Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03415-8
Scientists ‘draw’ crystal patterns using laser light.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03421-w
Lessons learnt from research into the body’s internal clock could be key to unlocking blissful slumber.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03368-y
A previously unknown strain left a stamp on modern varieties of the world’s most popular sugar source.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03507-5
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03491-w
Beijing wants to double down on advanced semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence and basic research.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03508-4
Nobel prizewinner who helped to improve scientific relations between China and the United States.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03390-0
Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03487-6
Remains of some of the 300,000 soldiers who died on the retreat from Moscow reveal two bacterial diseases that probably added to the death count.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03259-2
The real thing.]]>Nature, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03440-7
Nature surveyed scientists about their favourite cinematic moments to celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.]]>Nature, Published online: 23 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03441-6
A deep-learning design sidesteps the need for time-consuming drug-screening.]]>Nature, Published online: 23 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03281-4
Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.]]>Nature, Published online: 23 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03496-5
mRNA vaccines seem to ‘rev up’ the immune system to boost immunotherapy. Plus, a rare meteorite has been recovered from the Moon and the mysterious transition between wakefulness and sleep.]]>Nature, Published online: 23 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03381-1
A theoretical study suggests that gravity could have quantum effects without itself being a quantum theory. Other researchers aren’t so sure.]]>Nature, Published online: 23 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03466-x
Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.]]>Nature, Published online: 23 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03467-w
Civets enrich coffee beans they eat and excrete with two fatty acids often used in dairy products, study finds.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09761-x
Discovering state-of-the-art reinforcement learning algorithms]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09700-w
Author Correction: Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09338-8
Reply to: Uncertain climate effects of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03446-1
Researchers unpick the neural mechanisms of how hunger and hormones lead to aggressive behaviours in mice — plus, what gen-AI could mean for universities and students’ education.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03333-9
Vaccine research will fall behind if funding and public support continue to wane.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09337-9
Uncertain climate effects of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09595-7
By applying the full framework of quantum field theory, it is shown that local classical theories of gravity can transmit quantum information and, thus, generate entanglement through physical, local processes.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09527-5
Decoded quantum interferometry is a quantum algorithm that uses the quantum Fourier transform to reduce optimization problems to decoding problems.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09645-0
The bacterial ubiquitin ligase NleL evades host defence mechanisms both by inhibiting pyroptosis and by preventing infected intestinal epithelial cells from being extruded into the lumen and expelled in the faeces.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09598-4
Copper-impurity-free Si3N4 photonic integrated circuits reduce thermal absorption and enable robust, deterministic soliton generation.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09633-4
A metallic p-wave magnet with commensurate spin helix and anisotropic electronic properties is experimentally realized and shows a giant anomalous Hall effect when distorted by a tiny spontaneous magnetization.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09666-9
Extensive oxidative potential measurements from across Europe analysed with the two most common assays, dithiothreitol and ascorbic acid, using a standardized protocol show the strong influence of site type and suggest pathways for mitigation strategies.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09593-9
Studies using human pluripotent stem cells and a mouse model of Down syndrome identify HMGN1 as a key contributor to congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09617-4
A circular economy approach applied to the global lithium-ion battery supply chain shows that combining cross-regional cooperation on technology and trade with regionally tailored domestic circular economy policies yields the highest global emission reduction.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09664-x
Ants evolved a transcriptional-interference-based mechanism to express a single odorant receptor from an array of Or genes with functionally similar promoters.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09643-2
Studies of the G-protein-coupled receptor NTSR1 show that the G protein selectivity of this receptor can be modified by small molecules, enabling the design of drugs that work by switching receptor subtype preference.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09655-y
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09615-6
The most recent common ancestor of the stony coral Scleractinia dates to about 460 million years ago and was probably a solitary, heterotrophic and free-living organism.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09599-3
The joint analysis of datasets from NOvA and T2K, the two currently operating long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments, provides new constraints related to neutrino masses and fundamental symmetries.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09653-0
Single-cell transcriptomic analyses of Plasmodium falciparum and Anopheles gambiae reveal key developmental stages, processes and factors in parasite–mosquito interactions and identify potential targets for blocking malaria transmission.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09618-3
Cryogenic X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, combined with immediate plunge freezing, can be used to probe the pristine solid electrolyte interphase in lithium metal batteries.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09646-z
De novo design of Ca2+ channels with ion selectivity that can assemble appropriately and mediate Ca2+ conductance when expressed in cells is described.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09526-6
Experimental measurements of high-order out-of-time-order correlators on a superconducting quantum processor show that these correlators remain highly sensitive to the quantum many-body dynamics in quantum computers at long timescales.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09649-w
A method to make a big family of non-van der Waals superlattices of carbides and carbonitrides based on the delamination and rolling-up of multilayer MXenes is presented.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09651-2
Combined behavioural, circuit-level and cellular approaches are used to demonstrate how hypothalamic neurons integrate hunger and oestrous state to drive a switch in how female mice interact with pups.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09642-3
Researchers have developed retina electronic paper with electrically tunable metapixels comprising WO3 nanodisks, achieving >25,000 pixels per inch, full-colour video and high contrast, enabling low-power immersive displays for virtual reality applications.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09670-z
The peptide hormone Capa is responsible for regulating extracellular fluid Ca2+ levels in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03335-7
Researchers are getting an unprecedented look at the human immune system through emerging techniques.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03130-4
A stable ‘frequency comb’ of photons with discrete colours has been generated on a microscale chip by removing copper contaminants from the circuit.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03133-1
Communication between epithelial and mesenchymal cells in pancreatic cancer leads to a poor prognosis. The molecular basis for this signalling has now been revealed.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03300-4
The firm says it has solved a problem on a quantum processor faster than a classical computer, and is optimistic about future scientific applications.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03432-7
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03289-w
An artificial-intelligence-guided software-evolution system tweaks tools to boost performance.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03411-y
Commercially available mRNA vaccines against COVID have been shown to train patients’ immune systems to kill cancer cells. Combining these vaccines with standard-of-care immune therapy overwhelms tumour defences and is associated with improved survival, both in animal models and in large cohorts of people with cancer.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03416-7
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03336-6
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03374-0
A comprehensive genome analysis suggests that women have more genetic risk variants for major depressive disorder than do men, with stronger links to metabolic traits.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03362-4
Climate change is threatening coral reefs worldwide. A comprehensive tree-like representation of evolutionary relationships between stony coral species captures the group’s spectrum of traits. It shows that shallow-water species that have mutually beneficial relationships with microalgae have been more vulnerable and less resilient than their deep-water counterparts across past adverse environmental events.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03398-6
An artificial-intelligence algorithm that discovers its own way to learn achieves state-of-the-art performance, including on some tasks it had never encountered before.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03334-8
The huge power of vaccines is being diluted by hesitancy, funding cuts and conflict.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03341-9
Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03483-w
Female stinkbugs rub fungal symbionts onto their eggs to shield them from parasitic wasps. Plus, how to stop fake scientists from publishing real papers and perspectives on animal-testing alternatives.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03257-4
A fair fight?]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03132-2
Quantum-entanglement experiments have been proposed as a way to test whether gravity is quantum, but getting definitive proof might be harder than previously thought.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02976-y
Age-related mutations give sperm-forming stem cells a selective advantage during sperm production, shaping disease risk and genetic variation in offspring.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03396-8
A search for the genes responsible for the high incidence of heart defects in children with Down’s syndrome casts a light on potentially affected developmental processes.]]>Nature, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03439-0
The rare samples, uncovered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission, might help to reveal secrets of how the Solar System evolved.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03330-y
Musings on manifesting a world of sanitary homes and hospitals, and thoughts on an essay that defines rhythm, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03369-x
Lab-grown structure mimics the adrenal cortex, which produces the critical hormone called cortisol.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03428-3
Brazil must beef up its COP30 scheme to preserve tropical forests]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03430-9
Take the time to ensure that AI is safe]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03429-2
The race for deep-sea minerals could cause geopolitical and ecological harm]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03431-8
Genetics can give evolving societies a leg up]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03370-4
Fungal armour keeps stinkbug eggs safe from hungry young wasps.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03340-w
Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03397-7
Tighter price regulation would deliver fewer new drugs but improve global health.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03442-5
A wireless implant paired with camera-glasses has improved the vision of people with age-related blindness. Plus, breastfeeding boosts immune cells that protect against breast cancer and how AI tools are changing universities.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03417-6
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.]]>Nature, Published online: 21 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02948-2
One treat at a time, these graduate students are helping to raise funds for charitable organizations.]]>