The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

By contrast, glial cells seemed to be electrically silent and were dismissed as dull by most researchers. Some glia, called ...

AI is transforming peer review — and many scientists are worried Last month, openRxiv announced that it was integrating a ...

Europe must reform the ways in which science is evaluated. To boost innovation, it must improve research culture.

Oliverio and fellow Syracuse microbiologist Beryl Rappaport discovered the organism at Lassen Volcanic National Park in ...

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Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

The United Kingdom, like all countries, must prioritize a supportive research culture as an essential ingredient in research excellence.

Having placed artificial intelligence at the centre of its own economic strategy, China is driving efforts to create an ...

A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

Despite advances, AI models continue to be geared towards the needs of English-speaking people in high-income countries.

Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by ...