Eating ultra-processed foods might hinder attempts to lose weight even when the diet accords with national healthy-eating ...

Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.

Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.

Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into ...

Having a lot of withdrawn papers will soon count against institutions but some warn the policy could create issues.

But researchers still disagree widely on how best to describe the physical reality that lies behind the mathematics, as a ...

The system will save time spent on processing satellite data, researchers say — but they hope the tech firm will share more ...

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response. The brain activates ...

Science detectives are helping the research community to hold itself to account. All involved must find better ways to work ...

Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer, who died on 26 July at the age of 97, spent most ...

The evolution of that tuber has been a mystery: the form of the modern potato plant most closely resembles that of three ...

Imaging suggests that more than one tattooist applied pigment to the hands and forearms of a woman who lived more than two ...