Pondering the difficulties faced by metaphysicians, and a dog strikes up an unlikely friendship with a cat and her kittens, in our weekly dip intoNature’s archive.

A United Nations conference on financing sustainable development was a missed opportunity to fund the science needed to create a better world.

The next generation of managers must be fit for a net-zero, nature-positive economy.

Unexpected events, such as pandemics and wars, are on the rise. Financial markets need tools to help them cope with unforeseen losses.

Gravitational wave detector LIGO spots fast-spinning ‘forbidden’ black holes that challenge physics models.

The next generation of deep-brain stimulation automatically corrects the precise brain waves that create symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Can this approach target other conditions?

Emmanuel Barde Elisha is a research coordinator for a non-profit organization dedicated to managing protected areas for conservation and local development.

Neil Shubin, a University of Chicago researcher known for co-discovering a ′missing link’ fossil fish, will lead the National Academy of Sciences if ratified by members.

A newly identified bacterial strain (YB328) isolated from the faeces of patients who responded to immune checkpoint blockade therapies can promote antitumour immunity through the activation of tumour-specific CD8⁺ T cells.

Researchers engaged in long-term projects often need to update their data sets over time. Here’s how to do it while maintaining reproducibility.

Roger Deane has seen the investment in astronomy on the continent pay off both in his own career and with more young scientists joining the field.

Ten ofNature’s recent contributors share their current book obsessions.

Rana Dajani's research includes identifying risk factors for type 2 diabetes, and genetic links to trauma.