- October 22, 2025
Copper-free chips generate robust ‘combs’ of multicoloured light
Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03130-4 A stable ‘frequency comb’ of photons with discrete colours has been generated on
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining — some to single percentage points — as a surge in
Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source
Pan, Y. et al. The enduring world forest carbon sink. Nature 631, 563–569 (2024). Article ADS CAS PubMed Google Scholar
Andean peoples hunted and gathered long after they embraced farming
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03283-2 Remote-sensing data reveal hunting corrals that were used well into the eighteenth century.
The world’s first plastics treaty is in crisis: can it be salvaged?
Global consumption of plastics is on the rise, but only a small percentage of plastic waste is recycled. Credit: Justin
The EU’s Horizon research fund needs to stay a defence-free zone
You have full access to this article via your institution. Unidentified drone flights are causing alarm, chaos and uncertainty in
Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way
You have full access to this article via your institution. Head of the US Food and Drugs Administration Marty Makary
why I’m happy to admit to my research failures, and you should too
The open-science movement has promoted the sharing of scientific protocols, statistical-analysis programs and data files. These efforts have undoubtedly made
What happens if pregnant women stop taking Tylenol?
There are limited options for pain relief during pregnancy.Credit: The Good Brigade/Getty Researchers are concerned about what will happen should
Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways
Authors whose work has been retracted often build larger networks than do those without retractions, a study found.Credit: Halfpoint/iStock via