BiologyMay 3, 2016
Audacious Stem Cell Plan Aims to Halt Rhino Extinction
Effort depends on transforming rhino tissue into sperm and egg cells
Stories by Ewen Callaway
Ewen Callaway is a senior reporter at Nature.
EnvironmentApril 27, 2016
Devastating Wheat Fungus Appears in Asia for the First Time
Scientists race to determine the origin of a Bangladesh outbreak, which they warn could spread farther afield
BiologyApril 19, 2016
Gene-Editing Research in Human Embryos Gains Momentum
Experiments are now approved in Sweden, China and the United Kingdom
BiotechApril 11, 2016
Second Chinese Team Reports Gene Editing in Human Embryos
Study used CRISPR technology to introduce HIV-resistance mutation into embryos
FitnessApril 8, 2016
HIV Fights Off CRISPR Gene-Editing Attack
Virus can quickly develop mutations that resist DNA-shearing enzymes
EvolutionMarch 31, 2016
Did Humans Drive “Hobbit” Species to Extinction?
Latest excavations show Homo floresiensis to be tens of thousands of years older than thought
BiotechMarch 25, 2016
Scientists Synthesize Bacteria with Smallest Genome Yet
"Minimal" cell raises the stakes in race to harness life’s building blocks
EvolutionMarch 14, 2016
Oldest Ancient-Human DNA Details Dawn of Neandertals
Sequence of 430,000-year-old DNA pushes back divergence of humans and Neandertals
EvolutionFebruary 18, 2016
Evidence Mounts for Interbreeding Bonanza in Ancient Human Species
Nature tallies the trysts among Neanderthals, humans and other relatives
HealthFebruary 3, 2016
Destroying Worn-Out Cells Makes Mice Live Longer
Experiment confirms that targeting senescent cells could treat age-related diseases
The SciencesFebruary 2, 2016
Scientists Swab C-Section Babies with Mothers' Microbes
Newborns were exposed experimentally to vaginal microbes to restore the microbiomes they missed
BiotechFebruary 1, 2016
For the First Time, Scientists Win Approval to Edit Human Embryo Genomes
U.K. regulators grant permission to use CRISPR-Cas9 technology in embryos for early-development research
EvolutionJanuary 29, 2016
Error Found in Study of First Ancient African Genome
Finding that much of Africa has Eurasian ancestry was mistaken
HealthJanuary 19, 2016
Scientists in the Dark after French Clinical Trial Proves Fatal
Knowledge about the drug's structure would help researchers understand what happened
The SciencesJanuary 19, 2016
"Cave of Forgotten Dreams" May Hold Earliest Painting of Volcanic Eruption
France's iconic Chauvet cave holds mysterious spray-shaped imagery, made around the time when nearby volcanoes were spewing lava
HealthJanuary 7, 2016
Famous Ancient Iceman Had Familiar Stomach Infection
The Ötzi ice mummy yields the oldest complete pathogen genome
HealthJanuary 5, 2016
Dogs Thwart Effort to Eradicate Guinea Worm
Epidemic in dogs complicates push to wipe out parasite
HealthNovember 24, 2015
'Gene Drive' Mosquitoes Engineered to Fight Malaria
Mutant mozzies could rapidly spread through wild populations
The SciencesNovember 17, 2015
"Supergene" Determines Wading Birds' Sex Strategy
Male ruffs look and behave differently around females, depending on their version of a 125-gene stretch of DNA
HealthNovember 14, 2015
Puppy Bred to Have Muscular Dystrophy Saved by Surprise Mutation
Dog study provides potential pathway to new treatments for the disease
HealthOctober 23, 2015
Bronze Age Skeletons Were the Earliest Plague Victims
Deadly disease suspected to have driven mass migrations across Europe and Asia
The SciencesOctober 14, 2015
Teeth from China Reveal an Early Human Trek out of Africa
"Stunning" find shows that Homo sapiens reached Asia around 100,000 years ago
The SciencesOctober 9, 2015
How Elephants Stay Cancer-Free
The animals have 20 copies of a key tumor-fighting gene; humans have just one
The SciencesOctober 9, 2015
First Ancient African Genome Reveals Vast Eurasian Migration
DNA from Ethiopian man predates the movement of Eurasian farmers "back to Africa"