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Author Correction: Autophagic cell death restricts chromosomal instability during replicative crisis]]> Joe NassourRobert RadfordAdriana CorreiaJavier Miralles FustéBrigitte SchoellAnna JauchReuben J. ShawJan Karlseder doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10812-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-19; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10812-0 2026-06-19 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10812-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10812-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01963-1 Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01963-1

Nature staff discuss preliminary data on the effects of GLP-1 drugs on male fertility, plus a two-year trial of a brain–computer interface.]]> Shamini BundellNick Petrić Howe doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01963-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-19; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01963-1 2026-06-19 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01963-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01963-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01925-7 Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01925-7

Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve.]]> Rachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01925-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-19; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01925-7 2026-06-19 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01925-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01925-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01869-y Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01869-y

Sequencing shows duplication of genes that affect mitochondria, the organelles that provide energy for cells.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01869-y Nature, Published online: 2026-06-18; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01869-y 2026-06-18 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01869-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01869-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01871-4 Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01871-4

Fillets of raw fish are irregular in shape and floppy in texture, but a robot with three arms has learnt how to manipulate a salmon loin.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01871-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-18; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01871-4 2026-06-18 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01871-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01871-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01947-1 Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01947-1

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.]]> Mariana Lenharo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01947-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-18; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01947-1 2026-06-18 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01947-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01947-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01841-w Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01841-w

The UK’s share of EU research funding is climbing, but lost networks will be harder to recover.]]> Elizabeth Gibney doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01841-w Nature, Published online: 2026-06-18; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01841-w 2026-06-18 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01841-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01841-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01910-0 Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01910-0

Embryonic ‘organizer cells’ can tell embryos of various phyla what kind of body to build.]]> Ewen Callaway doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01910-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-18; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01910-0 2026-06-18 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01910-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01910-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01967-x Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01967-x

Researchers have tracked the electrical activity of individual brain cells during conversation in real time. Plus, the history of GPS and a cross-species transplant that could reveal clues about the origin of animals.]]> Jacob Smith doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01967-x Nature, Published online: 2026-06-18; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01967-x 2026-06-18 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01967-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01967-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10764-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10764-5

Towards Conversational AI for Disease Management]]> Valentin LiévinAnil PalepuWei-Hung WengKhaled SaabDavid StutzYong ChengKavita KulkarniS. Sara MahdaviJoëlle BarralDale R. WebsterKatherine ChouAvinatan HassidimYossi MatiasJames ManyikaRyutaro TannoVivek NatarajanAdam RodmanTao TuAlan KarthikesalingamMike Schaekermann doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10764-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10764-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10764-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10764-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01868-z Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01868-z

Analysis of wildfire in California suggests a net reduction in exposure to blaze-related air pollution.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01868-z Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01868-z 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01868-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01868-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01870-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01870-5

Having a greater tissue volume in some parts of the cerebellum is linked to higher scores on cognitive tests.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01870-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01870-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01870-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01870-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01941-7 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01941-7

Analysis shows evidence of deadly outbreaks 5,500 years ago — plus, a prototype dark-matter detector.]]> Benjamin ThompsonNick Petrić Howe doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01941-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01941-7 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01941-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01941-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10614-4 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10614-4

Although Antarctic ice loss projections diverge widely by 2100, this Perspective shows that present-day rates robustly predict mid-century sea level rise, providing a firm basis for near-term planning, while highlighting priorities for model development aimed at resolving longer-term sea level rise uncertainty.]]> Felicity S. McCormackMathieu MorlighemFrank PattynAlexander A. RobelHélène Seroussi doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10614-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10614-4 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10614-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10614-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10586-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10586-5

Analysis of long-term radial velocity data and transit time variations, induced by a super-Earth, a warm Jupiter and a brown dwarf in a coplanar orbit around the relatively young star TOI201.]]> Matías I. JonesLuca NaponielloTrifon TrifonovRafael BrahmGabriele PichierriLorena Acuña-AguirreRobert J. De RosaMarcelo Tala PintoAldo S. BonomoLuigi ManciniAlessandro SozzettiYared ReinarzAlessandro MorbidelliNéstor EspinozaGiovanni RosottiEric L. NielsenStefan Y. StefanovThomas HenningAndrés JordánJan EberhardtArtie HatzesLeonardo VanziJan JanikPetr Kabath doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10586-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10586-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10586-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10586-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10638-w Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10638-w

A new polaritonic optical method that uses the mid-infrared out-of-plane hyperbolic polaritons mode is described and experimentally validated to allow the examination of picometre-scale interlayer deformations, providing a bridge between nanomechanics and photonics.]]> Shu ZhangXiangdong GuoXiaowen ZhangJiashu YangQinzheng YuZhengyang MouBingze WuChenchen WuShiyu YangYongxin LanPeiyi HeJing ShiKaijun FengYuxiang GaoQiang ZhengShuang ZhangF. Javier García de AbajoZhipei SunMingguang YaoFeng DingPeng GaoXiaoxia YangQing Dai doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10638-w Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10638-w 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10638-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10638-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10673-7 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10673-7

A miniature three-dimensional optical fibre gripper enables powerful, precise micromanipulation of particles and single cells in confined spaces, bridging the gap between optical and mechanical tweezers.]]> Deng PanKaiwen LiangChen XinLei ZhongShaojun JiangChenchu ZhangLiang YangZhiqiang WangZhaoxin LaoJincheng NiChaowei WangJiawen LiShenglai ZhenBenli YuZhixiang HuangFang-Wen SunJiaru ChuYanlei HuLi ZhangDong Wu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10673-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10673-7 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10673-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10673-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10617-1 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10617-1

A prototype differential atom interferometer operates at the standard quantum limit with no excess noise beyond atom shot noise, achieving performance in line with the specifications for future long-baseline atom interferometers.]]> C. F. A. BaynhamR. HobsonO. BuchmüllerD. EvansL. HawkinsL. Iannizzotto VenezzeA. JossetD. LeeE. PasatembouB. E. SauerM. R. TarbuttT. WalkerO. EnnisU. ChauhanA. BrzakalikS. DeyS. HedgesB. StrayM. LangloisK. BongsT. HirdS. LellouchM. HolynskiB. BostwickJ. ChenZ. EylerV. GibsonT. L. HarteC. C. HsuM. KarzaziC. LuB. MillwardJ. MitchellN. MouelleB. PanchumarthiJ. ScheperU. SchneiderX. SuY. TangK. TkalčecM. ZeunerS. ZhangY. ZhiL. BadurinaA. BeniwalD. BlasJ. CarltonJ. EllisC. McCabeG. ParishD. Pathak GovardhanV. VaskonenT. BowcockK. BridgesA. CarrollJ. ColemanG. ElertasS. HindleyC. MetelkoH. ThrossellJ. N. TinsleyE. BentineM. BoothD. BortolettoN. CallaghanC. FootC. Gómez-MonederoK. HughesA. JamesT. LeeseA. LoweJ. March-RussellJ. SanderJ. SchelfhoutI. ShipseyD. WeatherillD. WoodS. N. BalashovM. G. BasonK. HussainH. LabiadP. MajewskiA. L. MarchantD. NewboldZ. PanZ. TamT. C. ThorntonT. ValenzuelaM. G. D. van der GrintenI. WilmutK. ClarkeA. VickS. HedgesB. StrayM. LangloisK. BongsB. BostwickB. PanchumarthiX. SuM. ZeunerY. ZhiL. BadurinaA. BeniwalD. BlasV. VaskonenM. G. D. van der Grinten doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10617-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10617-1 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10617-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10617-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10657-7 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10657-7

Cryo-electron microscopy and biochemical reconstitution experiments in yeast provide insight into the assembly of the CMGE complex, a helicase that establishes bidirectional DNA replication in eukaryotic cells, and elucidate the role of the firing factor Sld2.]]> Thomas PühringerBerta CanalGiacomo PalmAgata ButrynEmma C. CouvesOliver WillhoftJacob S. LewisJohn F. X. DiffleyAlessandro Costa doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10657-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10657-7 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10657-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10657-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10676-4 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10676-4

A new quantum computer, Quantinuum Helios, which is a 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum processor built on the QCCD architecture, demonstrates performance well beyond classical capabilities and provides a path for scaling up quantum computing.]]> Anthony RansfordM. S. AllmanJake ArkinstallJ. P. Campora IIISamuel F. CooperRobert D. DelaneyJoan M. DreilingBrian EsteyCaroline FiggattAlex HallAli A. HusainAkhil IsanakaColin J. KennedyNikhil KotibhaskarIvaylo S. MadjarovKarl MayerAlistair R. MilneAnnie J. ParkAdam P. ReedRiley AnconaMolly P. AndersenPablo Andres-MartinezWill AngenentLiz ArguetaBenjamin ArkinLeonardo AscarrunzWilliam BakerCorey BarnesJohn BartolottaJordan BergRyan BesandBryce BjorkMatt BlainPaul BlanchardRobin Blume-KohoutMatt BohnAgustíin BorgnaDaniel Y. BotamanenkoRobert BoutelleNatalie BrownGrant T. BuckinghamNathaniel Q. BurdickWilliam Cody BurtonVaris CareyChristopher J. CarronJoe ChambersJia Wen ChanJohn ChildrenVictor E. ColussiSteven CrepinsekAndrew CuretonJoe DaviesDaniel DavisMatthew DeCrossDavid DeenConor DelaneyDavide DelVentoB. J. DeSalvoJason DominySydney DrotarRoss DuncanVanya EcclesAlec EdgingtonNeal EricksonStephen EricksonChristopher T. ErtsgaardJay EspositoBruce EvansTyler EvansMaya I. FabrikantAndrew FischerCameron FoltzMichael Foss-FeigDavid FrancoisBrad FreybergCharles GaoRobert GarayJane GarvinDavid M. GaudiosiChristopher N. GilbrethJosh GilesErin GlynnJeff GravesAzure HansenDavid HayesLukas HeidemannBob HigashiTyler HilbunJordan HinesAriana HlavatyKyle HoffmanIan M. HoffmanCraig HollimanIsobel HooperBob HorningJames HostetterDaniel HothemJack HoultonJared HoutRoss HutsonRyan T. JacobsTrent JacobsMelf JohannsenJacob JohansenLoren JonesSydney JulianRyan JungAidan KeayTodd KleinMark KochRyo KondoChang KongAsa KostoAlan LawrenceDavid LieferMichelle LollieDominic LucchettiNathan K. LysneChristian LytleCallum MacPhersonAndrew MalmSpencer MatherBrian MathewsonDaniel MaxwellLauren McCaffreyHannah McDougallRobin MendozaDavid B. MillerMichael MillsRichard MorrisonLouis NarmourNhung NguyenLora NugentScott OlsonDaniel OuelletteJeremy ParksZach PetersTimothy A. PetersonJessie PetrickaJuan M. PinoFrank PolitoAndrew C. PotterMatthias PreidlGabriel PriceTimothy ProctorMcKinley PughNoah RatcliffDaisy RaymondsonPeter RhodesConrad RomanCraig RoyCiaran Ryan-AndersonFernando Betanzo SanchezGeorge SangioloTatiana SawadskiAndrew SchafferPeter SchowJon SedlacekHenry SemenenkoPeter ShevchukSusan ShorePeter SiegfriedKartik SinghalSeyon SivarajahThomas SkripkaLucas SlettenBen SpaunR. Tucker SprenklePaul StouferMariel TaderStephen F. TaylorTravis H. ThompsonRaanan TobeyAnh TranTam TranGrahame VittoriniCurtis VolinJim WalkerSam WhiteGarrett R. WilliamsDouglas WilsonQuinn WolfChester WringeKevin YoungJian ZhengKristen ZuraskiCharles H. BaldwinAlex ChernoguzovJohn P. GaeblerSteven J. SandersBrian NeyenhuisRussell StutzJustin G. Bohnet doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10676-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10676-4 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10676-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10676-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09553-3 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09553-3

Fast formation in lithium-ion batteries outperforms conventional slow formation, lowering costs and improving battery capacity, stability and cycle life, offering broader application to electrode systems.]]> Mengjian FanJiantao LiGuiyang GaoBenli JiangLonglong FanQingxi YuanYinggan ZhangHongfei ZhengSaichao LiLiang LinZonghai ChenYang RenYuanyuan LiuWei HeGaosheng ChenBaisheng SaLaisen WangJie LinDong-Liang PengQingshui Xie doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09553-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09553-3 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-025-09553-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09553-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09473-2 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09473-2

Visualization of concentration-driven phase segregation within high-concentration interfacial layers in the context of high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries using liquid-cell electrochemical transmission electron microscopy reveals competitive interfacial reactions under lean electrolyte conditions at different phase boundaries.]]> Shiyuan ZhouFei PeiQizheng ZhengGen LiHongyuan YiLinzhi ChenShi TangQi KangZu-Wei YinSangui LiuLiangping XiaoLing HuangYu QiaoYunhui HuangShi-Gang SunHong-Gang Liao doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09473-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09473-2 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-025-09473-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09473-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10650-0 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10650-0

Biochemical, structural and cell biological analyses reveal that UAP56 (DDX39B) assembles with a TREX-2–like module that redirects non-functional polyadenylated RNAs from export to degradation.]]> Andrii BugaiUlrich HohmannAna LorenzoMax GrafLaura FinJérôme O. RouvièreLaszlo TirianYuhui DouMarion Le RestPatrik PolákDennis JohnsenLis JakobsenJens Skorstengaard AndersenJulius BrenneckeClemens PlaschkaTorben Heick Jensen doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10650-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10650-0 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10650-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10650-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10664-8 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10664-8

Permafrost thaw on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau increases rock-weathering rates while reducing river CO2 emissions, suggesting geological carbon fluxes may eventually outpace thaw-driven emissions.]]> 2 emissions induced by permafrost thaw]]> Liwei ZhangAaron BufeJoshua F. DeanGerard Rocher-RosRyan A. SponsellerEmily H. StanleyJan KarlssonDavid E. ButmanRan LiuLijun HouJinzhi DingShilong PiaoXinghui XiaTom J. Battin doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10664-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10664-8 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10664-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10664-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10679-1 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10679-1

Using single-nucleus multi-omic sequencing, diverse autism spectrum disorder-linked gene mutations converge on transient, stage-specific disruptions in early brain development, and highlight sex-specific gene expression alterations.]]> Lena A. SchwarzChristoph P. DotterSergey IsaevMichela LisiDaniel MalzlChristoph BüschlSabrina LadstätterBárbara OliveiraMatteo BarelBernadette BasilicoChaitanya ChintaluriSarah GorkiewiczMohammad GoudarziTereza BelinovaStephan ReichlGintarė SendžikaitėSatish Arcot JayaramPeter KoppensteinerChristoph SommerTim P. VogelsJörg MencheIgor AdameykoPeter V. KharchenkoChristoph BockGaia Novarino doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10679-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10679-1 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10679-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10679-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10643-z Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10643-z

Experiments using the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi and the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis reveal that the emergence of a core signalling pathway may have been a key innovation enabling the transition to multicellularity in animals.]]> Stanislav KremnyovTatiana LebedevaGrigory GenikhovichAndreas Hejnol doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10643-z Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10643-z 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10643-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10643-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10648-8 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10648-8

The migration of neurons in developing cerebral and cerebellar cortices is accompanied by massive DNA double-strand breaks due to mechanostress during passage through narrow interstitial spaces.]]> Zhejing ZhangAndres CanelaJunko KurisuPeilin ZouTakumi KawaueNaotaka NakazawaNoriko TakedaMai SaekiMasaki UtsunomiyaMerve BilgicFumiyoshi IshidateGianluca GrenciTakahiro FurutaYusuke KishiHiroyuki SasanumaMineko Kengaku doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10648-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10648-8 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10648-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10648-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10667-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10667-5

The Pakistan Genome Resource compiles biobank data from 173,303 individuals with high familial relatedness, broadening the catalogue of human genetic variation and establishing a population-specific genomic reference for Pakistan.]]> Christopher KochShareef KhalidMaleeha Zaman KhanShruthi BandyadkaBrian DoyonDaniel P. DenningMuhammad JahanzaibMuhammad Rehan MianWafa GulMuhammad Bilal LiaqatAneeqa BanoMarium DaharNamra SaqibLubna KamaniNazish ButtAnjum JalalRiffat SultanaShahid AbbasMusfireh SiddiqehMuhammad HaroonAsadullah KhanKhalid Parvez BabarAflak RasheedJaved IqbalFaizan AslamUmar UsmanMuhammad Akram BajwaAli HyderMuhammad Sadik MemonNauman HashmaniMohsin Iqbal HaroonAmbreen MuddassirSyed Asif Raza ZaidiMateen AkramMuhammad HussainSaima Naz MohsinSamreen BugtiTariq MehmoodAbdul Lateef RodeniShahid MukhtarTahir RasoolAdil MahmoodMuhammad Noor WazirSheraz Jamal KhanMuhammad Asghar KhanRahmat GhaffarSanaullah JanNoor Ul HadiRoshina AnjumRehan AbdullahMuhammad Usman MusharrafMuhammad Tahir BashirMuhammad AliIrfan MajeedMuhammad Haroon BilalShahzad Ali KhanChihiro HataIkuyo KouMakoto AsaumiWataru MoriiKatherine R. SmithKousik KunduKieren LythgowStewart MacArthurSebastian WasilewskiSlavé PetrovskiAris BarasGonçalo AbecasisAdolfo FerrandoGiovanni CoppolaAndrew DeublerLuca A. LottaJohn D. OvertonJeffrey G. ReidAlan ShuldinerKatherine SiminovitchJason PortnoyMarcus B. JonesLyndon MitnaulAlison FenneyJonathan MarchiniManuel Allen Revez FerreiraMaya GhoussainiMona NafdeWilliam SalernoCristen WillerLourdes CraneChristina BeechertErin FullerLaura M. CremonaEugene KalyuskinHang DuCaitlin ForsytheZhenhua GuKristy GuevaraMichael LattariAlexander LopezKia ManoochehriPrathyusha ChallaManasi PradhanRaymond ReynosoRicardo SchiavoMaria Sotiropoulos PadillaChenggu WangSarah E. WolfManan GoyalGeorge MitraSanjay SreeramRouel LancheVrushali MahajanSai Lakshmi VasireddyGisu EomKrishna Pawan PunuruSujit GokhaleBenjamin SultanPooja MuleMudasar SarwarMuhammad AqeelXiaodong BaiLance ZhangSean O’KeeffeRazvan PaneaEvan EdelsteinAyesha RasoolEvan K. MaxwellBoris BoutkovAlexander GorovitsJu GuanLukas HabeggerAlicia HawesOlga KrashenininaSamantha ZarateAdam J. MansfieldJoshua BackmanKathy BurchAdrian CamposLiron GanelSheila GaynorBenjamin GeraghtyArkopravo GhoshSalvador Romero MartinezChristopher GilliesLauren GurskiEric JorgensonTyler JosephMichael KesslerJack KosmickiAdam LockePriyanka NakkaKarl LandheerOlivier DelaneauAnthony MarckettaJoelle MbatchouArden MoscatiAnita PanditJonathan RossCarlo SidoreEli StahlTimothy ThorntonSailaja VedantamRujin WangKuan-Han WuBin YeBlair ZhangAndrey ZiyatdinovYuxin ZouJingning ZhangKyoko WatanabeMira TangFrank WendtSuganthi BalasubramanianSuying BaoKathie SunChuanyi ZhangSean YuAaron ZhangDavid CorriganDhruv ShidhayeChen WangKeyrun AdhikariAlexander LachmannBrian HobbsJon SilverWilliam PalmerRita GuerreiroAmit JoshiAntoine BaldassariSarah GrahamErnst MayerhoferErola Pairo CastineiraMary HaasNiek VerweijGeorge HindyJonas BovijnTanima DeLuanluan SunOlukayode SosinaArthur GillyPeter DornbosJuan Rodriguez-FloresGannie TzonevaMomodou W. JallowAnna AlkelaiAriane AyerVeera RajagopalSahar GelfmanVijay KumarJacqueline OttoJose BrasSilvia AlvarezJessie BrownHossein KhiabanianJoana RevezKimberly SkeadValentina ZavalaJae Soon SulLei ChenSam ChoiAmy DamaskNan LinCharles PauldingSameer MalhotraJoseph HermanMichelle G. LeBlancNadia RanaJennifer Rico-VarelaJaimee HernandezLarizbeth RomeroAshley PaynterRandi SchwartzJody HankinsAnna HanSamuel HartRyan SmithAnn Perez-BealsGina SolariJohannie Rivera-PicartMichelle PaganSunilbe SiceronJuan L. Rodriguez-FloresMoeen RiazManav KapoorJoshua D. BackmanAlan R. ShuldinerJames E. BradnerIgor SplawskiAsif RasheedJohn E. DominyAllan M. GurtanDanish Saleheen doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10667-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10667-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10667-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10667-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10653-x Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10653-x

A comprehensive map of the human motor cortex at single-neuron resolution is described.]]> Darrel R. DeoElizaveta V. OkorokovaAnna L. PritchardNick V. HahnNicholas S. CardSamuel R. Nason-TomaszewskiJustin JudeThomas HosmanEun Young ChoiDeqiang QiuYuguang MengMaitreyee WairagkarClaire NicolasForam B. KamdarCarrina IacobacciAlexander AcostaLeigh R. HochbergSydney S. CashZiv M. WilliamsDaniel B. RubinDavid M. BrandmanSergey D. StaviskyNicholas AuYongChethan PandarinathJohn E. DowneySliman J. BensmaiaJaimie M. HendersonFrancis R. Willett doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10653-x Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10653-x 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10653-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10653-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10660-y Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10660-y

A spatially resolved map of the human proteome across a variety of healthy tissues and cancers provides wide-ranging insights in developmental biology and oncology, and could aid the identification of therapeutic targets and development of treatments for cancer.]]> Liang YueWenhao JiangSainan LiMeng LuoNing FanXiaolu ZhanRui SunHonghan ChengZhangzhi XueTong LiuQianhe ZhouKexin ChenTian LuFang GuoDongwei LiWeigang GeZongxiang NieMengge LyuJun AYingrui WangYingdan ChenZhenhai FuNan XiangLu LiFengchao YuGuo Ci TeoAlexey I. NesvizhskiiMeng WangMichael P. SnyderBen C. CollinsQi XiaoRuedi AebersoldFei XuHui YangSijia ZhangYi HanYi ZhuYong JiYan LiTiannan Guo doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10660-y Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10660-y 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10660-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10660-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10540-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10540-5

Analyses of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal in southeast Siberia around 5,500 years ago indicate that highly virulent Yersinia pestis emerged earlier than previously estimated, far from the next known cases of infection in Late Neolithic Europe.]]> Ruairidh MacleodFrederik V. SeersholmBianca De SanctisAngela LieverseAdrian TimpsonRick SchultingJesper T. StenderupCharleen GaunitzLasse VinnerOlga Ivanovna GoriunovaVladimir Ivanovich BazaliiskiiSergei V. VasilyevErin JessupYucheng WangChristopher Bronk RamseyMark G. ThomasRussell Corbett-DetigAstrid K. N. IversenAndrzej W. WeberMartin SikoraEske Willerslev doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10540-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10540-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10540-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10540-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10691-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10691-5

Wide-scale recordings reveal neurons in the human brain that encode fundamental components of language such as the grammatical relationships between words, their parts of speech and the higher-order syntactic structure of phrases and sentences.]]> Jing CaiYoav KfirMohsen JamaliHesen HuangYoung Joon KimSydney S. CashZiv M. Williams doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10691-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10691-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10691-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10691-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10675-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10675-5

A large language model artificial intelligence agent operating in a sandboxed electronic health record system can autonomously take patient histories, order tests, interpret findings, diagnose conditions and propose treatments, outperforming experienced clinicians while adhering to safety standards and clinical guidelines.]]> Dyke FerberLars HilgersChristiane HöperBenedict Kinny-KösterJan-Niklas EckardtKatharina Egger-HeidrichMarius BillMartin M. K. SchneiderJan ClusmannLejla KadricMarcel OehmeMaximilian Mayrhofer-SchmidAlexander OeserGeorg WölfleinIsabella C. WiestJan Moritz MiddekeA. John IafrateDaniel TruhnDirk JägerJakob Nikolas Kather doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10675-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10675-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10675-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10675-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10682-6 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10682-6

A rice gene, CHPO, links chilling resilience with nitrogen-use efficiency, revealing a domestication-shaped regulatory mechanism that could guide breeding of climate-resilient, sustainable rice varieties.]]> CHPO coordinates chilling recovery and nitrogen use in rice]]> Jie CaoYunyuan XuZhitao LiJingdan HanQian QianSong GeHong WangWei LuoKang Chong doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10682-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10682-6 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10682-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10682-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10635-z Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10635-z

By embedding core computer vision principles into a large-scale optical metasurface, an efficient vision processing system using far fewer parameters is demonstrated to outperform many digital models and enables deployment on edge devices.]]> Jiayong PengMingcheng LuoYuxi HanSiying WuHongsheng LiBhavin J. ShastriChester ShuQi DouYang ChaiChaoran Huang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10635-z Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10635-z 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10635-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10635-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10654-w Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10654-w

A technique combining atomically resolved scanning tunnelling microscopy with neural-quantum-state quantum Monte Carlo simulation of disordered 2D electron Wigner solids establishes a powerful framework to enable the clear identification of two distinct defect-induced disorder regimes.]]> Zhehao GeConor SmithZehao HeYubo YangQize LiHa-Leem KimZiyu XiangJianghan XiaoWenjie ZhouSalman KahnAining HuMelike ErdiRounak BanerjeeTakashi TaniguchiKenji WatanabeSeth Ariel TongayMiguel A. MoralesShiwei ZhangFeng WangMichael F. Crommie doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10654-w Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10654-w 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10654-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10654-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10666-6 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10666-6

A supramolecular strategy, in which uniform, dynamic nanopores are constructed, overcomes the limitations of limited structural control, mechanical fragility or demanding synthesis in nanoporous anion-conducting membranes, providing a versatile tool for molecularly engineering transport pathways.]]> Ziang XuDongcheng LinHaoyu YinQingqing FengFabrizia FogliaYihan ZhenAdam MorrisQuentin BerrodMaobin PangLida HuangJing LiuJiekang TianXiaonan WangChunming YangXingchen TangXi ZhangBaoguo WangHaotian WangKai Liu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10666-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10666-6 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10666-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10666-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01756-6 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01756-6

Animals often use recent experience to guide future choices. Whole-brain imaging in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) reveals a dedicated neural circuit that governs history-biased decisions: the thalamus maintains the most recent event as a stable pattern of neuronal activity, and the brainstem integrates recent experiences into a continuous signal that biases future action.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01756-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01756-6 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01756-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01756-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01923-9 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01923-9

A two-drug combination induces hypothermia in mice by lowering metabolism and dilating blood vessels.]]> Edward Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01923-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01923-9 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01923-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01923-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01938-2 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01938-2

Report shows region is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.]]> Rachel FieldhouseMohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01938-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01938-2 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01938-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01938-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01719-x Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01719-x

Relics of wonder.]]> Mark Arnold doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01719-x Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01719-x 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01719-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01719-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01702-6 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01702-6

A quantum computer based on trapped ions can connect any two quantum bits, reaching performance levels that conventional computers cannot match.]]> Crystal Noel doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01702-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01702-6 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01702-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01702-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01891-0 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01891-0

A general-purpose artificial-intelligence vision system for use in image-sensing devices has been developed by embedding fundamentals of core computer-vision operations into a light-manipulating planar material called an optical metasurface. A prototype enables accurate, real-time perception and processing across diverse tasks, suggesting that this could be a solution for rapid, low-energy, on-device vision intelligence.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01891-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01891-0 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01891-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01891-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01705-3 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01705-3

As neurons migrate to their final destinations in the forming brain, their DNA gets damaged. The brain has evolved a fix, but there can be lasting consequences if repair fails.]]> Monica D. ManamChristopher A. Walsh doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01705-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01705-3 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01705-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01705-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01882-1 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01882-1

The European Union has declared that it wants to stop using animals in chemical safety testing. Its goal will need a timeline and a serious funding commitment.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01882-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01882-1 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01882-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01882-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01903-z Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01903-z

Existing global efforts to reduce harms caused by smoking have targeted tobacco smoking, but vapes containing nicotine are also harmful.]]> Rachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01903-z Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01903-z 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01903-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01903-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01922-w Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01922-w

Neural maps reveal the specialized cells that produce speech.]]> Max Kozlov doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01922-w Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01922-w 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01922-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01922-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01703-5 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01703-5

A microscale gripper that can be opened and closed using light can fit into tight spaces and perform tasks linked to clinical applications.]]> Leander SiegleHarald Giessen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01703-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01703-5 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01703-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01703-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01960-4 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01960-4

Proteins that ‘buffer’ the effects of mutations could help to treat diseases such as cancers. Plus, goats can follow human voices and the battle over a key ocean observatory project in the United States.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01960-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01960-4 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01960-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01960-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01739-7 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01739-7

Reconstruction of the ancestral gene repertoire of eukaryotic cells reveals traces of a series of close, long-term interactions with diverse microorganisms, and a role of viruses in gene exchange. The findings challenge the view that eukaryotic cells evolved from a simple merger of just two organisms.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01739-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01739-7 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01739-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01739-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01883-0 Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01883-0

Biology has clever ways to mask the effects of potentially harmful gene mutations. Scientists are investigating how this ‘buffering’ works — and how to exploit it.]]> Philip Ball doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01883-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-17; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01883-0 2026-06-17 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01883-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01883-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10770-7 Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10770-7

Author Correction: Ontogeny and transcriptional regulation of Thetis cells]]> Yoselin A. Paucar IzaTyler ParkEliyambuya BakerGayathri ShibuTilman HoeltingGreyson FeatherAnushka YadavYollanda Franco ParisottoZihan ZhaoBlossom AkagbosuMarc Elosua BayesLogan FisherLucas M. JamesJianping MaBenjamin D. PhilpotBehdad AfzaliChristina LeslieChrysothemis C. Brown doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10770-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10770-7 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10770-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10770-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01916-8 Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01916-8

Terms of endearment? Bias in first-name eponyms for species named after people]]> Elizabeth J. CarlenJonathan B. LososSamantha E. E. Kreling doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01916-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01916-8 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01916-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01916-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01914-w Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01914-w

The Haber–Bosch fertilizer production process should be taught through a social-ecological lens]]> Jianjun Wu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01914-w Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01914-w 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01914-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01914-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01811-2 Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01811-2

A scientist’s account of switching focus to tackle pressing problems, and researchers consider the best way to preserve eggs, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01811-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01811-2 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01811-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01811-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01915-9 Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01915-9

El Niño in a thermally saturated world]]> Carlos García-Soto doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01915-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01915-9 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01915-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01915-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01881-2 Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01881-2

The mathematics community is right to call for transparency, integrity and fairness to be protected when AI tools are used. Researchers in other disciplines could learn from this approach.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01881-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01881-2 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01881-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01881-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01877-y Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01877-y

As machines replace human labour, welfare states built on salary-linked taxation will need fundamental redesign.]]> Ljubica Nedelkoska doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01877-y Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01877-y 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01877-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01877-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01884-z Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01884-z

Influencers and ultra-rich people looking to extend their lifespan are trading tips and tricks on how to eke out extra years.]]> Chris Stokel-Walker doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01884-z Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01884-z 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01884-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01884-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01939-1 Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01939-1

Estimates range from 17 to 995.5. Plus, one man with paralysis is using a brain–computer interface at home and GLP-1 obesity drugs appear to boost testosterone and sperm quality.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01939-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01939-1 2026-06-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01939-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01939-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10768-1 Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10768-1

Nanocrystal-tailored recombination for all-perovskite tandem solar modules]]> Ke XiaoHongfei SunXinke KongHan GaoJing LouXingze ChenZimo HuDongdong XuRenxing LinRunnan LiuSiyu XiaJin XieYe LiuXin LuoFengjia FanChangqi MaChao ChangYuanyuan WangHairen Tan doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10768-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10768-1 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10768-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10768-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01833-w Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01833-w

The female individual’s brain was removed after her death, but her remains were carefully reassembled for her interment.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01833-w Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01833-w 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01833-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01833-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01867-0 Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01867-0

Preliminary study finds that testosterone levels increase or stabilize in people taking GLP-1 medications.]]> Mariana Lenharo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01867-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01867-0 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01867-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01867-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01929-3 Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01929-3

Newly uncovered bones hint at how Iron Age Britons treated their dead. Plus, AI models have failed to beat human mathematicians at research-level problems and the everyday items that make great scientific tools.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01929-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01929-3 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01929-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01929-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01917-7 Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01917-7

As Kew Botanic Gardens completes a scan of its collections, AI tools could help in the fight against biodiversity loss.]]> Davide Castelvecchi doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01917-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01917-7 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01917-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01917-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01889-8 Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01889-8

An economist sets out how communities can direct economic decisions and not just endure their consequences.]]> Clara Mattei doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01889-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01889-8 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01889-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01889-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01863-4 Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01863-4

The device has helped a man with motor neuron disease communicate and control his computer for nearly two years.]]> Miryam Naddaf doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01863-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01863-4 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01863-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01863-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01887-w Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01887-w

Advances in machine learning and other technologies are helping researchers to trace the movements, landmarks and social practices of wildlife.]]> Ryan Huling doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01887-w Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01887-w 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01887-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01887-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01885-y Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01885-y

Technology has led to unprecedented innovation, but common household items can help make research more reproducible — and accessible.]]> Amanda Heidt doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01885-y Nature, Published online: 2026-06-15; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01885-y 2026-06-15 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01885-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01885-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01834-9 Nature, Published online: 14 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01834-9

Lung cancer risk was higher in people who took up electronic cigarettes than in those who quit smoking completely.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01834-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-14; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01834-9 2026-06-14 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01834-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01834-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01911-z Nature, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01911-z

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.]]> Andrew Robinson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01911-z Nature, Published online: 2026-06-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01911-z 2026-06-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01911-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01911-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01912-y Nature, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01912-y

Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.]]> Benjamin ThompsonNick Petrić Howe doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01912-y Nature, Published online: 2026-06-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01912-y 2026-06-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01912-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01912-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01876-z Nature, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01876-z

The papal letter goes beyond a religious document and diagnoses a failure in AI governance that the scientific community should heed.]]> Paolo Benanti doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01876-z Nature, Published online: 2026-06-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01876-z 2026-06-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01876-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01876-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01902-0 Nature, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01902-0

Video blogger’s viral accusations of data manipulation in Nature journals have sparked intense debate and speedy institutional investigations.]]> Xiaoying You doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01902-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01902-0 2026-06-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01902-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01902-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01888-9 Nature, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01888-9

A new benchmark pitting AI against previously unseen maths problems shows that systems still fall short of top human expertise.]]> Davide Castelvecchi doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01888-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-06-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01888-9 2026-06-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01888-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01888-9