A genetic analysis reveals that some people who have severe reactions to the SARS-CoV-2 virus inherited certain sections of their DNA from Neanderthals. However, our ancestors can’t take all the blame ...

Exactly how the gait of four-legged vertebrates evolved when they first ventured on to land has proved difficult to decipher because of the often-limited amount of information preserved in the fossil ...

Heterobilayer excitonic devices consisting of two different van der Waals materials, in which excitons are shared between the layers, exhibit electrically controlled switching actions at room ...

Universities have been the cornerstone of higher education for centuries, but since the end of the Second World War, their role has changed significantly. More recently, technological innovations such ...

Should you have a brainstorming session, use a branding agency or go with gut feeling? In a new article series, Nature explores the art of corporate naming.

Rising temperatures and the introduction of non-native fishes have been linked to rapid changes in fish communities across the United States. Immune cells can target cancer in the clinic. The ability ...

‘Spillover event’ in which an animal infected humans is likely to be the cause of 47 confirmed cases and 25 deaths. Leucovorin would be available only to a minority of autistic people, and has not ...

The cover highlights the mechanically self-organized pattern of scales on the head of a young Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Typically, vertebrate skin appendages such as scales, hairs or ...

Swiss birth data from 1750 to 1870 reveal that girls who had lots of older brothers close to their own age were less likely to survive than were those who did not.

Browse the archive of articles on NatureAuthor Correction: Early versus deferred use of CDK4/6 inhibitors in advanced breast cancer Gabe S. Sonke Annemiek van Ommen-Nijhof Christa van Schaik-van de ...

Time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy can resolve protein motion on millisecond or even microsecond timescales, but the need for highly specialized tools and skills limits the method’s reach.

The secret to living well past 100 years old seems to be a healthy lifestyle and a lucky set of genes. Plus, a machine-learning tool reveals the research that might have never happened had the US ...