1. What if human blood were toxic to mosquitoes? A drug can make it so

2. El Niños that linger are becoming less of a rarity

3. ‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs

4. CERN releases detailed plans for supercollider — but no hints about funding

5. Author Correction: Isoprene nitrates drive new particle formation in Amazon’s upper troposphere

6. How Europe aims to woo US scientists and protect academic freedom

7. Deadly Myanmar earthquake was likely a rare rupture, scientists say

8. A brain drain would impoverish the United States and diminish world science

9. Author Correction: Controlled patterning of crystalline domains by frontal polymerization

10. How seahorses and pipefish inspired the design of a boat propeller

11. Daily briefing: What happens when you pay peer reviewers?

12. Daily briefing: Women’s work is missing from the scientific literature

13. Superpowers want to control critical mineral supplies — local communities need a stronger say

14. How to get rid of toxic ‘forever chemical’ pollution

15. Action needed to mitigate effects of slashing USAID

16. The global scientific community must keep studying LGBT health

17. China has already taken steps to reduce retractions of papers from its hospitals

18. Minerals will shape future geopolitical order

19. Big cuts to US AIDS prevention feared as NIH axes HIV research grants

20. Incredible close-up of colourful crab spiders — March’s best science images

21. Brain implant translates thoughts to speech in an instant

22. 23andMe plans to sell its huge genetic database: could science benefit?

23. Deep dive: How I use robots to survey coral reefs

24. Style over substance? What birds’ mating behaviours reveal about sexual selection

25. Six roadblocks to net zero — and how to get around them

26. These US labs risk imminent closure after Trump cuts

27. The best foods for healthy ageing ― and the worst

28. Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?

29. Audio long read: How quickly are you ageing? What molecular ‘clocks’ can tell you about your health

30. Daily briefing: Pregnancy’s true toll on the body

31. Daily briefing: Why RNA hasn’t yet had its ‘AlphaFold’ moment

32. Can trauma from violence be genetically inherited? Scientists debate Syria refugee study

33. Showing ‘ability’ in ‘disability’ — how I mastered interviews while using a wheelchair

34. Trump’s bid for Greenland threatens to destabilize Arctic research

35. How Trump is following Project 2025’s radical roadmap to defund science

36. ‘Open source’ AI isn’t truly open — here’s how researchers can reclaim the term

37. 75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

38. AlphaFold is running out of data — so drug firms are building their own version

39. Synaptic and neural behaviours in a standard silicon transistor

40. Gigantic birth study paints most detailed picture of pregnancy’s toll on body

41. A superbug rose to the top after gaining a chemical weapon

42. Lasso-shaped molecule is a new type of broad-spectrum antibiotic

43. Recovery of fluoride from ‘forever chemicals’ could lead to circular economy for fluorine

44. A lighthouse galaxy shines unexpectedly through the fog of the cosmic dawn

45. Track gender ratios in research to keep countries, institutions and publishers accountable

46. A map of mitochondrial biology reveals the energy landscape of the human brain

47. Crucial meeting: molecule helps vaccine to interact with killer T cells

48. Neuronal receptors at body temperature reveal their gating mechanics

49. New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden

50. First map of human brain mitochondria is ‘groundbreaking’ achievement

51. Global marine heatwave of 2023–24 was viewed as unlikely but not impossible given current warming

52. Gender gap in research publishing is improving — slowly

53. Certified randomness using a trapped-ion quantum processor

54. The other climate crisis

55. STING agonist-based ER-targeting molecules boost antigen cross-presentation

56. Witnessing the onset of reionization through Lyman-α emission at redshift 13

57. Multimodal generative AI for medical image interpretation

58. Connectome-driven neural inventory of a complete visual system

59. A small-molecule SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor targeting the membrane protein

60. A prospective code for value in the serotonin system

61. Changes in neurotensin signalling drive hedonic devaluation in obesity

62. Genome-wide CRISPR screen in human T cells reveals regulators of FOXP3

63. A human brain map of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and diversity

64. The global human impact on biodiversity

65. The P-loop NTPase RUVBL2 is a conserved clock component across eukaryotes

66. Macrophages harness hepatocyte glutamate to boost liver regeneration

67. A coronavirus assembly inhibitor that targets the viral membrane protein

68. Plasticity of the mammalian integrated stress response

69. Catalytic allylation of native hexoses and pentoses in water with indium

70. A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome

71. irCLIP-RNP and Re-CLIP reveal patterns of dynamic protein assemblies on RNA

72. Deconstruction of rubber via C–H amination and aza-Cope rearrangement

73. Gene-modified pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation

74. The contribution of de novo coding mutations to meningomyelocele

75. Oxidation of retromer complex controls mitochondrial translation

76. Glutamate gating of AMPA-subtype iGluRs at physiological temperatures

77. BRCA2 prevents PARPi-mediated PARP1 retention to protect RAD51 filaments

78. Solidification of Earth’s mantle led inevitably to a basal magma ocean

79. Phosphate-enabled mechanochemical PFAS destruction for fluoride reuse

80. New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria

81. Long-term impact and biological recovery in a deep-sea mining track

82. The full lethal impact of massive cuts to international food aid

83. Some assembly required

84. Why is there more matter than antimatter? CERN result offers tantalizing new clue

85. Mathematician who reshaped theory of symmetry wins Abel Prize

86. Daily briefing: Why women are far more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men

87. Empower families to lead the design of their ageing loved ones’ health care

88. AI is transforming peer review — and many scientists are worried

89. Exclusive: NIH to cut grants for COVID research, documents reveal

90. Trump administration sued over huge funding cuts at Columbia University

91. Life-giving oxygen is wafting out of lakes worldwide

92. How a scientist–pop industry partnership slashed a live gig’s carbon emissions by 98%

93. Ancient shackles testify to brutality of Egypt’s gold mines

94. Meet ‘qudits’: more complex cousins of qubits boost quantum computing

95. MFSD6 is an entry receptor for enterovirus D68

96. Why is my cello howling?

97. Climate change will send home insurance spiralling. Here’s how to control costs

98. How the Atlantic jet stream has changed in 600 years — and what it means for weather

99. Fasting for weight loss is all the rage: what are the health benefits?

100. Daily briefing: Babies make memories — so why don’t we recall them?

101. Microbes can capture carbon and degrade plastic — why aren’t we using them more?

102. How to get more women into mining

103. Lesotho matters

104. Give grants to female scientists in war zones

105. Lessons from Portugal on effects of cutting research funding

106. ‘Anxiety is palpable’: detention of researchers at US border spurs travel worries

107. Live-cell super-resolution microscopy reveals how molecules enter and exit the nucleus

108. Does sharing first authorship on a paper carry a penalty? What the research says

109. What CERN does next matters for science and for international cooperation

110. Marathon runners tap brain-cell insulation for racetime fuel

111. Generalizing arene CH alkylations by radicalradical cross-coupling

112. Reviving the biodiversity around an ancient palace

113. Shaking up earthquake safety in Nepal with a folk song

114. Paralysed man stands again after receiving ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells

115. RNA function follows form – why is it so hard to predict?

116. The expanding Universe — do ongoing tensions leave room for new physics?

117. Winds on an ultrahot planet challenge climate models

118. Glaciers are not just blocks of ice — plans to save them mustn’t overlook their hidden life

119. How to know whether a conference is right for you

120. Why Africans should be telling the story of human origins

121. Publisher Correction: A metagenomic ‘dark matter’ enzyme catalyses oxidative cellulose conversion

122. NIH has cut one mRNA-vaccine grant. Will more follow?

123. ‘Boggles the mind’: US defence department slashes research on emerging threats

124. Author Correction: AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data

125. Author Correction: Heritable polygenic editing: the next frontier in genomic medicine?

126. Daily briefing: The mysterious force pushing galaxies apart might be getting weaker

127. ‘All this is in crisis’: US universities curtail staff, spending as Trump cuts take hold

128. Ship-pollution cuts have an electrifying effect: less lightning at sea

129. Trump team ‘survey’ sent to overseas researchers prompts foreign interference fears

130. Author Correction: Spatially resolved multiomics of human cardiac niches

131. Babies do make memories — so why can’t we recall our earliest years?

132. End-to-end data-driven weather prediction

133. Bulk superconductivity near 40 K in hole-doped SmNiO2 at ambient pressure

134. Daily briefing: About 1% of children have genetic paternity other than that recorded by history

135. How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers

136. Author Correction: Observation of an ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrino with KM3NeT

137. Is dark energy getting weaker? Fresh data bolster shock finding

138. Can Earth’s rotation generate power? Physicists divided over controversial claim

139. Could libraries band together to ensure open access for all?

140. Tiny satellite sets new record for secure quantum communication

141. What is the best type of tree to use for forest restoration?

142. A practical leap towards secure quantum communication over long distances

143. A textbook assumption about the brain’s most abundant receptors needs to be rewritten

144. New antifungal breaks the mould

145. Mutations that accrue through life set the stage for stomach cancer

146. Immune cells ‘bandage’ wounds with bacteria-trapping goo

147. Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhere on Earth

148. Bird brains help scientists to unveil the secrets of speech

149. Ancient peat reveals that sea level surged rapidly twice at the end of the last ice age

150. Optimizing generative AI by backpropagating language model feedback

151. Matrix-producing neutrophils populate and shield the skin

152. Microsatellite-based real-time quantum key distribution

153. Transient silencing of hypermutation preserves B cell affinity during clonal bursting

154. Sleep pressure accumulates in a voltage-gated lipid peroxidation memory

155. Histological signatures map anti-fibrotic factors in mouse and human lungs

156. The somatic mutation landscape of normal gastric epithelium

157. Cooper-pair density modulation state in an iron-based superconductor

158. Long-term studies provide unique insights into evolution

159. Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of cell shape supports resilience of lymphatic endothelium

160. Global sea-level rise in the early Holocene revealed from North Sea peats

161. GluA2-containing AMPA receptors form a continuum of Ca2-permeable channels

162. Oncolytic virus VG161 in refractory hepatocellular carcinoma

163. Spatially resolved mapping of cells associated with human complex traits

164. Hyperbolic phonon-polariton electroluminescence in 2D heterostructures

165. Electroluminescence and energy transfer mediated by hyperbolic polaritons

166. Water structure and electric fields at the interface of oil droplets

167. Structural dynamics of DNA unwinding by a replicative helicase

168. Overlapping nuclear import and export paths unveiled by two-colour MINFLUX

169. Rapid emergence of latent knowledge in the sensory cortex drives learning

170. Convergent vocal representations in parrot and human forebrain motor networks

171. Down-converted photon pairs in a high-Q silicon nitride microresonator

172. Regulated somatic hypermutation enhances antibody affinity maturation

173. VDAC2 loss elicits tumour destruction and inflammation for cancer therapy

174. A polyene macrolide targeting phospholipids in the fungal cell membrane

175. Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species

176. Drivers of avian genomic change revealed by evolutionary rate decomposition

177. Fluctuating magnetism and Pomeranchuk effect in multilayer graphene

178. Downscaling micro- and nano-perovskite LEDs

179. World’s tiniest LED display has pixels smaller than a virus

180. Why humans have puzzle-shaped cells

181. Measles is surging in the US: how bad could it get?

182. What is stopping a complete switch to clean energy?

183. How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy

184. A guide to the Nature Index

185. Battery researchers strive for standardization

186. Trump’s return puts renewables at a crossroads

187. Meeting the energy challenge posed by data centres is central to a green future

188. AI could soon tackle projects that take humans weeks

189. Asia leads rise in clean-energy research

190. Disconnections

191. Daily briefing: Iguanas from the Americas might have rafted to Fiji

192. The biggest machine in science: inside the fight to build the next giant particle collider

193. Light pollution threatens fleet of world-class telescopes in Atacama Desert

194. Microsoft quantum computing claim still lacks evidence: physicists are dubious

195. Iguanas reached Fiji by floating 8,000 kilometres across the sea

196. Food-industry waste finds a second life as bioplastic

197. Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them

198. Structures and mechanism of human mitochondrial pyruvate carrier

199. Daily briefing: Jurassic mammals had dark fur

200. An experiment in mass education using satellite TV

201. Catchy, clear, concise: Three-part phrases boost research paper citations

202. Cleaning up space: how satellites and telescopes can live together

203. Governments must stop hoarding climate data

204. Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back

205. Space debris is falling from the skies. We need to tackle this growing danger

206. Japan needs a fresh approach to innovation

207. AI demands a different approach to education

208. Global cooperation is crucial for DeepSeek and broader AI research

209. US disruptions to science could transform global research landscape

210. Author Correction: Endocytosis in the axon initial segment maintains neuronal polarity

211. What’s in store for US science as funding bill averts government shutdown

212. Errors in the Huntington’s disease gene accumulate slowly and then all at once

213. The early origins of bone-tool manufacturing traditions by hominins 1.5 million years ago

214. Fossilized dinosaur cells that defied the ravages of time — 20 years since a key discovery

215. Strong, flexible ‘nylon’ made by engineered bacteria for the first time

216. How I connect Colombia’s remote communities to safer water

217. How a PhD travel fellowship enriched an international cell-biology meeting

218. ‘Science is happening’: Israeli and Palestinian scientists continue collaborations amid conflict

219. The untamed river and the Moog: Books in brief

220. Author Correction: B-cell-specific checkpoint molecules that regulate anti-tumour immunity

221. How researchers can work fairly with Indigenous and local knowledge

222. A radical manifesto for truth

223. Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power

224. I spent two years organizing an international conference. How do I get compensated for my work?

225. Stay safe from online hate with these five tips

226. ‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts

227. How extreme lethargy can promote healthy ageing

228. A century of quantum physics

229. Your lab pollutes: here’s how to stop it

230. Daily briefing: Should the Stanford Prison Experiment be retracted more than fifty years on?

231. Saturn has a whopping 274 moons ― scientists want to know why

232. Why it makes sense for wealthier nations to help others decarbonize

233. Will RFK Jr’s vaccine agenda make American contagious again?

234. Mega-storm dumps 11 billion tonnes of snow ― and builds up a melting ice sheet

235. Man survives with titanium heart for 100 days – a world first

236. These frustrated scientists want to leave the United States – do you? Take Nature’s poll

237. Daily briefing: Saturn has 128 new moons

238. Did Mars harbour life? One of the strongest signs yet is spotted in a peculiar rock

239. How fast your brain ages is affected by these 64 genes

240. Fresh ‘quantum advantage’ claim made by computing firm D-Wave

241. Metals squeezed to thickness of just two atoms

242. Biodiversity declines across fragmented forests

243. Ancient DNA shows Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa

244. An operating system for networked quantum computers is a huge practical step forward

245. The brain’s building blocks for understanding social interactions

246. Immune molecule links COVID‑19 with severe inflammatory disorder in children

247. Move over graphene! Scientists forge bismuthene and host of atoms-thick metals

248. An archaic European face more than one million years old

249. Liver cancer recurrence predicted by immune-cell location and gene expression

250. An ultra-broadband photonic-chip-based parametric amplifier

251. Dual neuromodulatory dynamics underlie birdsong learning

252. Sliding and healing of frictional interfaces that appear stationary

253. High continuity of forager ancestry in the Neolithic period of the eastern Maghreb

254. Unconventional magnons in collinear magnets dictated by spin space groups

255. Increasing hourly heavy rainfall in Austria reflected in flood changes

256. Spatial immune scoring system predicts hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence

257. Structure and mechanism of the plastid/parasite ATP/ADP translocator

258. Basis functions for complex social decisions in dorsomedial frontal cortex

259. Hepatic stellate cells control liver zonation, size and functions via R-spondin 3

260. Magnetically and optically active edges in phosphorene nanoribbons

261. Large recoverable elastic energy in chiral metamaterials via twist buckling

262. Natural behaviour is learned through dopamine-mediated reinforcement

263. MYC ecDNA promotes intratumour heterogeneity and plasticity in PDAC

264. Record sea surface temperature jump in 2023–2024 unlikely but not unexpected

265. Adaptive locomotion of active solids

266. The earliest human face of Western Europe

267. Species turnover does not rescue biodiversity in fragmented landscapes

268. Realization of 2D metals at the ångström thickness limit

269. A robustly rooted tree of eukaryotes reveals their excavate ancestry

270. An operating system for executing applications on quantum network nodes

271. TGFβ links EBV to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

272. Perception of viral infections and initiation of antiviral defence in rice

273. Genomic determinants of antigen expression hierarchy in African trypanosomes

274. High temporal variability not trend dominates Mediterranean precipitation

275. Weather anomalies cannot explain insect decline

276. Sapphire anvils squeeze metals atomically-thin

277. Watch DeepMind’s AI robot slam-dunk a basketball

278. Reply to: Weather anomalies cannot explain insect decline

279. Daily briefing: NASA begins mass firings of scientists

280. Elisabeth Vrba obituary: palaeontologist who solved a problem that vexed Darwin

281. So you’ve made a lab website. What should go on it?

282. Robotic fingers can tell objects apart by touch

283. Medical records from the Center for the Study of Temporal Disorders, Pediatric Department

284. Author Correction: Observation of Nagaoka polarons in a Fermi–Hubbard quantum simulator

285. Why are proponents of ‘smart cities’ neglecting research?

286. Four ways COVID changed virology: lessons from the most sequenced virus of all time

287. Bad romance: male octopuses inject deadly venom into their mates

288. Author Correction: Transforming a head direction signal into a goal-oriented steering command

289. Complex water networks visualized by cryogenic electron microscopy of RNA

290. Preprint sites bioRxiv and medRxiv launch new era of independence

291. NASA begins mass firings of scientists ahead of Trump team’s deadline

292. An organ that stores red blood cells for emergencies

293. Author Correction: Classification with a disordered dopant atom network in silicon

294. Public-health experts should be more political, not less

295. Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know

296. Daily briefing: Thousands protest Trump cuts at #StandUpForScience rallies

297. For more reliable AI, academics should edit Wikipedia

298. COP30 must deliver binding mechanisms to address climate change, not empty promises

299. Similar chiral phenomena occur in cell cultures and human crowds

300. Fate of pistachio production in Iran holds lessons for the world