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  • Nature Index |

    Our annual look at the world’s leading cities for research output in Nature Index journals shows China’s major urban centres are moving from strength to strength, but they are now also being joined by smaller provincial Chinese cities at the top of the rankings.

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  • Collection |

    Established in 2016, the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium set out to create a comprehensive biological map of cells within the human body.

    Image: Claire Agosti/SayoStudio; Concept: Ania Hupalowska
  • Technology Feature |

    Circularized, noncoding RNA are ubiquitous across the Tree of Life.

    Image: CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
  • Spotlight |

    Satellite technology is revolutionizing how we see — and protect — the world.

    Image: European Space Agency/D. Ducros/Science Photo Library
  • Collection |

    The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in cancer development and progression, by influencing the host immune system and metabolism.

    Image: L. Crow/Springer Nature Ltd.
  • Innovations In |

    Patients, advocates, researchers and clinicians around the world are reducing bias and improving health care access for all.

    Image: Luisa Jung
  • Spotlight |

    Translational science, the process of bringing research into the real world, has the potential to transform society — but the road to progress is long.

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  • Series |

    In 2024 Nature asked more than 1000 lab leaders in academia and industry about the highs and lows of hiring researchers.

    Image: Tiago Galo