Metal-cored molecule is the first of its kind
Nature, Published online: 30 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01135-7
A new class of organometallic compound has been made that has a distinctive geometry and electronic structure — with potential for catalysis and materials science.The end of AIDS is in sight: don’t abandon PEPFAR now
Nature, Published online: 30 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01308-4
The US administration should clear up the confusion over the future of a widely admired AIDS fund and push for Congress to reauthorize it.Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global survey
Nature, Published online: 30 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01254-1
Greater insights into what makes people happy, secure and hopeful will make for a better world.Trump blew up the global fight against AIDS. Can it recover?
Nature, Published online: 30 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01294-7
An ambitious plan to stop the global threat of AIDS has been derailed. But many are hopeful that progress can be salvaged.How to protect research data
Nature, Published online: 30 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01034-x
Contingency plans are needed to shore up important information.Daily briefing: COVID booster jabs given in the same arm as the original work faster
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01366-8
Receiving a COVID-19 booster vaccine in the same arm as the first vaccine dose leads to a more effective immune response. Plus, how the sounds spiders are used to can shape their webs and whether US science can survive a second Trump term.For these bats, eavesdropping is a valuable learnt skill
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01323-5
Over time, young fringe-lipped bats learn how to distinguish the calls of palatable frogs from those of toxic ones.Tattoo-making tools used by ancient Maya revealed
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01324-4
The stone fragments had been discovered inside ‘Handprint Cave’ in Belize alongside other artefacts suggestive of ritual use.Canada’s election: what Mark Carney’s win means for science
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01343-1
In turbulent economic times, the prime minister’s Liberal party has promised funding to attract research talent to Canada.Historic pandemic treaty is a triumph in a world being torn apart
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01307-5
Global agreement on a pandemic preparedness plan came against all the odds. Now all parties must follow good intentions with concrete actions.When a great ball of fire came crashing down
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01140-w
First-hand accounts of luminous objects falling in a storm, and a warning against the exploitative trade of tropical butterflies, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.Will US science survive Trump 2.0?
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01295-6
President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts for the United States and the world?COVID vaccine works faster with both doses in the same arm
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01326-2
Quick immune responses could be key to establishing herd immunity in future pandemics.Cell classification should be based on more than just DNA
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01329-z
Cell classification should be based on more than just DNAThe use of AI in peer review could undermine science
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01327-1
The use of AI in peer review could undermine sciencePreserve access to crucial climate data
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01328-0
Preserve access to crucial climate dataDebris from rockets is polluting the Caribbean
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01330-6
Debris from rockets is polluting the CaribbeanThe do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing
Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01299-2
Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But researchers say journals and funders could help scientists by standardizing policies.‘Fear extinction’ signal in mouse brain offers clues about how to treat PTSD
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01331-5
Mechanism involving neurons that stimulate fear, and ones that suppress it, could help to explain conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.Microbial molecule of ageing gut nudges blood stem cells towards cancer
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01137-5
The risk of developing blood cancer increases with age. The finding that a molecule from gut bacteria plays a part points to new ways to intervene.