A negative leap second could mean computer systems no longer run like clockwork. Credit: Florian Gaertner/Photothek/Getty.

The US$4.3-billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off atop a SpaceX rocket at 7:35 a.m. local time today from ...

Legendary country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80 after “a brief battle with cancer”, her representatives ...

Global warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods.

Humanoid robots broke records at sporting events such as sprints, but struggled at practical tasks such as hammering nails.

A positive trial holds promise for treating people with cancer. More research is needed to get effective vaccines to the ...

Nature talks to specialists about the changes coming to Facebook and Instagram, and whether there’s evidence they will help.

Scientists and publishers are testing a new breed of software that promises impressive accuracy at spotting AI-written text.

The long-standing ‘gallium anomaly’ concerning neutrinos could have been a misunderstanding all along.

The plan to force some scientists to register with a professional body could protect people and the environment, but the ...

Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later in life.

Geochemical clues hint that worm-like creatures in the Ediacaran period benefited from symbiosis with bacteria.