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Artificial-intelligence papers continue to lead in the metrics.

From lectures by avatars to entire qualifications, higher education centred around AI is just around the corner.

Nimble, responsive and collaborative, these institutions stand out in the Nature Index.

Why some institutions are betting on technology to stay relevant.

The first Nature Index table on the field shows how research in the East is focused on industrial strategy.

The subject area represents the next stage of the database’s evolution, and heralds other proposed changes to journal selection and article categorization.

Having placed artificial intelligence at the centre of its own economic strategy, China is driving efforts to create an international system to govern the technology’s use.

As coastal populations surge, partnerships between inland and coastal researchers could be essential for climate adaption.

Data from the Nature Index reveal the top-performing science cities overall and across different subject areas.

Coastal cities and communities are being hit hard by climate change. These researchers are finding ways to build resilience.

Faced with the double threat of rising sea levels and subsiding ground, researchers are devising plans to bring communities back from the brink.

US withdrawal from monitoring projects has sent the world scrambling for alternatives.

The era of rapid expansion is giving way to a more risk-aware approach, and students and researchers are feeling the effects.

Other scientists believe extending lifespan might be difficult but are pursuing therapies that aim to make us feel younger for longer.

A wave of research into the biology of ageing is raising hopes of a longer life, but fundamental questions remain.

From Alzheimer’s to obesity, these researchers are tackling the most common age-related conditions.

Classifying ageing as a disease might bring funding and other benefits, say some researchers, but others say this is fraught with ethical and regulatory implications.

Although China needs to strengthen its leadership in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and energy, say researchers.

Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.

Researchers are getting an unprecedented look at the human immune system through emerging techniques.