Huntington’s disease treated for first time using gene therapy A brain scan of a person with Huntington’s disease, which causes a loss of brain volume as neurons are killed off by the accumulation of a mutant protein.Credit: Zephyr/Science Photo Library A one-time gene therapy can markedly slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, potentially paving the […]

When life gets in the way of your meticulously-planned career in science Julie Gould 00:09 Hello, and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould. This is the third episode of the career planning series, supported by the International Science Council. Julie Gould 00:28 There are many different ways to approach career […]

Swapping old immune cells in the brain with fresh ones could treat disease After a mouse received treatment to eliminate immune cells called microglia, it was injected with human progenitor cells that developed into human immune cells (green, pink and blue) in the animal’s brain.Credit: M. M.-D. Madler et al./Nature A fresh supply of the […]

why we called our de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences as a company name was picked to engage children, says chief executive Ben Lamm.Credit: Colossal Biosciences The meaning behind our moniker Colossal Biosciences, in Dallas, Texas, describes itself as the world’s first de-extinction company. It aims to revive lost species using CRISPR gene-editing technology, including […]

How passage through the Milky Way’s spiral arms altered our planet Nature, Published online: 25 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03019-2 The chemical make-up of crystals that formed from magma hint at an increase in the number of meteorites battering Earth’s surface. Source: www.nature.com Published on 2025-09-25 00:00:00 by | Category: | Tags:

Why is autism really on the rise? What the science says Nature Video 25 September 2025 As Trump blames Tylenol, Nature looks into the decades of research on the causes of autism. Source: www.nature.com Published on 2025-09-25 00:00:00 by Helen Pearson | Category: | Tags:

How to live to 117 You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Maria Branyas Morera had been verified as the oldest living person when she died last year at age 117.Credit: Xavier Dengra […]

Big mother whales have more daughters than sons The offspring of longer whale mothers are more likely to be female than those of shorter mums1. Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and […]

Python, the movie! The programming language’s origin story comes to the silver screen Travis Oliphant: scientist, software developer, entrepreneur and now, subject of a documentary.Credit: Christi Norris/BYU In 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a […]

‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Infections Spiking, Leaving Key Carbapenem Antibiotics Useless, CDC Warns September 24, 2025 3 min read Infections of Drug-Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Are Surging in Hospitals The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at […]