Image: Morgan Sindall Construction. Pictured: GSK’s Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry, Nottingham, UK. The Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN), which has been working to develop the target framework for several years, confirmed the milestone today (30 October). It comes after multiple rounds of pilots with dozens of corporates across various industries including finance, food and…

‘A great deal of creativity goes into making new medicines, most of it witnessed and appreciated by only a small handful of people.” This, in part, is what inspired William Pao, an oncologist turned pharmaceutical executive, to write Breakthrough, which tells the stories of some of the most critical discoveries in modern medicine. Like many…

A train cuts through winter smog in Amritsar, India.Credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty A toxic haze has descended over a land area shared by some 500 million people in the northern parts of India and Pakistan. Its sources include the industrial emissions, domestic fires and diesel and petrol exhausts that form the largest components of air pollution…

Early-careers researchers in China need highly sought-after grants to progress in their career.Credit: Xinhua/Shutterstock Scientists in many countries face intense competition for research funding, but the situation in China is particularly fierce, say researchers, especially for those in their early career. To address this, one of the country’s largest funders of basic research, the National…

A large collection of papers maps the biology and locations of a range of cancer cells, including colon cancer (pictured).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Detailed maps that pinpoint the positions of cells in tumours and probe the tumours’ biology are offering insights into the development of several cancers — including in the breast, colon and…

The monkeypox virus (particles shown in this coloured electron micrograph) is evolving.Credit: CDC/Science Photo Library Yet another strain of the virus that causes mpox might be readily spreading from person to person, according to an analysis of the pathogen’s genome. This development could further complicate efforts to halt the spread of the disease in Central…

Abstract Functionally connected marine conservation areas are widely recognized as a cornerstone for successful biodiversity conservation outcomes and small-scale fisheries livelihoods. Incorporating fish species movement into fisheries community-based managed areas can catalyse greater conservation and socioeconomic benefits. However, significant gaps exist in aligning small-scale fisheries management with fish connectivity or movement patterns, which can optimize…

Download the Nature Podcast 30 October 2024 In this episode: 00:48 Rebuilding mental health after the floods Researchers have been investigating the best ways to help people deal with trauma in the wake of a climate disaster. In April and May devastating floods surged across Rio Grande do Sul in the south of Brazil, affecting…