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A new octopus-inspired polymer can change colour and texture on command.

The cover image shows a mosaic of arbitrarily arranged snapshots taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), each of which is centred on a distant galaxy containing a ‘little red dot’. First ...

From tree branches to blood vessels, physical networks are often thought of as one-dimensional wires connecting points. In this view, the need to keep the overall ‘wire length’ to a minimum is thought ...

Our ability to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on the rich diversity of cell types that make up the human brain. Uncovering the molecular and cellular events ...

The cover shows a light sensor from the Kilometre Cube Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT) at sunset above the Mediterranean Sea. This is one of thousands of sensors that are currently being assembled into ...

The cover shows a red-footed booby (Sula sula), one of several species of seabird that make their home on the islands in the Central Indian Ocean’s Chagos Archipelago. In this week’s issue, Nicholas ...

This issue features a special on the circular economy�, a term coined by Swiss architect-engineer Walter Stahel, who has been a leader in developing the concept of sustainability as applied to ...

An in-depth analysis of nutrient availability across mouse tissues reveals their influence on the spread of cancer to other organs. Measurements of the masses of exoplanets orbiting a young star have ...

Rare immune errors can make usually harmless infections deadly in some people. Plus, the genetics of dogs’ floppy ears and a huge study on reasons for vaccine hesitancy.

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Delegating tasks to artificial intelligence (AI) systems can save time, improve productivity and aid decision-making — but it comes with ethical risks. In this week’s issue, Nils Köbis, Zoe Rahwan and ...