Research highlights

Aug 20

Hurricanes aid aggressive spiders Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 20

Different palates may have shaped vowel evolution Nature Human Behaviour

Aug 16

Evolution: Humans may have had key role in cave bear extinction Scientific Reports

Aug 15

Evolution: A new view on old eyes Nature

Aug 15

Social science: Equality may not be essential for cooperation Nature

Aug 13

What songbirds can teach us about human speech Nature Neuroscience

Aug 09

Environment: Impacts of nutritionally sound plant-based and meat diets analysed Scientific Reports

Aug 08

Ecology: Climate change and overfishing affect toxin accumulation in fish Nature

Aug 06

Maya violent warfare occurred earlier than thought Nature Human Behaviour

Aug 06

In the blink of a 3D eye model Nature Medicine

Aug 02

Microbiology: Levels of multidrug-resistant bacteria on frequently touched London surfaces probed Scientific Reports

Aug 01

Microbiology: Support for the sterile womb hypothesis Nature

Jul 30

Genetics of post-traumatic stress disorder in US veterans Nature Neuroscience

Jul 30

Spotting tomato blight with a smartphone Nature Plants

Jul 26

Ecology: Tamarins could help tropical forests recover Scientific Reports

Jul 26

Newly discovered protein makes spider silk super tough Communications Biology

Jul 25

Ecology: Sharks under threat from fisheries Nature

Jul 23

Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017 Nature Medicine

Jul 23

Bird embryos perceive vibratory cues of predation risk from clutch mates Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jul 18

Infectious diseases: A two-pronged attack on mosquitoes Nature

Jul 16

AI solves Rubik’s cube Nature Machine Intelligence

Jul 16

AI algorithm may accelerate cancer diagnosis Nature Medicine

Jul 16

Genetic insight into anorexia nervosa Nature Genetics

Jul 11

Fossils: Earliest evidence of modern humans in Eurasia Nature

Jul 11

Evolution: We sleep like the fishes Nature

Jul 05

Conservation: Asian elephants form all-male groups in areas with increased human activity Scientific Reports

Jul 04

Ageing: Immune invasion in the ageing brain Nature

Jul 04

Neuroscience: The wiring of worms revealed Nature

Jul 04

Egg-ceptional evolution of insect ova Nature

Jul 03

Infectious diseases: Combination therapy involving CRISPR to treat HIV in mice Nature Communications

Jul 02

Gut bacteria treatment may improve the health of patients with cardiovascular risks Nature Medicine

Jun 27

Physiology: Foot calluses are good for your sole Nature

Jun 25

Capuchin monkeys have been making stone tools for 3,000 years Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jun 25

Gut microbiome linked to performance of elite athletes Nature Medicine

Jun 25

The mashed-up evolutionary history of the modern European potato Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jun 21

Evolution: Beluga-narwhal hybrid identified from skull stored in museum Scientific Reports

Jun 20

Ecology: Crop diversity increases crop stability Nature

Jun 20

Ecology: The recipe for a successful ‘alien’ bird invasion Nature

Jun 18

Nicotine receptor gene linked to cannabis abuse Nature Neuroscience

Jun 18

Farm dust microbes linked with reduced asthma in city children Nature Medicine

Jun 14

Health: Spending time in nature linked with good health and wellbeing Scientific Reports

Jun 13

Genome editing: Enhancing CRISPR specificity to avoid breaks Nature

Jun 12

Zoology: Harris’ hawks hunt using mixed guidance system Nature Communications

Jun 11

Human and monkey brain response to music and speech Nature Neuroscience

Jun 11

The grapevine through time Nature Plants

Jun 07

Animal behaviour: Pet dogs may reflect owners’ stress levels Scientific Reports

Jun 06

Genomics: Icy insights into ancient Eskimo and Siberian population histories Nature

Jun 06

Ecology: Predator introduction disrupts lizard coexistence Nature

Jun 05

Social sciences: Predicting a screen actor’s most productive year of work Nature Communications

Jun 04

Daily meditation app may improve focus and memory Nature Human Behaviour

Jun 04

Protective mutation against HIV associated with increased mortality rate Nature Medicine

May 29

Conservation: African elephant poaching in decline Nature Communications

May 28

Green monkeys respond to drones Nature Ecology & Evolution

May 24

Animal behaviour: First observations of chimpanzees preying on tortoises Scientific Reports

May 23

Fossils: The first fungus among us? Nature

May 23

Genetics: Type 2 diabetes exome sequencing goes large Nature

May 22

Ecology: Changes in British garden bird communities Nature Communications

May 22

Conservation: Impacts of fish fences assessed Nature Communications

May 21

Lung cancer identified earlier with AI Nature Medicine

May 16

Synthetic biology: Compressing the genetic code in E. coli Nature

May 14

Prison time does not deter violent crime Nature Human Behaviour

May 09

Global health: Rural lifestyles drive obesity Nature

May 09

Fossils: More evidence for bat-like flight in tiny dinosaurs Nature

May 09

Ecology: River connections in decline Nature

May 08

Medical research: Regenerating injured lungs in pigs Nature Communications

May 08

Neuroscience: Gut-synthesized amino acid regulates sleep in Drosophila Nature Communications

May 07

Tiny tyrannosauroid fills a big gap Nature Ecology & Evolution

May 02

Archaeology: Denisovans reach new heights on the Tibetan Plateau Nature

May 02

Climate science: Linking human activity and drought trends Nature

May 01

Drug discovery: Insights into box jellyfish venom reveal potential antidote Nature Communications

Apr 25

Neuroscience: Decoding brain activity to speak your mind Nature

Apr 25

Linguistics: The roots of the Sino-Tibetan language family Nature

Apr 24

Biomedical engineering: A self-powered pacemaker in pigs Nature Communications

Apr 18

Inequalities in UK can be detected using deep-learning image analysis Scientific Reports

Apr 18

Are dogs man’s best fitness friend? Scientific Reports

Apr 16

How the snailfish survives in deep, dark depths Nature Ecology & Evolution

Apr 16

Origins of British Neolithic populations Nature Ecology & Evolution

Apr 12

Animal behaviour: How mice adapt to life in space Scientific Reports

Apr 11

Archaeology: A new species of hominin found in the Philippines Nature

Apr 09

Synchronizing brain rhythms to restore working memory in older adults Nature Neuroscience

Apr 05

Archaeology: Insights into Terracotta Army weapons preservation Scientific Reports

Apr 05

Offshore structures provide feeding hotspot for seabirds Communications Biology

Apr 05

Animal behaviour: Cats recognize us calling their names Scientific Reports

Apr 04

Neuroscience: MDMA reopens social reward learning in mice Nature

Apr 04

Ageing: Mechanism underlying youthful and ageing skin in mice Nature

Apr 04

Ecology: How coral recovery is impaired on the Great Barrier Reef Nature

Mar 29

Neuroscience: Can dogs sniff out seizures? Scientific Reports

Mar 28

Engineering: A cool new way to refrigerate Nature

Mar 27

Ecology: Status of Britain’s wild pollinating insects assessed Nature Communications

Mar 26

New neurons develop in the human brain into old age Nature Medicine

Mar 26

Anti-psychotic drugs treat meningitis-causing infection in mice Nature Microbiology

Mar 22

Animal behavior: Sun bears mimic their playmates’ facial expressions Scientific Reports

Mar 21

Social sciences: Complex societies preceded belief in moralizing gods Nature

Mar 20

Genetics: Origins of farming in central Anatolia explored Nature Communications

Mar 20

Ecology: Hen harrier disappearances in Britain associated with grouse moor use Nature Communications

Mar 15

Zoology: Otters create their own archaeological records Scientific Reports

Mar 14

Cancer: Stress hormones linked to breast cancer spread in mice Nature

Mar 13

Health sciences: Ultrasound used noninvasively to treat diseases Nature Communications

Mar 12

Water quality boosts reef recovery Nature Ecology & Evolution

Mar 06

Physics: Putting a spin on droplets Nature Communications

Mar 06

Neuroscience: Insights into sleeping neurons revealed Nature Communications

Mar 05

International trade decreases bird biodiversity worldwide Nature Ecology & Evolution

Mar 05

Neutralizing gut bacterial fragments improves autoimmunity Nature Microbiology

Mar 05

Antibody from human Ebola survivor may reveal new path to vaccine Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Mar 05

Infectious diseases: HIV-1 remission achieved in second patient Nature

Mar 01

Scientific Reports: Television time and memory decline in older adults Scientific Reports

Feb 28

Infectious diseases: Netting a new way to tackle malaria Nature

Feb 28

Biotechnology: Brewing up cannabinoids in yeast Nature

Feb 28

Ecology: Cooperative nest egg pays off for cuckoos Nature

Feb 27

Genetics: The source of sour citrus taste Nature Communications

Feb 27

Chemistry: Converting carbon dioxide into carbon batteries Nature Communications

Feb 26

Strawberry genome bears fruit Nature Genetics

Feb 26

Antarctic blackfin icefish genome reveals cool adaptions Nature Ecology & Evolution

Feb 22

New diminutive dinosaur extends the North American fossil record Communications Biology

Feb 22

Biology: Human food may affect bear hibernation and cellular aging Scientific Reports

Feb 21

Developmental biology: Testosterone protects male embryos in mice Nature

Feb 20

Ageing: Natural compound with conserved anti-ageing properties Nature Communications

Feb 20

Archaeology: Humans specialized in hunting monkeys and squirrels Nature Communications

Feb 14

Social sciences: Smaller science teams produce new ideas Nature

Feb 12

AI model accurately diagnoses childhood diseases Nature Medicine

Feb 06

Health sciences: Regenerating joints in mice Nature Communications

Feb 06

Stem cells: Growing mouse kidneys in rats Nature Communications

Feb 05

Links between gut microbes and mental health identified Nature Microbiology

Jan 31

Better banana breeding with CRISPR Communications Biology

Jan 31

Archaeology: Timeline of Denisova Cave occupation revealed Nature

Jan 30

Genetics: New insights into what makes a morning person Nature Communications

Jan 25

Evolution: Small-eyed prehistoric ‘platypus’ may have hunted by touch Scientific Reports

Jan 24

Genetics: Successful gene drive developed in lab mice Nature

Jan 23

Zoology: UV vision helps birds see the forest for the trees Nature Communications

Jan 23

Genome editing: And CRISPR-Cas12b makes three Nature Communications

Jan 22

Hidden blood vessels in limb bones revealed Nature Metabolism

Jan 17

Fossils: Robot reveals when tetrapods first walked tall Nature

Jan 15

Fancy gardens bring all the bees to the yard Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jan 15

Cancer mutation levels may predict immunotherapy outcomes Nature Genetics

Jan 11

Ocean sciences: Rafting seabirds provide clues to ocean currents Scientific Reports

Dec 20

Ecology: Global changes to tidal flats mapped Nature

Dec 19

Zoology: Hummingbird courtship components combine in the blink of an eye Nature Communications

Dec 18

Pterosaurs’ amazing coat of many textures Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 13

Climate science: More variable eastern Pacific El Nino under global warming Nature

Dec 13

Plant science: Successful asexual rice reproduction through seeds Nature

Dec 13

Genetics: Dementia risk may be misestimated in US Latinos Scientific Reports

Dec 13

Large apex sharks have declined over the past half century Communications Biology

Dec 12

Nutrition: Grandfathers' access to food correlated with grandsons' mortality risk Nature Communications

Dec 11

Fruit bats share their fur microbes with others Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 11

Neurofeedback training may enhance resilience to stress in soldiers Nature Human Behaviour

Dec 11

Sexier frogs in the city Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 07

Infectious diseases: Study of road traffic-killed badgers sheds new light on bovine TB epidemic in UK Scientific Reports

Dec 06

Medical research: Long-term function of transplanted pig hearts in baboons Nature

Dec 06

Palaeontology: Ichthyosaur resemblance to whales more than skin deep Nature

Dec 05

Stem cells: Royal jelly component maintains stem cell pluripotency Nature Communications

Dec 04

Lonesome George’s genome granted gigantism and longevity Nature Ecology & Evolution

Dec 04

For teams, success breeds success Nature Human Behaviour

Nov 30

Archaeology: Dating of stone tools yields clues to early hominin presence in Arabia Scientific Reports

Nov 28

Neuroscience: Breathing control restored in rats after long-term paralysis Nature Communications

Nov 28

Social sciences: Mentors and the secret to scientists’ success Nature Communications

Nov 27

Genetic insights into ADHD Nature Genetics

Nov 27

Neanderthal–early human interbreeding assessed Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nov 22

Oncology: Mannose sugar may impair cancer growth in mice Nature

Nov 22

Evolution: South Africa’s hominin record is a fair-weather friend Nature

Nov 21

Technology: Social bots help spread low-credibility content on Twitter Nature Communications

Nov 21

Social sciences: Childhood interventions and social decision making in adulthood Nature Communications

Nov 21

Archaeology: Dental health of 21 medieval villagers assessed Nature Communications

Nov 20

RNA interference targets the placenta Nature Biotechnology

Nov 16

Genetics: Bitter taste perception may influence coffee drinking Scientific Reports

Nov 15

Archaeology: Neanderthal lives not so traumatic Nature

Nov 15

Developmental biology: Mapping the placenta in early pregnancy Nature

Nov 14

Microbiology: Modest effects of a low-gluten diet on gut microbiota Nature Communications

Nov 13

Rooting around in the truffle genome Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nov 13

Bacteria transplants mitigate colitis from cancer immunotherapy Nature Medicine

Nov 08

Archaeology: Borneo cave art reveals oldest figurative painting Nature

Nov 08

Genome editing: Predictable CRISPR-Cas9 editing of disease genetic variants Nature

Nov 07

Ecology: Pharmaceuticals appear in Australian river food webs Nature Communications

Nov 07

Medical research: An eye patch for drug delivery Nature Communications

Nov 06

Environmental costs of cryptocurrency mining quantified Nature Sustainability

Nov 06

Wind farms top the food chain Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nov 06

Targeted treatments may improve tuberculosis therapy Nature Medicine

Nov 01

Medical science: Amyloid-like formation has function in normal muscle regeneration Nature

Nov 01

Neuroscience: Spinal cord stimulation restores walking in humans Nature

Nov 01

Evolution: Egg colouration first hatched up by dinosaurs Nature

Oct 31

Palaeontology: Reconstructing a Neandertal thorax Nature Communications

Oct 30

Pushing back the origin of chocolate Nature Ecology & Evolution

Oct 25

Microbiology: Insights from the infant gut microbiome Nature

Oct 25

Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the moral rules of the road Nature

Oct 25

Zoology: Economic muscles allow wildebeest to roam further Nature

Oct 25

Ageing: Boosting mitochondrial function in worms and mice Nature

Oct 25

Microbiology: Locomotion modulated by gut bacteria in fruit flies Nature

Oct 24

Cancer: Association between pregnancy duration and breast cancer risk examined Nature Communications

Oct 24

Medical research: Targeting nicotine and temperature receptors reduces obesity in mice Nature Communications

Oct 23

Better sepsis treatment selection with AI doctor Nature Medicine

Oct 19

Ecology: Climate change may worsen bumblebee decline in North America Scientific Reports

Oct 19

Genetics: Genes may influence university choice and achievement Scientific Reports

Oct 18

Cancer: Drug sensitivity in acute myeloid leukaemia mapped Nature

Oct 18

Marine biology: Reading a cuttlefish’s thoughts on its skin Nature

Oct 18

Fossils: Earliest fossil findings disputed Nature

Oct 18

Plant sciences: Flight of the dandelion seed Nature

Oct 17

Neuroscience: A possible connection between smell and spatial memory Nature Communications

Oct 16

Beer supply threatened by future weather extremes Nature Plants

Oct 12

Palaeontology: Smallest diplodocid dinosaur skull provides clues about sauropod life Scientific Reports

Oct 11

Genetics: UK Biobank pays dividends with genetic insights Nature

Oct 10

Healthcare: Differences in drug prescription rates across the US identified Nature Communications

Oct 09

Shark’s sight and smell revealed through genomes Nature Ecology & Evolution

Oct 05

Zoology: Fungi may help honeybees fight off viruses Scientific Reports

Oct 04

Plant science: Warmer springs may not lead to greener grass Nature

Oct 04

Medical research: Latent HIV infection targeted in monkeys Nature

Oct 03

Medical research: New potential treatment for black mamba venom Nature Communications

Oct 03

Zoology: Cracking the reason for channels on elephant’s skin Nature Communications

Oct 02

Personality is key for love birds Nature Ecology & Evolution

Oct 02

Rare resistance mechanism against CAR T cell therapy discovered Nature Medicine

Sep 28

Anthropology: Caring for the sick may have contributed to human evolution Scientific Reports

Sep 28

Zoology: Humpback whale call repertoire remains the same across generations Scientific Reports

Sep 27

Infectious diseases: Antibody therapy could suppress HIV-1 and reduce viral load Nature

Sep 26

Ecology: Fishing for our future diets Nature Communications

Sep 26

Education: Grade variation between genders smaller in STEM subjects Nature Communications

Sep 26

Neuroscience: Immune cells shape sex differences in rat social play Nature Communications

Sep 25

Taking steps after paralyzing injury Nature Medicine

Sep 25

Decoding brain activity to control paralyzed limb Nature Medicine

Sep 25

Genetic engineering can drive mosquitoes to early grave Nature Biotechnology

Sep 21

Animal behaviour: Giant Panda bleats provide ‘caller ID’ over short distances Scientific Reports

Sep 21

Palaeontology: ‘Reclusive’ fossil worm from the Cambrian identified Scientific Reports

Sep 20

Neurodegeneration: Removing senescent cells reduces cognitive decline in mice Nature

Sep 19

Cell biology: Sandalwood may stimulate hair growth Nature Communications

Sep 19

Medical research: Evaluating tumour margins in real-time during breast cancer surgery Nature Communications

Sep 18

Gene therapy for treating cocaine addiction in mice Nature Biomedical Engineering

Sep 14

Environment: Plastic pollution may pose greater risk to younger turtles Scientific Reports

Sep 13

Genome editing: A system to identify off-target CRISPR-Cas9 mutations tested in mice Nature

Sep 13

Oncology: Cancer risks for BRCA1 genetic variants analysed Nature

Sep 13

Archaeology: Stone Age ‘hashtag’ may be the first-ever drawing Nature

Sep 13

Microbiology: A new class of antibiotics identified Nature

Sep 12

Ancient genomes: Insights into the history of the Longobards revealed Nature Communications

Sep 07

Ecology: Monitoring rural hedgehog populations Scientific Reports

Sep 06

Medical research: Licking one’s wounds with cellular programming Nature

Sep 06

Immunotherapy: Homing in on brain tumours Nature

Sep 05

Ecology: Levels of bleaching in deep coral reefs assessed Nature Communications

Sep 05

Drug discovery: A potential new antibiotic identified Nature Communications

Sep 05

Cancer: Uncommon mutations affect prognosis in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer Nature Communications

Sep 04

Early antler shedding costs deer-ly Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 30

Evolution: Fossil family helps date mammal reproductive traits Nature

Aug 30

Neuroscience: Tau filament structure in Pick’s disease unpicked Nature

Aug 30

Ecology: ‘Pristine’ Mara-Serengeti a product of millennia of pastoralism Nature

Aug 29

Palaeontology: Ancient parasitic wasps discovered Nature Communications

Aug 29

Molecular biology: Preservative incorporated into epigenome in cell culture Nature Communications

Aug 28

Extinct DNA bears up in modern species Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 28

Do social science studies published in Nature and Science replicate? Nature Human Behaviour

Aug 24

Animal behaviour: Meerkats trust experienced guards more Scientific Reports

Aug 23

Palaeontology: Turtle evolution comes out of its shell Nature

Aug 23

Infectious diseases: Natural killers associated with latent tuberculosis Nature

Aug 23

Animal behaviour: How did ants develop divisions of duties? Nature

Aug 23

Evolution: Breaking ground on the gradual start of roots Nature

Aug 17

Ecology: Human-made structures could help threatened corals flourish Scientific Reports

Aug 16

Ecology: Sulfoximine pesticides impact bumblebee colony fitness Nature

Aug 16

Plant sciences: Breeding the top of the crops Nature

Aug 15

Sleep loss may be associated with social withdrawal Nature Communications

Aug 14

Territorial tolerance put pterosaurs on top Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 14

A new dimension for deep-learning diagnoses Nature Medicine

Aug 14

Melting by meteorite may have formed early silica-rich rocks Nature Geoscience

Aug 14

Tax havens could undermine environmental conservation Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 10

Archaeology: Olive branch may not settle argument of Santorini eruption date Scientific Reports

Aug 08

Conservation: Elephant capture reduces life span Nature Communications

Aug 07

Genes make red foxes see red or show affection toward humans Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 07

Vaccinating against foot-and-mouth could reduce poverty in eastern Africa Nature Ecology & Evolution

Aug 07

The evolutionary roots of intimate partner violence? Nature Human Behaviour

Aug 03

Archaeology: Some Stonehenge burials may have Welsh origin Scientific Reports

Aug 02

Zoology: Zebra finches see red - and orange Nature

Aug 02

Genetics: Combining yeast chromosomes comes without critically compromising cell fitness Nature

Aug 01

Ecology: Island living isn’t for bird brains Nature Communications

Jul 26

Evolution: Lizards get to grips with natural selection Nature

Jul 26

Neuroscience: Cognitive decline in mice associated with lymphatic dysfunction Nature

Jul 26

Ecology: How coral reef communities changed after the 2016 bleaching event Nature

Jul 26

Ecology: Act now to avoid irrevocable biodiversity loss in the tropics Nature

Jul 25

Palaeontology: The 'amazing dragon' of Lingwu Nature Communications

Jul 24

Powerful leaders, not people power, caused Christianity to spread fastest Nature Human Behaviour

Jul 24

Genetics of reading, writing and arithmetic Nature Genetics

Jul 20

Archaeology: Neandertals did start the fire Scientific Reports

Jul 20

Ecology: Dingoes may have arrived in Australia more recently than previously thought Scientific Reports

Jul 19

Cancer: Leukaemia cells invade brain via a new route Nature

Jul 19

Biology: Metabolite fires up brown and beige fat in mice Nature

Jul 19

Biology: A potential molecular mechanism linking diabetes and cancer Nature

Jul 18

Genetics: Pekin in to the duck genome Nature Communications

Jul 17

‘Untouched’ forests mask violent history Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jul 17

Fatal neurodegenerative disease prevented by prenatal gene therapy Nature Medicine

Jul 17

CRISPR editing may be less precise than previously thought Nature Biotechnology

Jul 12

Archaeology: Possible evidence for earliest hominin presence in China Nature

Jul 12

Ecology: Coral reefs at risk from island rats Nature

Jul 12

Cancer: Histidine supplementation might enhance common chemotherapy treatment Nature

Jul 12

Social science: Hot streaks in artistic, cultural and scientific careers analysed Nature

Jul 12

Biotechnology: Herbicide with novel action found by mining fungi genomes Nature

Jul 12

Mosquito species feeds on earthworm and leech blood Communications Biology

Jul 10

Effects of vaginal microbes from stressed pregnant mice on offspring Nature Neuroscience

Jul 10

How to grow a giant dino Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jul 10

Repurposing an anti-hypertension drug to treat type 1 diabetes Nature Medicine

Jul 06

Psychology: Puppies learn from dogs and humans Scientific Reports

Jul 06

Health sciences: More life skills could improve quality of life for older people Scientific Reports

Jul 04

Genetics: Genetic determinants of social interaction Nature Communications

Jul 04

Psychology: Testosterone and status goods Nature Communications

Jul 03

Saving koalas through genomics Nature Genetics

Jul 03

Stem cell therapy helps correct heart failure in monkeys Nature Biotechnology

Jul 03

Spinning the history of the silkworm Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jun 29

Animal behaviour: Crows can make tools from memory Scientific Reports

Jun 28

Health science: Air pollution impact on African infant mortality rate evaluated Nature

Jun 28

Drug discovery: GABA-A structure uncovers how benzodiazepines work Nature

Jun 27

Cell biology: T regulatory cells promote cardiac muscle cell proliferation Nature Communications

Jun 27

Scientific Data: Citizen science project reveals penguin breeding dynamics Scientific Data

Jun 26

New genes associated with intelligence and neuroticism found Nature Genetics

Jun 26

The cut and thrust of Neanderthal hunting Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jun 26

Eye-in-the-sky to save olive trees Nature Plants

Jun 26

Childhood influences male reproductive investment Nature Ecology & Evolution

Jun 21

Cancer: Mechanism for tissue wasting in pancreatic cancer identified Nature

Jun 20

Synthetic biology: Waking up (genetic circuits) with coffee Nature Communications

Jun 19

Tree lifetimes prolonged by disease-resistance genes Nature Plants

Jun 15

Human behaviour: Children’s ability to recognize emotions from tone of voice not limited by language Scientific Reports

Jun 15

Zoology: Amber fossils provide earliest evidence of frogs living in rainforests Scientific Reports

Jun 14

Microbiology: Digging for antibiotics Nature

Jun 14

Neuroscience: The mechanics of sleep Nature

Jun 13

Psychology: Co-operation amidst uncertainty Nature Communications

Jun 12

The baffling demise of the baobab trees Nature Plants

Jun 08

Zoology: Sea turtle tumours are similar to human cancers Communications Biology

Jun 08

Psychology: Sour tastes may encourage risky behaviour Scientific Reports

Jun 07

Genetics: Mapping out the human plasma proteome Nature

Jun 05

Breast cancer eliminated by a patient’s own T cells Nature Medicine

May 31

Palaeontology: Life found a way quickly at dino-ending impact site Nature

May 31

Palaeontology: Slightly salty start for four-footed forerunners Nature

May 31

Ageing: Increasing cellular recycling process extends life and health of mice Nature

May 31

Palaeontology: Ancient reptile revamps lizard family tree Nature

May 25

Ecology: Climate change leaves white-coated weasels no place to hide Scientific Reports

May 25

Biology: Queen trumps clone in African honey bee colonies Scientific Reports

May 24

Evolution: The changing body size of urban animals Nature

May 24

Fossils: Youngest known haramiyid fossil found in North America Nature

May 24

Development: Human stem cells get organized Nature

May 24

Evolution: Why do humans have such big brains? Nature

May 23

Biotechnology: SCRaMbLEing chromosomes to improve yeast Nature Communications

May 23

Biomechanics: Spider glue: sticky when wet Nature Communications

May 23

Cancer: How breast cancer cells can remain dormant Nature Communications

May 18

Biology: Birth season may affect cardiovascular disease risk in dogs Scientific Reports

May 18

Nanoscience: Medical nanoparticles deliver food to hungry crops Scientific Reports

May 17

Neuroscience: A role for the gut in multiple sclerosis Nature

May 17

Virology: Receptor identified for chikungunya infection Nature

May 10

Genomics: Clues to human history and hepatitis lie in ancient genomes Nature

May 10

Neuroscience: Artificial agent takes a short cut Nature

May 09

Genetics: A potential genetic link for skin tanning Nature Communications

May 08

Birds migrate to save energy Nature Ecology & Evolution

May 03

Development: Embryo-like structures derived from stem cells Nature

May 03

Palaeontology: Unique peek at early bird beak Nature

May 03

Zoology: Bats shift echolocation signals to solve the cocktail party problem Communications Biology

May 03

Archaeology: Butchered rhino remains push back early human presence in Philippines Nature

May 02

Genetics: Genetic risk for leprosy in medieval Europeans Nature Communications

May 01

Stop and smell the rose genome Nature Genetics

Apr 27

Neanderthals’ brains hold clues to their disappearance Scientific Reports

Apr 26

Ageing: Telomerase structure unveiled Nature

Apr 25

Scientific community: Speaking opportunities for women at conferences analysed Nature Communications

Apr 25

Health sciences: Detecting cardiac cell death Nature Communications

Apr 20

Zoology: Blow flies blow from hot to cold Scientific Reports

Apr 20

Archaeology: Evidence of cranial surgery in a Stone Age cow Scientific Reports

Apr 20

Zoology: Genetic evidence of hybrid cicadas Communications Biology

Apr 19

Medical research: ‘Life support’ for livers may improve transplants Nature

Apr 19

Ecology: Recent marine heatwave transformed Great Barrier Reef coral assemblages Nature

Apr 19

Zoology: Tiny shrimp collectively create ocean mixing Nature

Apr 17

Immune response to traumatic brain injury Nature Immunology

Apr 17

Combing the human genome for the roots of hair colour Nature Genetics

Apr 17

Single injection for long-lasting HIV protection in monkeys Nature Medicine

Apr 13

Ecology: Invasive mud crab causes ecosystem regime shift in Baltic Sea Scientific Reports

Apr 13

Human behaviour: Students more likely to take risks if they think their peers do too Scientific Reports

Apr 12

Neuroscience: Brain’s immune memory influences neurological disease progression in mice Nature

Apr 12

Evolution: Big differences between sexes may lead to extinction Nature

Apr 12

Neuroscience: How mice are hardwired for parenting Nature

Apr 11

Genetics: How the Yangtze finless porpoise adapted to freshwater Nature Communications

Apr 11

Neuroscience: Circadian rhythms in the brain enhance vision Nature Communications

Apr 11

Medical research: A new approach to deliver therapeutic peptides Nature Communications

Apr 10

Fossil finger points the way to Homo sapiens in Arabia Nature Ecology & Evolution

Apr 10

Human facial evolution raises eyebrows Nature Ecology & Evolution

Apr 10

Certain topical antibiotics increase resistance to viral infection Nature Microbiology

Apr 10

Inflammation during pregnancy linked to infant brain organization Nature Neuroscience

Apr 10

Genetic meritocracy in post-Soviet Estonia Nature Human Behaviour

Apr 05

Infectious disease: Origin of fatal pig virus identified Nature

Apr 05

Evolution: The evolution of RNA viruses Nature

Apr 04

Biomedical engineering: Responsive hydrogels may treat arthritis Nature Communications

Apr 04

Animal behavior: Let it bee! Nature Communications

Mar 30

Neuroscience: Great minds sync alike: socializing coordinates monkey brains Scientific Reports

Mar 30

Neuroscience: Social jetlag associated with decreased academic performance Scientific Reports

Mar 29

Microbiology: New antibiotic kills MRSA in mouse model Nature

Mar 28

Archaeology: Large areas of the Amazon basin were inhabited in pre-Columbian times Nature Communications

Mar 28

Ecology: Caring bears spread under hunting regulation Nature Communications

Mar 27

Weathering abrupt climate change in Mesolithic Britain Nature Ecology & Evolution

Mar 22

Genetics: Insights into late Neanderthal history Nature

Mar 22

Evolution: Blind cavefish evolved insulin resistance to keep from starving Nature

Mar 22

Neuroscience: A new wearable brain scanner Nature

Mar 21

Genetics: The genome of the American cockroach Nature Communications

Mar 20

Fishing for a sustainable solution Nature Ecology & Evolution

Mar 20

Fast sepsis detection from a single drop of blood Nature Biomedical Engineering

Mar 20

Cell patch tested in patients with age-related eye disease Nature Biotechnology

Mar 15

Marine science: Coral reefs on acid Nature

Mar 15

Cancer: Methylation fingerprinting improves brain tumour diagnosis Nature

Mar 15

Palaeontology: Was dinosaur distribution affected by nesting strategies? Scientific Reports

Mar 15

Cancer: State-of-the-art AI could improve breast cancer detection Scientific Reports

Mar 14

Fossils: Taking flight: Archaeopteryx gets into a flap Nature Communications

Mar 13

Election polls today no less accurate than before Nature Human Behaviour

Mar 08

Neuroscience: New neuron creation dwindles as we age into adults Nature

Mar 08

Sustainability: Forging a better future for smallholder farmers Nature

Mar 07

Genetics: Local environment affects gene expression Nature Communications

Mar 07

Genetics: Similar targets, different solutions separate the sheep from the goats Nature Communications

Mar 07

Nanotechnology: Helping blind mice see again Nature Communications

Mar 07

Plant sciences: Boosting crop water-use efficiency Nature Communications

Mar 07

Cancer: T-cell based strategy could improve cancer immunotherapy Nature Communications

Mar 06

Visible deep learning reveals how genes shape cell characteristics Nature Methods

Mar 02

Psychology: The ‘wrong’ kind of smile could stress you out Scientific Reports

Mar 01

Sustainability: Putting African education and child malnutrition on the map Nature

Mar 01

Cancer: The genomics of childhood cancers Nature

Feb 28

Astrobiology: Microbes could potentially thrive on Saturn’s moon Enceladus Nature Communications

Feb 28

Virology: Giant viruses with the largest gene set for building proteins Nature Communications

Feb 27

Better HIV-protection by tenofovir gel Nature Medicine

Feb 22

Coming of age: The science of adolescence Nature

Feb 22

Genomics: How the Bell Beaker spread across Europe Nature

Feb 22

Ecology: A bird’s eye view of mountain diversity Nature

Feb 20

Bad blood: genome and microbiome explain vampire bats’ unusual diet Nature Ecology & Evolution

Feb 16

Paleontology: Lizards have been running on two feet for millions of years Scientific Reports

Feb 14

Genetics: Gene expression patterns may help determine time of death Nature Communications

Feb 13

Put aside the herbicide Nature Ecology & Evolution

Feb 13

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Risk gene identified for adverse reaction to immunosuppressants Nature Genetics

Aug 07

Behaviour: Did Neanderthals eat pigeon meat? Scientific Reports

Aug 06

Genetics: Tomatoes get plump in the night Nature Communications

Aug 06

Psychology: Treating geriatric depression with computerised therapy Nature Communications

Aug 06

Synthetic Biology: Profiling allergies using glowing cells Nature Communications

Aug 04

Punishment in the brain Nature Neuroscience

Aug 04

Two mutations predict poor survival in head and neck cancers Nature Genetics

Aug 04

Wound closure involves cooperative compression Nature Physics

Jul 30

Gut microbiota: It’s not only what you munch that matters Nature Communications

Jul 30

Psychology: Brain scans predict what larger populations like Nature Communications

Jul 28

Six new risk genes for Parkinson’s disease Nature Genetics

Jul 28

A brake on feeding Nature Neuroscience

Jul 28

The genome sequence of African rice Nature Genetics

Jul 28

Birds of a feather Nature Physics

Jul 28

Limiting immune activation by “self” RNAs Nature Immunology

Jul 28

Stress tolerance genes found in wild tomato species Nature Genetics

Jul 28

Whole-brain activity mapping using cluster computing Nature Methods

Jul 24

Environment: Blood changes in monkeys near Fukushima Scientific Reports

Jul 23

Zoology: As blind as a bat? Nature Communications

Jul 21

Genetic architecture of autism disorder Nature Genetics

Jul 21

Looking at individual HIV-1 virions Nature Nanotechnology

Jul 21

New genes linked to breast cancer risk in East Asians Nature Genetics

Jul 21

MED12 mutations found in breast fibroadenomas Nature Genetics

Jul 17

Animal behaviour: Birds have a pecking order for fruits Scientific Reports

Jul 16

Palaeontology: Shake your tail feather Nature Communications

Jul 16

Psychology: The evolution of cooperation Nature Communications

Jul 16

Genetics: The genetic basis of domestication in European pigs Nature Communications

Jul 16

Medical Research: A link between cystic fibrosis and diabetes Nature Communications

Jul 14

Genetics: Phase I of the 1000 Bulls project Nature Genetics

Jul 14

Genetics: Three new genes linked to eosinophilic esophagitis Nature Genetics

Jul 09

Genetics: Mathematics and reading ability have a shared genetic component Nature Communications

Jul 09

Microbiology: Gut bacteria and their alternative states Nature Communications

Jul 09

Eyesight: Separating light for better sight Nature Communications

Jul 07

Sequencing gallbladder cancer identifies important mutations Nature Genetics

Jul 07

Homing in on asthma Nature Immunology

Jul 03

Tissue regeneration: Healing Achilles’ heel Scientific Reports

Jul 03

Neuroscience: Feeling warmth with the blues Scientific Reports

Jul 02

Medical research: Frozen testicle tissue used to produce live offspring Nature Communications

Jul 02

Zoology: Chilean devil rays warm up in the sun before diving to extreme ocean depths Nature Communications

Jun 30

Solutions to the organ shortage crisis Nature Medicine

Jun 30

Emperor penguins rise and fall Nature Climate Change

Jun 30

The Genome of the Netherlands project Nature Genetics

Jun 30

Epigenetic inhibition of hedgehog pathway signalling in tumours Nature Medicine

Jun 25

Epidemiology: Disease networks created from electronic healthcare records Nature Communications

Jun 25

Zoology: Magnetic compass in monarch migration Nature Communications

Jun 25

Ageing: The role of inflammation in ageing Nature Communications

Jun 23

How stress hurts the heart Nature Medicine

Jun 23

Early detection of esophageal cancer Nature Genetics

Jun 23