- October 4, 2025
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Authors whose work has been retracted often build larger networks than do those without retractions, a study found.Credit: Halfpoint/iStock via
What drove the rise of civilizations? A decades-long quest points to warfare
The Great Holocene Transformation: What Complexity Science Tells Us about the Evolution of Complex Societies Peter Turchin Beresta Books (2025)
A Chinese AI tool can manage chronic disease — could it revolutionize health care?
Estimate suggest more than 180 million older people in China live with chronic diseases.Credit: Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty A Chinese
The chatbots claiming to be Jesus: spreading gospel or heresy?
‘God’s influencer’ Carlo Acutis was canonized on 7 September by Pope Leo XIV. Acutis was known for his use of
Why we launched Denmark’s second Young Academy (and what’s different about it)
YATSI fellows visiting NKT Photonics in Birkerød, Denmark.Credit: Tom Jersø/Danish Academy of Technical Sciences As early-career researchers navigate increasingly complex
Head start: fossil clues about how bodies evolved from two-fold to five-fold symmetry
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02818-x How the five-fold symmetrical bodies of starfish and other echinoderms evolved is a
Different flames
“Fire day! Fire day!” Roger chanted, the other kids joining in. Elo shrank in her seat. She’d already dreaded today’s