Beijing wants to double down on advanced semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence and basic research.

Remains of some of the 300,000 soldiers who died on the retreat from Moscow reveal two bacterial diseases that probably added ...

Over millennia, people have selectively bred the sugarcane plant to optimize the crop’s taste, yield and ease of cultivation.

When students entered Tsinghua University in Beijing this year, one of the first representatives they met wasn’t a person.

Mr Vetch?” He holds out a paper bag. “I have your prescription.” Harold levers himself up. “Finally.” The first day of the ...

The rare samples, uncovered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission, might help to reveal secrets of how the Solar System evolved.

Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation ...

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what ...

Nature surveyed scientists about their favourite cinematic moments to celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and ...

The approach, published on 23 October in Science, builds on a trend that is sweeping the field of drug discovery: the use of ...

RNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.

Architects and microbiologists are exploring whether making buildings hospitable to friendly microorganisms can improve human ...