Physics, as a discipline, has long struggled with pervasive stereotypes and biases about who is capable and can excel in it. Physics also ranks among the least diverse among all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, often cultivating and fostering learning environments that lack inclusivity and equity. Moreover, stereotypes about brilliance, inequitable physics learning

Chemistry of the planet’s atmosphere suggests that its interior has never held water.

Modelling study based on almost 250,000 positive COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom shows that universal masking could have cut transmission markedly.

Physicians are voicing concerns about a lack of regulation and the risks of parents taking matters into their own hands.

The emerging neuroscience of motherhood as a developmental stage.

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Lightweight mechanical legs enable this fixed-wing drone to navigate complicated terrain.

Ten years in the making, Candice P. Chu’s workflow takes some of the pain out of reference management.

Could human-AI collaborations be the future of interdisciplinary studies?

Artificial-intelligence model provides forecasts 15 days out, as well as the probability of accuracy. And it does so faster than the best operational model.

Mechanism found that helps the brain to suppress autoimmunity.

Process identified that enables cancer cells to benefit from fructose.

Ageing of lung stem cells drives iron insufficiency.

Isoprene added to the select list of precursors of atmospheric aerosols.

Scientists pinpoint brain circuits linked to either resilience or vulnerability to adversity, which affect a stressed animal’s pursuit of pleasure.

In mice, silencing a set of neurons in the brain’s hypothalamus leads to chewing behaviours, even when food is unavailable.

Sensitivity to chemotherapy is affected by hormonal fluctuations.

A robotic leg that can transition smoothly between locomotion modes.

We explore the communication breakdown between scientists and policymakers. Plus, researchers are getting their first intimate look at an ultra-rare whale and watch a drone leap into the air on bird-like legs.

A bacterial enzyme defends against phage infection by adding an ADP-ribose moiety to virus’s messenger RNA.

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a swiftly advancing field with the great potential to be ubiquitously adopted in quantum communication applications, attributed to its unique capability to offer ultimate end-to-end theoretical security. However, when transitioning QKD from theory to practice, environmental noise presents a significant impediment, often undermining the real-time efficacy of secure

A road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer.

Regulation of NINJ1 protein prevents living cells from rupturing.

Tales to tell.

A great scientist doesn’t necessarily make an effective science adviser — but schooling and practice can help to bridge the gap.

A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.

A preliminary analysis takes a closer look at genomic data collected at the market.

Controlled study following more than 1,000 researchers at an unnamed materials-science company saw increases in discoveries and patents.

We explore the thorny question of what exactly is ageing and watch colour-changing textiles adapt to temperature.

Remarkably preserved footprints show two ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Plus, plastics-treaty negotiations end in stalemate and drug cartels are recruiting chemistry students in Mexico.

In recent years, metamaterials have shown great potential in various fields such as optics, acoustics, and electromagnetics. Sensors based on metamaterials have been gradually applied in daily production, life, and military. Metamaterials are artificial materials with unique properties that ordinary materials do not possess. Through clever microstructure design, they can achieve different properties

Identification and detection of toxic/explosive environmental gases are of paramount importance to various sectors such as oil/gas industries, defense, industrial processing, and civilian security. Surface acoustic wave (SAW)-based gas sensors have recently gained significant attention, owing to their desirable sensitivity, fast response/recovery time, wireless capabilities, and reliability. For detecting

Liquid metal batteries have been introduced as promising option to address the needs for new energy storage technologies. Currently, batteries based on sodium and zinc are under development and a favorable option due to their high theoretical cell potential, readily abundant materials, and cost-advantages. Nevertheless, they face the problem of self-discharge, which makes it inevitable to understand

Two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectrics, renowned for their spontaneous breaking of inversion symmetry and finite electric polarization, are pivotal in nonlinear optics and low-power nanoelectronics. Prior studies primarily focused on materials exhibiting out-of-plane or in-plane ferroelectric polarization, whose rotational degrees of freedom are commonly overlooked. Herein, we experimentally

When an ensemble of quantum emitters couples to a common radiation field, their polarizations can synchronize and a collective emission termed superfluorescence can occur. Entering this regime in a free-space setting requires a large number of emitters with a high spatial density as well as coherent optical transitions with small inhomogeneity. Here, we show that, by coupling nitrogen-vacancy centers

We have measured the spin polarization of a slow positron beam via state-selective depopulation of 2S13 positronium atoms, generated by passing the beam through a gas cell. Our method employs circularly polarized microwave radiation to drive 2S13→2P13 transitions, for which either ΔmJ=+1 or ΔmJ=−1, and relies on the fact that asymmetries between the two cases yield the underlying positron beam polarization