Inscriptions provide an invaluable insight into the ancient world. But over the centuries, many inscriptions have been damaged and exist in fragmented or semi-legible forms, making the job of reading ...

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 ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have been trying to understand the relationship between DNA sequence, gene-expression phenotype and fitness to decipher principles of gene regulatory evolution. In ...

A key requirement for self-sustaining energy generation using nuclear fusion is for the plasma in which the fusion occurs to be heated by the fusion reactions themselves. In this week’s issue, Alex ...

Heterobilayer excitonic devices consisting of two different van der Waals materials, in which excitons are shared between the layers, exhibit electrically controlled switching actions at room ...

Table tennis is a highly dextrous sport that requires rapid reflexes and an ability to respond to unpredictable gameplay, all of which presents a significant challenge for robots. Some robotic systems ...

When I found out that I was no longer eligible for an early-career grant, I took a moment to pause and reflect on my family life and my work.

The interplay between variants of human immune-system genes and strains of Epstein–Barr virus underpins differences in susceptibility to an uncommon throat cancer.

Table tennis is a highly dextrous sport that requires rapid reflexes and an ability to respond to unpredictable gameplay, all of which presents a significant challenge for robots. Some robotic systems ...

PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.

The cover image offers a night-time view of Earth, capturing human activity across the eastern hemisphere of the planet through the emissions of artificial light. Derived from satellite images taken ...

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