NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Branch Management’ – How the need to minimize surface area governs growth of 3D physical networks.

Oddly cool super-hot planet has an atmosphere it shouldn’t

It’s a mystery why TOI-561 b’s blanket of gases hasn’t boiled off.

Hot spot: plants use infrared signals to say they’re ready to reproduce

Some cycads warm up their reproductive organs to attract specially equipped pollinating beetles in the dark.

How the Romans built their empire of concrete

A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.