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Researchers grapple with the causes of evolution, and a sea voyage is blighted by storms, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

These informal meetings can help you to explore new career opportunities, but there is a knack to getting them right.

Robotic supports were once designed for clinical use, but researchers are now developing cheaper, smaller devices aimed at everyone — from people with ageing knees to 20-somethings seeking to climb mountains.

A topological description of ‘knittability’ can be used to design yarn patterns that are resistant to unravelling.

Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could increase political interference.

As 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology in their studies.

It is 20 years since induced pluripotent stem cells shook biomedicine. Public trust must be retained now that clinical trials are well under way.

Building on the region’s oil infrastructure, investment funds and shipping corridors, Gulf nations can thrive in the clean-energy economy.

As climate change ramps up, scientists must urgently understand how night-time heat makes it harder for our bodies to rest and recover.

Emerging treatments known as orexin agonists show wide-ranging promise similar to that of GLP-1 receptor agonists. Plus, postdocs protest in Argentina and the highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s photosphere.

Earth’s four-billion-year-long conversation with its resident life forms has shaped our world, and holds lessons for our future.

Letting powerful academics off the hook and punishing the people they bullied sends the message that abuse is acceptable in academia.