Great research needs independent storytelling to connect discovery with society. That’s why we’re delighted to welcome @gvconroy.bsky.social​ as one of our Journalists in Residence this year. Gemma is an Australian science journalist whose work has appeared in top publications. Welcome!

Clinics selling unproven stem cell treatments are cropping up in Mexico, attracting hopeful tourists from all over the world. The country’s researchers are calling for tougher regulations. My latest for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Want to know what your disease risk will look like decades from now? This new AI tool has the answer. My latest for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The pandemic seemed to age people’s brains faster, but cognition only worsened in those who had an infection. My latest for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech. I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵

While the world falls apart, a bunch of cockatoos have figured out how to use drinking fountains. My latest for @nytimes.com 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/s...

When given a certain human enhancer, mice grow bigger brains than usual. This offers one possible explanation for why humans evolved such large brains. My latest for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Can you find love at the lab bench? Should you mention your research on y our dating profile? I spoke to science PhDs about their dating experiences. My latest for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Ah yes, mitochondria. They don’t really go anywhere right? Wrong. Researchers have been seeing these tiny energy factories move between cells, which could have implications for our health. We might even harness this process to treat disease. My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

Resilience can only be a good thing right? Not when ‘toughing it out’ means enduring a toxic culture. My latest for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨🧪 We’ve been talking to scientists at rallies today across the country in DC, Boston, Seattle, and NJ. Here’s why scientists are “Dismayed, depressed, disgusted” and what they’re doing about it 🧵 ⤵️ for more #StandUpforScience #StandUpforScience2025 @nature.com

“If we don’t get this hiring freeze lifted...the impact will be felt by the American people in the form of delayed treatments and therapies for diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease." The latest on the dismantling of US science, from @dangaristo.bsky.social

China is leading the world in research into new kinds of computing chips, data from @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social suggests. If the research can be commercialised, the US won't be able to use export controls to hold back Chinese AI. My story here: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪🤖

"We had to convince ourselves that it wasn’t something strange or weird with the telescope” How @km3net.bsky.social discovered the most energetic neutrino ever (a mini 🧵) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"The scientific community must be clear-eyed about the path ahead." - Gretchen Goldman of @ucsusa.bsky.social on Trump 2.0 in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

DeepSeek has taken the tech world by storm. Here’s how the little-known Chinese startup did it. My latest with @smritimallapaty.bsky.social and @lizziegibney.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Latest from the Nature Careers Podcast 🔊 ‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack https://go.nature.com/3Wzdi9P

‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research. #AcademicSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Not all retractions happen because of dodgy practices. Researchers whose papers are retracted due to an honest mistake often find the ordeal extremely stressful. My latest for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

My first post on Bluesky is about .... Bluesky. Tell us why you use it? Has it replaced X for you? What do you miss about X? 🧪

Nature is keen to find out how scientists are using Bluesky and whether it has become their go-to soc media platform. Do you use Bluesky? Has it replaced X for you? Tell us about it: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Linde Jacobs’s mother died after a genetic mutation gradually laid waste to her brain. Now the same gene is coming for her own mind. Can she find a way to stop it?

It turns out ‘Lucy’ could run on two legs, but she was no match for modern humans. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Scientists have glimpsed the first signs of the ‘neutrino fog’. Is this the beginning of the end for dark matter experiments? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. Other governments are considering similar measures. What’s the evidence these bans will work? www.nature.com/articles/d41...