Don’t let AI steal all the joy: what scientists won’t give up to chatbots
With artificial-intelligence tools speeding up and taking on ever more steps in science, Nature canvassed opinions on tasks…
People use fast and flat simulation to reason about new games
Game construction We manually constructed the 121 two-player competitive strategy game variants played on M × N grids, where M…
Prevalence and severity of mental health problems in early-career researchers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Evans, T. M., Bira, L., Gastelum, J. B., Weiss, L. T. & Vanderford, N. L. Evidence for a…
A systematic overview and second-order meta-analysis of nature-based interventions for stress, anxiety and depression
McGrath, J. J. et al. Age of onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders: a cross-national analysis of…
The healing power of nature reduces stress, anxiety and depression
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Stress impairs your brain’s ability to link memories — dampening insight
Stress has widespread effects on the brain.Credit: K H Fung/Science Photo Library Acute stress makes it difficult to…
The sleep paradox: why do humans sleep so little when we need it so much?
The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution David R. Samson Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Sleep…
Reduced symptom reporting quality during human–chatbot versus human–physician interactions
Healthcare is undergoing a digital transformation characterized by the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and telemedicine platforms…
The hidden lives behind China’s great Internet firewall
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet Yi-Ling Liu Alfred A. Knopf (2026)…
Can consciousness ever be understood — this side of death?
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness Michael Pollan Penguin (2026) Humans and other animals have subjective inner…
Creative experiences and brain clocks
Participants and demographics This report included a total of 1,467 healthy participants. We used data from 1240 healthy…
Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour
Recruitment of human participants In all studies involving human participants, we recruited participants from Prolific. We sought samples…