Nature is the foremost international weekly scientific journal in the world and is the flagship journal for Nature Portfolio. It publishes the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature publishes landmark papers, award winning news, leading comment and expert opinion on important, topical scientific news and events that enable readers to share the latest discoveries in science and evolve the discussion amongst the global scientific community. http://feeds.nature.com/nature/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/nature/rss.png http://feeds.nature.com/nature/rss/current https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02893-8 Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02893-8

Nature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of 9 billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization might be based on tradition alone.]]> Shamini BundellNick Petrić Howe doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02893-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02893-8 2026-09-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02893-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02893-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02892-9 Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02892-9

The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded — but staff worry streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core sciences.]]> Dan Garisto doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02892-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02892-9 2026-09-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02892-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02892-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02883-w Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02883-w

Politics and personal values influence people’s confidence in scientists, finds new report]]> Chris Simms doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02883-w Nature, Published online: 2026-09-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02883-w 2026-09-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02883-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02883-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02763-3 Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02763-3

Evoking emotions is more likely to prompt people to engage with climate efforts than are data alone.]]> Dhruv Shenai doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02763-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02763-3 2026-09-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02763-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02763-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02827-4 Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02827-4

Large networks are particularly beneficial to researchers in under-represented groups.]]> Mohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02827-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02827-4 2026-09-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02827-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02827-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02828-3 Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02828-3

Small trial hints at regenerative potential of bone-seeking marrow cells.]]> Elie Dolgin doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02828-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02828-3 2026-09-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02828-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02828-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11079-1 Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11079-1

Author Correction: The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2]]> Eric M. MulhallOleg YarishkinRose Z. HillAnna K. KosterArdem Patapoutian doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11079-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-10; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11079-1 2026-09-10 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11079-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11079-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02834-5 Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02834-5

Drugs that imitate the effect of GABAergic neurons slow the growth of tumours called gliomas in mice.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02834-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02834-5 2026-09-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02834-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02834-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02809-6 Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02809-6

Seismic data pinpoint the collapse of an underwater volcano, and reveal how the eruption triggered a destructive tsunami.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02809-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02809-6 2026-09-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02809-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02809-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02866-x Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02866-x

Intense rains coupled with poor waste management cause big spikes in pollution.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02866-x Nature, Published online: 2026-09-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02866-x 2026-09-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02866-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02866-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02888-5 Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02888-5

Twenty-minute phone calls from tutors improved children’s maths learning during emergency school closures. Plus, Denisovans made excellent deer hunters and Beatles puns are here, there and everywhere in scientific literature.]]> Jacob Smith doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02888-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02888-5 2026-09-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02888-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02888-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02026-1 Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02026-1

Academics explain that their research freedom beats the increased salary they would get in the corporate sector, but emerging hybrid models might allow them to get the best of both worlds.]]> Ben Deighton doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02026-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02026-1 2026-09-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02026-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02026-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11118-x Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11118-x

Highly efficient base editing at PCSK9 and normal human embryo development]]> PCSK9 and normal human embryo development]]> Stepan JerabekChanju JungMichelle KappyQiaojin ZhaoJulie SungNing WangEuihyun KimJimin KimMarcos Iuri Roos KulmannMadeleine Bliss KingMitchell John McAndrewMeng LiSakshi BhateleMelisa IsadoHong-Su JangMichal DolezalRobert ProsserShuangyi XuGue-Ho HwangIva PichovaJia XuDiego MarinJae-Sung WooSangsu BaeNathan TreffAudrone LapinaiteDieter Egli doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11118-x Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11118-x 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11118-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11118-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02843-4 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02843-4

Evidence suggests that regular calls can keep kids learning when schooling is disrupted — plus, why a familiar world map may be about to change.]]> Benjamin Thompson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02843-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02843-4 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02843-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02843-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02751-7 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02751-7

Learn how artificial intelligence can hone your research skills as well as the potential pitfalls of relying too heavily on it.]]> David Payne doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02751-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02751-7 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02751-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02751-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02823-8 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02823-8

Anticancer drugs could be manufactured and delivered by modified microorganisms.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02823-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02823-8 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02823-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02823-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02821-w Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02821-w

The 5,000-year-old city of Liangzhu has mounds, dams and city walls built in a challenging waterlogged site.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02821-w Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02821-w 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02821-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02821-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11025-1 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11025-1

A generative committor-guided path-sampling framework reconstructs rare biomolecular transition pathways and reveals the underlying thermodynamics and kinetics without using predefined collective variables or brute-force sampling, at an acceptable computational cost.]]> Chenyu TangMayank Prakash PandeyCheng Giuseppe ChenAlberto MegíasFrançois DehezChristophe Chipot doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11025-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11025-1 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11025-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11025-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11039-9 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11039-9

This study uses a within-family design to identify significant ancestry differences in complex traits such as height and type 2 diabetes in a genetically diverse population from Mexico City.]]> Siqi WangJaime BerumenAlejandra Vergara-LopePaulina BacaElizabeth BarreraFernando RivasDiego Aguilar-RamirezRory CollinsJonathan R. EmbersonMichael HillMichael E. GoddardLoic YengoAlexander Strudwick YoungJesus Alegre-DíazPablo Kuri-MoralesRoberto Tapia-ConyerJason M. TorresPeter M. Visscher doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11039-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11039-9 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11039-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11039-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10876-y Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10876-y

In mice, a sparse population of sleep-active long-range inhibitory neurons in the neocortex promote widespread cortical synchronization and sleep, revealing a cortical mechanism that contributes to the regulation of sleep.]]> Jacob M. RatliffGeoffrey TerralArenski VazquezStefano LutzuArena ManningNelson Perez-CatalanGabriela Neubert da SilvaSoyoun KimJulie MotaMatt MalloryBianca StithCharu RamakrishnanGianna MattessichLief E. FennoTanya DaigleDavid A. StaffordHongkui ZengBosiljka TasicStaci SorensenKarl DeisserothJohn NgaiThomas S. KilduffLucas SjulsonStephanie RudolphRenata Batista-Brito doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10876-y Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10876-y 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10876-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10876-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11001-9 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11001-9

Temporal protein-abundance measurements from systematically perturbed breast cancer cell lines were generated to develop ProteinTalks, a virtual cell model that functions as an operational tool for diverse drug discovery tasks.]]> Rui SunLiujia QianYongge LiTong LiuHonghan ChengXuedong ZhangXueya ZhouYuecheng ZhanGuangmei ZhangZhengchao LuoKunpeng MaChunlong WuDongchen JiZhangzhi XueHongxue MengYuhang XiangDingwei LeiQianhe ZhouWenbin HuYuhan DengLingling TanQi XiaoZhiwei LiuLei ZengLiqin QianXuan ZhengQiong HuNianzi LuoWeinan EPeijie ZhouHan WenYi ZhuTiannan Guo doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11001-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11001-9 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11001-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11001-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10954-1 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10954-1

A specific population of macrophages that express high levels of the enzyme PLA2G2D in tumour-draining lymph nodes is associated with poor prognosis in patients, and inhibiting PLA2G2D improves anti-tumour immunity in mouse models.]]> Anneloes van KrimpenJulie HuangMike EtermanVivian GerretsenMichihisa UmetaniJosephine C. JanssenMenno van NimwegenNina RozendaalThierry P. P. van den BoschXinguo JiangKathryn LogronioAngela Z. LiuYun-Ru LiuYuki NagasakiMakoto MurakamiAnne Onrust-Van SchoonhovenAsabi LeliveldDisha VadgamaHedwig LangeveldRogier van WijckEric BindelsJan von der ThüsenAntien MooyaartFebe van MaldegemClaudia M. BrenisStijn VerwaerdeRudi W. HendriksBart N. LambrechtDirk J. GrünhagenCornelis VerhoefJoachim G. J. V. AertsLi-Fen LeeKan V. LuRalph StadhoudersFloris Dammeijer doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10954-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10954-1 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10954-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10954-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10968-9 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10968-9

Deep-foam photolithography uses light-controlled polymer foaming to create high-resolution, multifunctional microstructures with tunable optical, wetting and fluid-handling properties for advanced manufacturing applications.]]> Detao QinXianghui LiuBaian KuangYuzhe ZhangMasateru ItoTatsuya KatsunoYuan LiuJianduo ZhangClaudia RosaMeifang ZhuMikihito TakenakaHiroshi ImahoriGanesh N. PandianTaiki YanagishimaEasan Sivaniah doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10968-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10968-9 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10968-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10968-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11004-6 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11004-6

Integrating satellite-derived war-damage data with text-based fatality records through improvement, enrichment and fusion mitigates limitations inherent in each source, revealing complex violence dynamics beyond fatality-centric paradigms, as case studies from Ukraine and Myanmar illustrate.]]> Valerie SticherCorinne BaraJenniina KotajokiLars BromleyThierry CrevoisierEmanuele DalsassoOlivier DietrichKarsten DonnayFilip DormManuel FiolXi LiMikael Hiberg NaghizadehCorey ScherJamon Van Den HoekKonrad SchindlerDevis TuiaJan Dirk Wegner doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11004-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11004-6 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11004-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11004-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10997-4 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4

Evidence from Bianfu Cave shows specialized hunting, expedient stone-tool production and extensive bone use of Denisovans, providing new insights into their ecology, behaviour and cultural legacy in eastern Asia.]]> Qijun RuanHao LiSong XingKeliang ZhaoJianhui LiuClément ZanolliLuc DoyonDavide DelpianoMarco PeresaniFrancesco d’ErricoFabrice DemeterJean-Jacques HublinPeiyuan XiaoYuqing WangZhenxiu JiaQingjiang YangQiaomei FuQiyahui SunYuhao ZhaoSungui LinAnchuan FanYouping WangQingfeng ShaoBo LiFahu Chen doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10997-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11002-8 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11002-8

SERPINE1 and SERPINB2-driven fibrin-rich niches locally programme immunosuppressive macrophages and exclude T cells, enabling spatially organized immune evasion in pancreatic ductal carcinoma.]]> Chiara FalcomatàMaximilian M. SchaeferBhavya SinghDivya ChhamalwanAlexander TepperSebastian R. NielsenHunter T. PotakMaxime DhainautGurkan MollaogluMatthew D. ParkMiriam MeradAlessia BaccariniBrian D. Brown doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11002-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11002-8 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11002-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11002-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10990-x Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10990-x

Remote phone-based targeted tutoring in five countries produced large, cost-effective learning gains during school closures, outperforming text messaging and working effectively when delivered by governments or non-governmental organizations to strengthen education resilience.]]> Noam AngristMicheal AinomugishaSai Pramod BathenaPeter BergmanColin CrossleyClaire CullenThato LetsomoMoitshepi MatshengRene Marlon PantiShwetlena SabarwalTim Sullivan doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10990-x Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10990-x 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10990-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10990-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10976-9 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9

Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribution.]]> Huiyun RaoSong XingQijun RuanFan BaiYuhao ZhaoZhongyou WuSiyuan TangE. Andrew BennettXiaotian FengSungui LinQingfeng ShaoXiong YangZitao LiKai ZhouFeng LiuQiaomei Fu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10976-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11005-5 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11005-5

GPN-Star, a genomic language model with a phylogeny-aware architecture for whole-genome alignment data, is shown to be a scalable and flexible tool for genetic variant effect prediction across species.]]> Chengzhong YeGonzalo BenegasCarlos AlborsJianan Canal LiSebastian PrilloPeter D. FieldsBrian ClarkeYun S. Song doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11005-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11005-5 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11005-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11005-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10979-6 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10979-6

An imaging system developed to record cellular activity throughout the whole body of zebrafish captures cellular organ dynamics and identifies multiple distributed circuits.]]> Virginie M. S. RuettenWei ZhengIgor SiwanowiczBrett D. MenshMark EddisonAmy HuYunfeng ChiAndrew L. LemireCaiying GuoMykola KadobianskyiMarc RenzSara Lelek-GreskovicYisheng HeKari CloseGudrun IhrkeAparna DevAlyson PetruncioYinan WanRongwei ZhangMark C. FishmanFlorian EngertBenjamin JudkewitzMikail RubinovPhilipp J. KellerChie SatouGuoqiang YuPaul W. TillbergManeesh SahaniMisha B. Ahrens doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10979-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10979-6 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10979-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10979-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10998-3 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10998-3

TRI-611 induces the degradation of ALK fusion proteins via a previously undescribed CRBN recruitment motif, and its preclinical anti-tumour activity highlights TRI-611 as a potential new way of treating ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer.]]> Andrew R. ConeryDaniel S. LaArtyom A. AlekseyenkoDavid MarcouxAaron G. BartMatt L. HarlowPatrick R. ArsenaultNico R. CantoneRebecca L. CasaubonAlexander ConstanHari B. KamaduraiAravind Prasad MedikondaDuncan E. NunesHannah SzetoTim J. WigleMaolin YuAleksandra ZagulyaevaChristine M. ZarateLauren HighfieldNobuyuki KondoAaron N. HataKenneth NgoJisu LeePrafulla C. GokhaleCaroline GermaKathleen I. SeybPatrick TrojerVito J. Palombella doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10998-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10998-3 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10998-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10998-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11008-2 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11008-2

An electrochemical cell with molten hydroxide and a Pd membrane actively extracts H2 and thereby boosts ammonia and methylcyclohexane conversion, while also delivering purified H2 ready for use.]]> 2 extraction enhances thermochemical dehydrogenation]]> Rui ZengJulian UfertBryan Y. TangRyan P. BisbeyYogesh Surendranath doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11008-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11008-2 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11008-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11008-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10468-w Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10468-w

Eight integrated mutational footprints collectively explain the mutational processes in 85% of primary prostate cancer genomes.]]> Andreas J. GruberAndré V. OlsenBarbara HernandoKevin C. L. ChengClarissa GerhäuserMarina TorresFrancesco FaveroDaria KiriyÁngel Fernández-SanrománJuan Maria Roldan-RomeroLucy BartonDiogo PellegrinaG. Steven BovaDaniel S. BrewerMark N. BrookBenedikt BrorsAdam ButlerGéraldine Cancel-TassinNiall M. CorcoranOlivier CussenotAbraham GihawiEtsehiwot G. GirmaVincent J. GnanapragasamAnis A. HamidVanessa M. HayesHousheng Hansen HeChristopher M. HovensEddie L. ImadaG. Maria JakobsdottirChol-Hee JungFrancesca KhaniZsofia Kote-JaraiPhilippe LamyGregory LeemanMassimo LodaPavlo LutsikLuigi MarchionniRamyar MolaniaAnthony T. PapenfussBernard PopeLucio R. QueirozTobias RauschBrian RobinsonAtef SahliKarina D. SørensenTakafumi N. YamaguchiSebastian UhrigYaobo XuClaudio ZanettiniAlain BergeronAlan F. RubinAlastair D. LambAlejandro BerlinAleksandra S. ZiuboniewiczAndrew EricksonAndrew RyanAndy G. LynchAngelo Corso FainiAnne NguyenAnne WarrenAravind SankarArfa MehmoodBalthasar C. SchlotmannBeng LimBethany K. CampbellBreon FeranCharlie E. MassieChen HongChris FosterChristoph PlassChristopher WirthColin CollinsCorinna GrimaDan J. WoodcockDaniel BarrowdaleDaniel J. ParkEmre EsentürkEsther BaenaFabian FalkenbachFilippo PederzoliGiselle KerryGiuseppe N. FanelliGrace HallHarveer DevHolger SültmannHubert PakulaIan MillsJan KorbelJennifer UretaJessica HeilmannJingjing ZhangJocelyn Sietsma PeningtonJue JiangJustin BedőJustin S. PetersKeiran RaineKen ChowKira FurlanoLars FeuerbachLena Voith von VoithenbergMarek CmeroMarkus GraefenMatthew K. H. HongMatthew WakefieldMatti NykterMelissa CheungMichael BorreMichael J. ClarksonMichael KergerMichael SchererMohamed OmarNana MensahNatalie KurganovsNening DennisNoora Al-MuftahParsa PirhadyPatrick McCoyPeter GeorgesonPeter Van LooPhilip DundeePier Vitale NuzzoPierre TennstedtPramit M. PhalRadoslaw LachRajbir N. BatraSimon PaceyRonnie Rodrigues PereiraRuining DongRyan CarelliRyan StuchberySam NordenSamson OlofinsaeSilvia RodriguesStefano MangiolaThomas KeaneToby Milne-ClarkTony CostelloValeriia HaberlandVivien HolmesWeerachai JaratlerdsiriWi BurnsWikum DinalankaraWilliam J. HutchisonXiaotong HeYidan PanYong-Jie LuYunfan FuYves FradetRonald SimonGuido SauterRos A. EelesColin S. CooperRobert G. BristowDavid C. WedgeThorsten SchlommGeoff MacintyreJüri ReimandJoachim Weischenfeldt doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10468-w Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10468-w 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10468-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10468-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10993-8 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10993-8

TM184C—an ancient G-protein-coupled receptor-like superdark protein involved in regulation of autophagy, intercellular connectivity and material exchange—underscores the promise of exploring the understudied human proteome and beyond.]]> Kyutae D. LeeSamuel TaylorJennifer ArcuriShraddha ChandthakuriJacinda PujolsBruno ColonQiang WangChenzhou WuZhipeng MengSebastian J. Thompson-CeccatoJonathan MitchellDefne BayikAlexandra CarboneVladlen SlepakTatiana I. SlepakScott M. WelfordMichael E. IvanDazhi WangBlake O. GoldbergWarner BaringerElvis MaradzikeDaniel G. Isom doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10993-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10993-8 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10993-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10993-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11003-7 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11003-7

A proximity-mapping atlas defines tumour-associated proximity antigens, revealing disease-associated membrane spatial communities, and identifies EGFR–CDCP1 as a co-target pair that enhances tumour killing by multispecific therapeutics.]]> Cody ScandoreClare F. MaloneChristopher K. MayAnna K. de RegtJeff GuernseyHayley MaNoah DephoureBen SetterRebecca A. HowellKendall R. JohnsonCarol L. FarrSophia RomeroLydia VignaleTali VittumEmma DawsonTsadik HabtetsionFrancesca NardiBrian WoodruffMartin MathayJulia SwansonMikaela RusnakQuynh TonPayam E. FarahaniRobert W. GeneJason MisurelliZach CaldwellHengyu XuMichael HornsbyMarc A. GavinHeath E. KlockErtan EryilmazPamela M. HollandScott A. LesleyRob C. OslundOlugbeminiyi O. Fadeyi doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11003-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11003-7 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11003-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11003-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02416-5 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02416-5

Thinking small.]]> Carol Scheina doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02416-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02416-5 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02416-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02416-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02845-2 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02845-2

Model trained on millions of protein measurements can gauge drug effectiveness in tissue samples taken from people with triple-negative breast cancer.]]> Miryam Naddaf doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02845-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02845-2 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02845-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02845-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02793-x Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02793-x

Awards that celebrate humour, curiosity and irreverence are a balm in hard times.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02793-x Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02793-x 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02793-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02793-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02654-7 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02654-7

Medication triggered by your circadian clock, self-assembling delivery systems based on DNA and other highlights from studies and trials.]]> Nic Fleming doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02654-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02654-7 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02654-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02654-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02840-7 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02840-7

A genome-rewriting approach known as adenine base editing offers a precise way to investigate gene function in early human embryos.]]> Sherif KhodeerVincent Pasque doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02840-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02840-7 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02840-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02840-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02598-y Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02598-y

Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.]]> Dalmeet Singh Chawla doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02598-y Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02598-y 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02598-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02598-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02657-4 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4

Microorganisms that deliver treatments to tumours could make chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy safer and more effective.]]> Liam Drew doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02657-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02867-w Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02867-w

The AI giant claims to have solved one of maths’ trickiest problems, but questions swirl over should get the credit. Plus, an atlas of every single DNA letter mutation in humans and why more bioengineered microorganisms aren’t making it out of the lab.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02867-w Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02867-w 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02867-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02867-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02709-9 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9

When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a molecule tuned to bind selectively to bromide-bound lead synchronizes the crystallization rates, yielding uniform films, better operating stability and a more-efficient perovskite–organic tandem.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02709-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02846-1 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02846-1

As artificial-intelligence tools become crucial collaborators in science, universities must teach students to challenge such systems and assess their ability to do so.]]> Marc Schmitt doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02846-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02846-1 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02846-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02846-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02810-z Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02810-z

Objects found in a cave in southwestern China suggest that these enigmatic ancient humans were accomplished hunters.]]> Dyani Lewis doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02810-z Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02810-z 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02810-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02810-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02523-3 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3

Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that understanding — if access stays open.]]> Hannes Mueller doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02523-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02655-6 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02655-6

The inability to get drugs into the brain has impeded the treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases for decades. Techniques based on nanoparticles and exosomes are vying to provide a solution.]]> Simon Makin doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02655-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02655-6 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02655-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02655-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02471-y Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y

One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling.]]> Felipe Barrera-Osorio doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02471-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02658-3 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02658-3

Health psychologist Rob Horne explains why medication non-adherence is such a problem, and how behavioural science can help to address it.]]> Laura Vargas-Parada doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02658-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02658-3 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02658-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02658-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02820-x Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02820-x

What the UN vote to ditch the Mercator projection means for education, navigation and public perception.]]> Dhruv Shenai doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02820-x Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02820-x 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02820-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02820-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02806-9 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02806-9

Disparities in income and wealth are growing. A scientific assessment process can give governments the information they need to tackle them.]]> Joseph E. StiglitzAdriana E. AbdenurWinnie ByanyimaJayati GhoshImraan ValodiaWanga Zembe-Mkabile doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02806-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02806-9 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02806-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02806-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02825-6 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02825-6

The low-cost intervention was trialled in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.]]> Mohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02825-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02825-6 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02825-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02825-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02700-4 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02700-4

Across five randomized trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda, weekly 20-minute mobile-phone-call tutorials produced large learning gains for primary-school children during school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments can keep children learning through societal shocks using this approach, which combines low-cost, high-access mobile-phone technology with high-quality tutoring targeted to each child’s learning level.]]> Noam AngristMicheal AinomugishaPeter BergmanColin CrossleyClaire CullenThato LetsomoMoitshepi MatshengRene Marlon PantiShwetlena SabarwalTim Sullivan doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02700-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02700-4 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02700-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02700-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02653-8 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02653-8

The best medicines go exactly where they’re needed in the body— and nowhere else.]]> Richard Hodson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02653-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02653-8 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02653-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02653-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02804-x Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02804-x

Scientists are probing whether language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs.]]> Philip Ball doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02804-x Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02804-x 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02804-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02804-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02705-z Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02705-z

In many real-world settings, water droplets can become slightly charged as they slide across solid surfaces. This charge has been found to enable water droplets to damage protective coatings more easily than uncharged droplets do, and to cause the underlying metal to corrode.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02705-z Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02705-z 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02705-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02705-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02689-w Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02689-w

The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study, called MoBa, includes genetic data from around 230,000 parents and children. Using about 44,000 father–mother–child trios, child and parental genetics were modelled together to estimate the effects of the children’s own genetic differences on their height, educational achievement, sleep duration and depressive symptoms.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02689-w Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02689-w 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02689-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02689-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02790-0 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02790-0

Human DNA has been linked to personality traits — how individuals think, feel and act — thus identifying hundreds of genetic variants that contribute to the traits’ moderate heritability. The pathways from DNA to personality are robust yet complex, with widespread relevance for health, wealth, work and love.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02790-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02790-0 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02790-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02790-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02660-9 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02660-9

Medication that persists inside the body for months or years could transform the treatment and prevention of many conditions — especially in low- and middle-income countries.]]> Ben Deighton doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02660-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02660-9 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02660-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02660-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02835-4 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02835-4

AI model AlphaGenome forecasts the consequences of altering every single DNA letter in the human genome.]]> Ewen Callaway doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02835-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02835-4 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02835-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02835-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02656-5 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02656-5

Sparking an immune response where microbes enter the body should not only stop a person getting sick, but also prevent them spreading the infection to others.]]> Anthony King doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02656-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02656-5 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02656-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02656-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02472-x Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02472-x

Mining millions of AI-predicted structures reveals an evolutionarily conserved protein that resembles a receptor family member but functions differently.]]> Nil Casajuana-MartinM. Madan Babu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02472-x Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02472-x 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02472-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02472-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02710-2 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02710-2

As the most diverse class of animals, insects have dominated terrestrial ecosystems for the past 320 million years. However, the origins of this successful group have faded into the abysses of geological time. A collection of fossils reveals the unusual body plans and evolutionary experiments that could have contributed to the success of insects.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02710-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02710-2 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02710-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02710-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02659-2 Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02659-2

Therapies that target mitochondria and other organelles are being put to test in the clinic.]]> Katherine Bourzac doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02659-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02659-2 2026-09-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02659-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02659-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11081-7 Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11081-7

Author Correction: Contrasting roles of histone 3 lysine 27 demethylases in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia]]> Panagiotis NtziachristosAristotelis TsirigosG. Grant WelsteadThomas TrimarchiSofia BakogianniLuyao XuEvangelia LoizouLinda HolmfeldtAlexandros StrikoudisBryan KingJasper MullendersJared BecksfortJelena NedjicElisabeth PaiettaMartin S. TallmanJacob M. RoweGiovanni TononTakashi SatohLaurens KruidenierRab PrinjhaShizuo AkiraPieter Van VlierbergheAdolfo A. FerrandoRudolf JaenischCharles G. MullighanIannis Aifantis doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11081-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11081-7 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11081-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11081-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02796-8 Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02796-8

Put patients at the centre of medical AI governance]]> Yuan ShenLinghua Yu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02796-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02796-8 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02796-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02796-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02794-w Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02794-w

Nepal disaster is a wake-up call to take compound climate risks seriously]]> Ramit Debnath doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02794-w Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02794-w 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02794-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02794-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02797-7 Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02797-7

Sideline vested interests to reform China’s research]]> Qilin Zhang doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02797-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02797-7 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02797-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02797-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02795-9 Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02795-9

Limit bets on clinical-trial outcomes being placed on prediction markets]]> Thomas J. HwangSarah M. E. Gabriele doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02795-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02795-9 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02795-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02795-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02722-y Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-y

A physics pioneer who provided a new way to describe temperature, and the value of studying fossilized tracks in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-y Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-y 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02722-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02722-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02678-z Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-z

The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies should do the same.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-z Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-z 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02678-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02678-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02407-6 Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02407-6

A new government policy seeks to balance innovation and safety.]]> Xiaoying You doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02407-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02407-6 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02407-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02407-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02497-2 Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2

Strengthened laws should help to ensure future deaths are quickly disclosed to the public, but China’s reputation for such research is at risk.]]> Rachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02497-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02457-w Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02457-w

As funding cuts reshape the US research landscape, Stefano Cataldi is turning towards policy and advocacy work to defend science.]]> Alissa de Chassey doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02457-w Nature, Published online: 2026-09-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02457-w 2026-09-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02457-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02457-w