Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet.

Remains of some of the 300,000 soldiers who died on the retreat from Moscow reveal two bacterial diseases that probably added ...

The approach, published on 23 October in Science, builds on a trend that is sweeping the field of drug discovery: the use of ...

When students entered Tsinghua University in Beijing this year, one of the first representatives they met wasn’t a person.

Beijing wants to double down on advanced semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence and basic research.

Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation ...

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what ...

The rare samples, uncovered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission, might help to reveal secrets of how the Solar System evolved.

Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and ...

RNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.

Architects and microbiologists are exploring whether making buildings hospitable to friendly microorganisms can improve human ...

Over millennia, people have selectively bred the sugarcane plant to optimize the crop’s taste, yield and ease of cultivation.