Stories by Nature magazine

More than 1 in 10 children in the U.S. have ADHD, fueling debate over the condition and how to treat it

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations today. Here’s what’s at stake

Combining newer neural networks with older AI systems could be the secret to building an AI to match or surpass human intelligence

The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by RFK, Jr., and J. D. Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving U.S. health policy

Ethicists say AI-powered advances will threaten the autonomy of people who use neurotechnology

Fitness influencers promote superhigh-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use

In a successful transplant in a man with brain death, scientists prevented the immune system from attacking a genetically modified pig kidney for 61 days, the longest such an experiment has lasted

The milestone makes machine-learning trailblazer Yoshua Bengio the most cited researcher on Google Scholar

Oceanographers hope to find otherworldly ecosystems at hydrothermal vents on the Arctic seafloor

A large international study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive aging

The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties

A noninvasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world

A “superflare” 10 trillion times brighter than the sun is confirmed as the record holder for luminosity

Limited COVID surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach

Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia

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

These rare samples, uncovered on the moon by China’s Chang’e 6 mission, might help to reveal secrets of how the solar system evolved

Civets enrich coffee beans they eat and excrete with two fatty acids often used in dairy products, study finds

An electronic retinal implant has improved vision in people with age-related macular degeneration—but it isn’t a full restoration, and it didn’t improve participants’ quality of life

School closures and hospitalizations from an unexpected early spike in flu cases in Japan has experts concerned about what lies ahead for other countries

Hundreds of people at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received layoff notices, and work at many federal laboratories has been suspended

Women’s brains age more slowly than men’s, but they still have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt share the Nobel economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development