The vibrant colours seen on butterfly wings or peacock feathers are examples of structural coloration, which occurs when micro- or nanoscale structured surfaces interfere with visible light. In this ...

A ubiquitous sight in chemistry labs and classrooms around the world, the periodic table of elements celebrates its 150th birthday this year. When Dmitri Mendeleev published his first draft of the ...

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Powerful jets of radiation and particles generated by supermassive black holes can affect the distribution of matter and magnetism in the cosmic web — the large-scale structure of the Universe. In ...

The diverse, dynamic and unpredictable nature of the real world poses challenges for image sensors. In this week’s issue, Luping Shi and colleagues present a vision chip inspired by the human visual ...

The cover shows the aftermath of the collapse of a nine-storey building in Guiyang, China, in 2015. Catastrophic building collapses have a huge cost and result in the loss of life. To try to mitigate ...

There are gaps in our understanding of how and why digital misinformation propagates. To help design effective interventions to minimize the spread of falsehoods, researchers need data and ...

A region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week. The world needs to ask why this happened, not look away.

Browse the archive of articles on NaturePublisher Correction: irCLIP-RNP and Re-CLIP reveal patterns of dynamic protein assemblies on RNA Luca Ducoli Brian J. Zarnegar Paul A. Khavari ...

The US National Cancer Act of 1971 has fostered tremendous progress in our understanding of the biology that underlies cancer. However, scientific and social challenges remain. A new action plan to ...

Our perceptions of the world are increasingly influenced by online media, which can perpetuate social stereotypes and bias our views. The rise of artificial intelligence — especially large language ...