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Nature, Published online: 17 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00437-0

There are many large language models to choose from; some excel at coding, whereas others are better for synthesizing information.

Nature, Published online: 17 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00457-w

The famed 1975 conference about a controversial genetic technology is feted as an example of how scientific self-regulation works. But more significant is what wasn’t discussed.

Nature, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00513-5

What Robert F. Kennedy Jr might do with his newfound influence over US science. Plus, life-like enzymes designed from scratch can accelerate a four-step reaction.

Nature, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00480-x

Some researchers at NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion in science.

Nature, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00491-8

President Donald Trump and his team view the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to US prosperity. Workers have been waiting for the axe to fall.

Nature, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00487-4

Studying the impacts of extreme weather events can exact a heavy mental toll. Finding your ‘happy place’ is an important coping strategy.

Nature, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00205-0

Psychologist Laura Steenbergen took the step after raising research-integrity concerns about a former mentor.

Nature, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00210-3

Scientific exchange is more than just research papers. Get your camera out to capture the beauty and intensity of your work, says Mariëtte van der Walt.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00492-7

A new blood test could diagnose pancreatic cancer before it spreads. Plus, physicists have detected the highest-energy neutrino ever.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00401-y

Widely grown crops can be bioengineered to make a form of coenzyme Q taken by people seeking a health boost.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00399-3

Astronomers trace the striking pattern to an encounter between a big galaxy and a much smaller one some 50 million years ago.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00488-3

Combined approach takes AI-engineered enzymes one step closer to practical applications.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00439-y

Kennedy has expressed support for some fields, but has also declared he’d like a ‘break’ in infectious-disease research.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00451-2

Firms using ‘neutral atoms’ to create qubits are reentering the race to build useful quantum machines.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00486-5

More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08762-0

Author Correction: India–Eurasia convergence speed-up by passive-margin sediment subduction

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08764-y

Publisher Correction: Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer in the tumour microenvironment

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00479-4

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Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00477-6

The crucial drugs can have unintended consequences. Innovative therapies could shield the microbiome from their effects.

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00425-4

High living costs paired with stagnant stipends are being blamed for a drop in PhD enrolments in several countries.