock waves triggered by micro-cracks in the adhesive layer of tape cause it to screech when being unspooled from its ...

Enzymes catalyze nearly all of the chemical reactions that occur in biological systems. Enzymes are generally proteins but also include catalytic DNA and catalytic RNA. As effective biological ...

The panel has been compared to the IPCC – the international panel whose research helped to shape landmark climate agreements.

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The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

The Japanese media sensation has inspired generations of researchers in fields as diverse as evolution, biodiversity and research integrity.

Genealogy study claims first conclusive case of sex ‘distortion’ in humans — but not all researchers are convinced.

Understanding the Earth's history and its future evolution is becoming ever more important as the human influence on climate and landscapes, the oceans and the atmosphere expands. Nature Geoscience is ...