Briefing

A powerful new technique is poised to revolutionize how astronomers observe black holes, by producing sharp, multicolored images that could reveal their dynamic evolution in real time.

For centuries Mars has been called “the Red Planet” and there’s a scientific reason why.

A newly identified brain circuit in mice may explain why we sleep longer and deeper after being sleep deprived – and lead to new treatments for sleep conditions

This photo series capturing efforts to save the Chinook salmon of the Klamath river in the western US won the New Scientist Editors Award at the Earth Photo 2025 competition

Nature, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09134-4

Author Correction: Regulatory genomic circuitry of human disease loci by integrative epigenomics

Nature, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01843-0

Magnetially controlled device can combine or split microlitre-sized droplets.

Nature, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01670-3

Virologist Amadou Sall is the driving force behind a world-class manufacturing hub in Senegal.

Nature, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01844-z

Data could help to reveal the warning signs of potentially dangerous eruptions caused by liquid groundwater abruptly turning into gas.

Nature, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01950-y

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Nature, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01901-7

Studies of the regenerative powers of worms, zebrafish and lizards suggest ways to improve recovery in people.