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/s41586-026-10953-2 Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10953-2

Operational Tropical Cyclone Forecasting with AI]]> Ferran AletTom R. AnderssonIlan PriceStratis MarkouAndrew El-KadiDominic MastersAmy LiSamier MerchantNatalie WilliamsGregory ThorntonKen MacKayOlivia GrahamAkib UddinBen GaiarinDevaja ShahElinor KruseWallace HogsettDavid ZelinskyJohn CangialosiJonathan MartinezJames FranklinMark DeMariaKate MusgraveCaroline L. BainHelen TitleyJacklynn StottRemi LamAaron BellPaul KomarekMatthew WillsonAlvaro Sanchez-GonzalezPeter Battaglia doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10953-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10953-2 2026-08-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10953-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10953-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02429-0 Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02429-0

Vehicles are less likely to smash into deer on the road where the big cats are on patrol.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02429-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02429-0 2026-08-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02429-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02429-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02360-4 Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02360-4

Measuring the deformation of a surface hit by a falling droplet offers insights into water’s erosive power.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02360-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02360-4 2026-08-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02360-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02360-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02458-9 Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02458-9

The device’s simple design could rival much more complex alternatives in biophysics research — and could even be used to search for dark matter.]]> Dhruv Shenai doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02458-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02458-9 2026-08-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02458-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02458-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02235-8 Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02235-8

The technology is proving adept at finding faults in decades-old papers and reference databases.]]> Chris Stokel-Walker doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02235-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02235-8 2026-08-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02235-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02235-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02460-1 Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02460-1

Funding is being terminated for projects including a future CERN experiment and the iconic Lovell Telescope.]]> Elizabeth Gibney doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02460-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02460-1 2026-08-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02460-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02460-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10970-1 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10970-1

Thermally evaporated perovskite/silicon tandems via formamidinium eutectic]]> Chao LuoRui HeLuo RanJingcong HuYuduan WangYu ShiYi MoCheng YanYuxin YaoZihao ZhuChenxia KanXinyi DuLing Kai LeeQilin ZhouNengxu LiXiuxiu NiuFengtao PeiMing LinXi WangJinxi ChenZhenrong JiaTao WangZijing DongXiao GuoMeng XinXinyu ZhangYuhui JiangPeng GaoKeli WangYabin MaZhen GuanJing WeiSai BaiYu ChenWan-Jian YinQing ZhaoZhigang XieXueling ZhangYifeng ChenJifan GaoYi Hou doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10970-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10970-1 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10970-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10970-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10963-0 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10963-0

Publisher Correction: Progressive plasticity during colorectal cancer metastasis]]> Andrew MoormanElizabeth K. BenitezFrancesco CambuliQingwen JiangAhmed MahmoudMelissa LumishSaskia HartnerSasha BalkaranJonathan BermeoSimran AsawaCanan FiratAsha SaxenaFan WuAnisha LuthraCassandra BurdziakYubin XieValeria SgambatiKathleen LuckettYanyun LiZhifan YiIgnas MasilionisKevin SoaresEmmanouil PappouRona YaegerT. Peter KinghamWilliam JarnaginPhilip B. PatyMartin R. WeiserLinas MazutisMichael D’AngelicaJinru ShiaJulio Garcia-AguilarTal NawyTravis J. HollmannRonan ChalignéFrancisco Sanchez-VegaRoshan SharmaDana Pe’erKaruna Ganesh doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10963-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10963-0 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10963-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10963-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10977-8 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10977-8

Editorial Expression of Concern: Tumour exosome integrins determine organotropic metastasis]]> Ayuko HoshinoBruno Costa-SilvaTang-Long ShenGoncalo RodriguesAyako HashimotoMilica Tesic MarkHenrik MolinaShinji KohsakaAngela Di GiannataleSophia CederSwarnima SinghCaitlin WilliamsNadine SoplopKunihiro UryuLindsay PharmerTari KingLinda BojmarAlexander E. DaviesYonathan ArarsoTuo ZhangHaiying ZhangJonathan HernandezJoshua M. WeissVanessa D. Dumont-ColeKimberly KramerLeonard H. WexlerAru NarendranGary K. SchwartzJohn H. HealeyPer SandstromKnut Jørgen LaboriElin H. KurePaul M. GrandgenettMichael A. HollingsworthMaria de SousaSukhwinder KaurManeesh JainKavita MallyaSurinder K. BatraWilliam R. JarnaginMary S. BradyOystein FodstadVolkmar MullerKlaus PantelAndy J. MinnMina J. BissellBenjamin A. GarciaYibin KangVinagolu K. RajasekharCyrus M. GhajarIrina MateiHector PeinadoJacqueline BrombergDavid Lyden doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10977-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10977-8 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10977-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10977-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02445-0 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02445-0

Researchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help make a cancer drug.]]> Junk plastic turns into high-value commodity with chemistry trick]]> Maren HunsbergerNick Petrić Howe doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02445-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02445-0 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02445-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02445-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10798-9 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10798-9

Results from a panel of assays that analyse different aspects of DNA sequence specificity reveal more than 100 new motifs to aid the characterization of putative human transcription factors.]]> Arttu JolmaKaitlin U. LavertyAli FathiAlly W. H. YangIsaac YellanIlya E. VorontsovAntoni J. GralakJudith F. Kribelbauer-SwietekSachi InukaiRozita RazaviMihai AlbuAlexander BrechalovZain M. PatelVladimir NozdrinGeorgy MeshcheryakovAndrey BuyanIvan KozinSergey AbramovAlexandr BoytsovFedor A. KolpakovVsevolod J. MakeevMarjan BarazandehZhenfeng DengChun HuSamuel A. LambertSara E. PourMikhail SalnikovHong ZhengGiovanna AmbrosiniJudith F. Kribelbauer-SwietekMarie-Luise PlescherSemyon KolmykovIvan YevshinNikita GryzunovMikhail NikonovArsenii ZinkevichKaterina FaltejskovaPavel KravchenkoVasilii KamenetsDmitry PenzarAnton VlasovAldo Hernandez-CorchadoHamed S. NajafabadiXiaoting ChenQuaid MorrisMatthew T. WeirauchOriol FornesVsevolod J. MakeevJan GrauIvo GrossePhilipp BucherBart DeplanckeIvan V. KulakovskiyTimothy R. Hughes doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10798-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10798-9 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10798-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10798-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10871-3 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3

High-spatial-resolution observations of the solar photosphere reveal a far more complex and dynamic solar scene than previously observed and show that ubiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities drive plasma mixing on the Sun.]]> David KuridzeFriedrich WögerMichiel van NoortMatthias RempelRobert CameronThomas RimmeleSami K. SolankiSarah A. JaeggliAlexandra TritschlerHan UitenbroekDamien PrzybylskiDavid A. Boboltz doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10871-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10890-0 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10890-0

The RNA-binding protein ZFP36L2 mediates stress-adaptive plasticity in intestinal regeneration and colorectal cancer metastasis.]]> Qingwen JiangManisha S. RaghavanAileen M. RodriguezMorgan LalloCyrus L. TamSaskia HartnerBritney ForsythAhmed MahmoudFabian ZinckeHuiyong ZhaoAndrew MoormanSasha BalkaranKathleen LuckettJura PintarYevgeniy RominEric ChanAnthony SantellaBernadette MödlFarheen ShahIlyes BaaliMichael G. KharasElisa de StanchinaNil UrganciJinru ShiaDana Pe’erFrancisco Sanchez-VegaRichard KocheQuaid MorrisJoseph M. ChanKaruna Ganesh doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10890-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10890-0 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10890-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10890-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10883-z Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10883-z

A three-dimensional printing method transforms hydrogel particles into aligned microfibres during extrusion, creating structural anisotropy to accelerate muscle tissue regeneration.]]> Dezhi ZhouBohan DouShiyuan FanHon Son OoiKai HanYilong HeXuening ZhangChuqian WangYuzhi GuoLiping ChenHeng LiuJie NaQiang HeHaitao WuQi GuLiliang Ouyang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10883-z Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10883-z 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10883-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10883-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10874-0 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0

Amygdala astrocyte primary cilia are disrupted during stress, and their restoration leads to improvements in stress-related behaviour in mice.]]> Sara G. PelazKatsukuni MitsuiNatalia KolosowskaHaley FritchChiranjivi NeupaneVanessa H. CashaMarta Alonso-GardónVijaya PandeyLizheng WangRiki KawaguchiJames A. WohlschlegelJiami GuoSteven A. McCarrollSabina BerrettaBaljit S. Khakh doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10874-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10843-7 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7

Integration of genome-scale CRISPR screening data from traditional cell lines and next-generation cancer models expands the representation of tumour subtypes and genomic alterations in The Cancer Dependency Map.]]> James V. NeiswenderSamuel MaffaLisa BrenanDina ElHarouniYejie YunIsabella BoyleKirsty WienandHaider InamTate BerteaAshley AndersonMegan WongMatias EnriquezEvan LenzBeatriz VillafrancaNora ShanksMary HagerNia LloydHannah ShadmanySarah J. WieHarry LiangKonnor YunghansXiaomeng ZhangLauren GoldenHannah HarrisSerena DayPhilip MontgomerySamantha StokesRoss M. GiglioCynthia HajalJames R. WhittleGuadalupe GarciaCaitlin E. MillsMehdi TouatKristine PeltonHongyu LiPrem Sai PrabhakarSonja HerterZoe Hoffmann KamratDan GuiJulien DillyChen Khuan WongJimmy A. GuoSangita PalYossef BaidiRyan JohnstonDaniel D. BrownSonam BhatiaPeter S. WinterSrivatsan RaghavanRameen BeroukhimEva ColasDavid L. SpectorAdam J. BassPeter K. SorgerYu ChenSarah J. HillSteffi OesterreichAdrian V. LeeHimisha BeltranJesse S. BoehmYuen-Yi TsengDavid E. RootWilliam C. HahnAndrew J. AguirreCatarina D. CampbellKeith L. LigonJoshua M. DempsterTsukasa ShibueFrancisca Vazquez doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10843-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10843-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10867-z Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10867-z

A mild chemical process upcycles polyvinyl chloride waste into polyalphaolefin lubricants with tunable properties, offering an economical route to plastic recycling and improved carbon circularity.]]> Eric Munyaneza NuwayoConnor ThompsonAbby CivielloAdrian DiMarcoJingtao ZhangSeungjoo LeeGugyeong SungTridip DasYue ZhangClark VuShelby KoshakJohn B. MatsonAli ErdemirWilliam A. Goddard IIIXi ChenGuoliang Liu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10867-z Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10867-z 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10867-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10867-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10822-y Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10822-y

A fast, low-error entangling gate for dual-rail cavity erasure qubits preserves a strong error hierarchy, advancing scalable quantum error correction with substantially improved fault-tolerant performance.]]> Nitish MehtaJames D. TeohTaewan NohAnkur AgrawalAmos AndersonBeau BirdsallAvadh BrahmbhattWinfred ByrdAnthony CabreraMarc CacioppoLeo CarrollJonathan ChenTzu-Chiao ChienRichard A. ChamberlinJacob C. CurtisDoreen DansoSanjana Renganatha DesiganFrancesco D’AcountoBassel Heiba ElfekyS. M. FarzanehChase FoleyBenjamin GudlewskiHannah HastingsRobert JohnsonNishaad KhedkarTrevor KeenAnup KumarCihan KurterKamila KrawczukEric LangstengelRichard D. LiGangqiang LiuHanyi LuPinlei LuLuke Mastalli-KellyAdam MainesMichael MaxwellHeather McCarrickMona MirzaeiAnirudh NarlaOmar RashadErik ReikesMizanur RahmanRurik PrimianiMichael SchwallerAli SabbahTali ShemmaRuby A. ShiSitakanta SatapathyDean StolpeJonathan StrenczewilkDoug SzperkaIu-Wei SzeDavid SweeneyPreetham TikkireddiChin-Lun TsungDaren Vet SamDaniel K. WeissZhibo YangLiuqi YuTeng ZhangOlivier BoireauStephen HortonSean WeinbergJosé AumentadoBryan CordChan U. LeiJoseph O. YuanShantanu O. MundhadaKevin S. ChouS. Harvey Moseley JrRobert J. Schoelkopf doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10822-y Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10822-y 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10822-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10822-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10865-1 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10865-1

An ‘encapsulation epitaxy’ mechanism is used to grow air-stable, two-dimensional superconducting films at the interface of a 2D–3D hybrid substrate, holding promise for use in fabrication of superconducting quantum circuitry.]]> Xudong ZhengSameia ZamanKenan ZhangConnor A. OcchialiniHaowei XuZhien WangXinyan LiFangyuan LiuLuiz Gustavo Pimenta MartinsSejoon LimTianyi ZhangTilo H. YangJiangtao WangYunyue ZhuZachariah HennighausenSein ParkSteven VitaleKevin TibbettsStephen MargiottaPhillip KimCong SuYimo HanJu LiRiccardo CominWilliam D. OliverJoel Î-j. WangJing Kong doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10865-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10865-1 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10865-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10865-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10879-9 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10879-9

Stimulation of human cortex reorganizes neural assemblies and induces cell-type-specific gene regulatory programs, establishing an ex vivo framework that links stimulation parameters to circuit and transcriptional responses for designing targeted neuromodulatory therapies.]]> Haley MooreMantre DehnadAnne FreelinBryan GrangerSuganya SubramanianTjitse van der MolenAshwinikumar KulkarniStefano BertoBradley C. LegaGenevieve Konopka doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10879-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10879-9 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10879-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10879-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10806-y Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10806-y

The international collaboration of the Human Cancer Models Initiative presents a comprehensive resource of next-generation cancer models from 2,780 donors with 25 cancer types and integrated tumour–model genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses.]]> Dina ElHarouniMushriq Al-JazraweSeongmin ChoiMerve DedeToshinori HinoueSean A. MisekHeeju NohLuca ZanellaYuen-Yi TsengHayley E. FranciesDennis PlenkerCindy W. KyiJulyann Perez-MayoralMegan J. StineEva Tonsing-CarterRachana AgarwalJean Claude ZenklusenJames M. ClintonJennifer M. SheltonTimothy R. ChuWilliam F. HooperXavi LoinazPaula KeskulaJordan TaglePeyton C. KuhlersBahar TercanSylvia F. BojAlessandro VasciaveoLorenzo TomassoniJames M. CrawfordShawna WalshClaire SinaiSonam BhatiaPriya SrideviHardik PatelMaria Antonietta CeroneMubarak AkadriAndrew J. AguirreRehan AkbaniMajd Al AssaadWael Al ZoughbiAlyaa Al-IbraheemiSahar AlkhairyNasser AltorkiSilvia AndreaniJoshua ArayaGayatri ArunAdel AtariStefanie AvrilToby M. BakerMetin BalabanMichael BarnesCaitlyn W. BarrettAdam BassAlexandra E. BeckPascal BelleauChristopher C. BenzBhavneet BhinderShriram G. BhosleJulie BoernerJay BowenLauren BraisBradley M. BroomCatherine A. BullenJonathan M. BuscagliaThomas Anthony CaiazzaJoshua D. CampbellEvelyn CantilloSong CaoJared A. CapuanoMauro A. A. CastroEloise Chapman-DavisKami ChiottiToni K. ChoueiriKin-Hoe ChowWolu ChukwuAlanna J. ChurchHans CleversCatherine ClintonIsidro Cortes-CirianoDaniel B. CostaGregory M. CoteBrian D. CromptonSabrina D’AgostoSimona DalinMelissa DavisFrederik De SmetRebecca DeasyMimoun DelmarPaula I. DenoyaAstrid DeschênesLi DingElizabeth R. DuffyRuvimbo DzvurumiKenneth EngJose Espejo Valle-InclanBishoy M. FaltasMichelle FeenstraIdhaliz FloresSharon B. FoxMelissa K. FreyMarina FrimerJack GeduldigVeerle GeurtsGad GetzJames G. R. GilbertGary L. GoldbergSara GoodwinPeter K. GregersenEvan GrossmanAkansha A. GuptaAmber N. HabowskiWilliam C. HahnPeter HammermanD. Neil HayesDavid I. HeimanElizabeth P. HenskeCarmen Herranz-OrsJulian M. HessKevin HolcombAndrew L. HongChristine HudsonVictoria HungLora IlievKatherine A. JanewayJulia O. JapoGrace JohnsonJihang JuTroy J. KaneSamuel J. KlempnerMelissa KramerAnneke KrammAlexander KrasnitzShwetha V. KumarRita Teresa LawlorGwo-Shu Mary LeeSiyun LeeHongyu LiEllen LiMadison LiistroJochen LorchCarolina LucchesiClaudio LuchiniSeth MalinowskiJyothi ManoharLaura A. MartelloJennifer L. MartiM. Laura MartinR. Jay MashlW. Richard McCombieAaron K. McCormickBrian W. McSteenChristine N. MetzAna MolinaJuan Miguel MosqueraJenna E. MoyerAnthony MurphyPayal NaikIndu NairDavid M. NanusEmon NasajpourJones T. NauseefLisa NewmanKimmie NgSamuel Y. NgAllyson OceanCoyin OhKentaro OharaKadir OzlerKila PanchotNicole PavaoAntonio PeaKristine PeltonAnson PengClaudia K. PetritschPayal PradhanSidharth V. PuramMeifang QiSrivatsan RaghavanBenjamin J. RaphaelDavid RequenaPhoebe L. ReubenEsther RheinbayArvind RishiCarmen RiosA. Gordon RobertsonPeter RonningAshley R. RuehrSuzanne RussoAndrea RuzzenenteMichael RyanRoberto SalviaDavid SandakShahab SarmashghiAshish SaxenaAbeer SayeedParul ShuklaAndrea SbonerAldo ScarpaDouglas S. ScherrFrancesco SerafiniHui ShenAniket ShettyManish ShahEwa SicinskaSabina SignorettiMichael SigourosAmber R. SmithYizhe SongYingduo SongConrado T. SoriaCora SternbergJoshua M. StuartCheryl L. ThompsonNatalie TsangAviad TsherniakCristina ValenteSara ValentiniJohan H. van EsBarbara Van HareShivakumar VigneshJayne VogelzangAbigail WardFiona WatkinsonSophie WebsterJohn N. WeinsteinDavid M. WeinstockMichael C. WendlBrian M. WolpinChristopher K. WongMaoxin WuMatthew A. WyczalkowskiWilliam P. WysockiAlexa YeagleySmitha YerrumCharles H. YoonJenny YuanBrian YuehZhenyu ZhangKyle EllrottCalvin J. KuoOlivier ElementoSemir BeyazVincenzo CorboDavid L. SpectorRameen BeroukhimMartin L. FergusonAndrew D. CherniackPeter W. LairdNicolas RobineAndrew McPhersonKatherine A. HoadleyMathew J. GarnettDavid A. TuvesonAndrea CalifanoPaul T. SpellmanKeith L. LigonDaniela S. GerhardLouis M. StaudtJesse S. Boehm doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10806-y Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10806-y 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10806-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10806-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10860-6 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10860-6

Astrocytes promote central nervous system (CNS) immunity through antigen presentation and activation of CD40 in astrocytes by CD40L expressed by CD4+ T cells in a model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.]]> +MHC-II⁺ astrocytes promotes CNS autoimmunity]]> Joon-Hyuk LeeZhaorong LiJoselyn S. SotoAh-Ram KimTomer IllouzCarolina M. PolonioMichael KilianJessica E. KenisonAnton M. SchüleCamilo Faust AklHong-Gyun LeeBrian M. AndersenJessica J. YeJoseph M. RoneGavin PiesterLena SrunJazmin MartinezAustin DankoJinsu LeeTae Hyun HeoElizabeth N. ChungLandon K. OetjenPere Duart-AbadiaNakyung KooNorbert PerrimonMichael A. WheelerBaljit S. KhakhStephanie E. J. ZandeeAlexandre PratFrancisco J. Quintana doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10860-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10860-6 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10860-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10860-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10884-y Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10884-y

Virtual Tissues (VirTues), a foundation model for spatial proteomics that captures tissue organization across scales, supports marker reconstruction, cell segmentation and typing, niche annotation, spatial biomarker discovery and patient stratification across heterogeneous panels and datasets.]]> Johann WencksternEeshaan JainBenedikt von QuerfurthYexiang ChengKiril VasilevMatteo ParisetPhil F. ChengPetros LiakopoulosOlivier MichielinAndreas WickiGabriele GutCharlotte Bunne doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10884-y Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10884-y 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10884-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10884-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10740-z Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10740-z

Chronic reactivation of distinct herpesviruses and anelloviruses occur during acute and long COVID-19, and track with disease severity, inflammation and outcomes, revealing immune signatures with prognostic potential.]]> Cole MaguireJing ChenNadine RouphaelBrinkley A. MorseAnnmarie HochHarry PickeringHoang Van PhanAbigail GlascockVictoria ChuRavi DandekarSteven M. HollandLindsey B. RosenSerena LeeTatyana VaysmanJoann Diray-ArceJing ChenAlvin T. KhoCarly E. MillirenAna C. ChangKerry McEnaneyCaitlin SyphursBrenda BartonClaudia LentucciMaimouna D. MurphyMehmet SaluvanTanzia ShaheenShanshan LiuMarisa AlbertArash Nemati HayatiRobert BryantJames AbrahamMitchell CooneyMeagan KarolyNaresh Doni JayaveluScott PresnellBernard KohrTomasz JancsykAzlann ArnettJames A. OvertonRandi VitaKerstin WestendorfJames A. OvertonOfer LevyHanno SteenPatrick van ZalmBenoit FatouKinga K. SmolenArthur ViodeSimon van HarenMeenakshi JhaDavid StevensonAthena N. NguyenAlec L. 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HoughDavid HaflerAlison D. AugustinePatrice M. BeckerBjoern PetersAl OzonoffSeunghee Kim-SchulzeFlorian KrammerSteven E. BosingerWalter EckalbarMatthew C. AltmanMichael WilsonLeying GuanSteven H. KleinsteinKinga K. SmolenElaine F. ReedOfer LevyHolden MaeckerPeter HuntHanno SteenJoann Diray-ArceCharles R. LangelierEsther Melamed doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10740-z Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10740-z 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10740-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10740-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10863-3 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10863-3

Female restitution in interspecific sugarcane hybrids between Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum arises from second division restitution, as haplotype-resolved F1 genomes reveal duplicated, partially recombined maternal chromatids and distinctive recombination signatures, resolving its meiotic mechanism and enabling breeding strategies to accelerate crop improvement.]]> Sihui ZhuHaibao TangTyler JonesNathan FumiaJing ZhouLingmin CaiWen WangYanhong ZhouHaoming MaoLiping ZuoYutong ZhengYixing ZhangZhaoqian JiHuanhuan TaoJianling PanYating XuHuiru ChenChifumi NagaiRay Ming doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10863-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10863-3 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10863-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10863-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10875-z Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10875-z

A cold-atom quantum simulator reveals the pseudogap metallic state in the Hubbard model, mapping its phase diagram and advancing understanding of doped Mott insulators and high-temperature superconductivity.]]> Lev Haldar KendrickAnant KaleYouqi GangAlexander Dennisovich DetersMartin LebratAaron W. YoungMarkus Greiner doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10875-z Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10875-z 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10875-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10875-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10899-5 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10899-5

The synthetic-acid-responsive membranolytic peptide aMPC16-CA50 induces immunogenic membranolytic cell death in tumour cells, robustly potentiating immune checkpoint blockade therapy.]]> Yueling YuanLifang LiangJie LiChengrun LiFuxiang WangKai YanChanjuan SuJingxian ChenFan LanZining WuRupei DuYaofeng ZhouXiongwei XiangJueqiong XuHuosheng ZhouLong ZouZhouming ZhangYuhao ZhangSongyin HuangYajing ZhangPenghui ZhouTianmeng SunKaiting YangZhibin ZhaoZhexiong LianShiyan XiaoJianjun ChengYan BaoMenghua Xiong doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10899-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10899-5 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10899-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10899-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10830-y Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10830-y

A clinically annotated multi-omic organoid resource with matched tumour samples from 256 patients across 5 cancers maps gene dependencies, reveals subtype-specific vulnerabilities and uncovers treatment-driven changes, expanding mechanistic insight and models for precision oncology.]]> C. Herranz-OrsS. G. BhosleA. E. BeckJ. G. R. GilbertG. PiccoJ. Espejo Valle-InclanF. MuyasS. ValentiniA. E. AndresR. AnsariS. BarthorpeG. BattarbeeC. M. BeaverS. BrocklesbyJ. CantwellC. A. CollinsJ. DavisH. G. DimitrovaJ. DoranE. EfendiK. EvansM. FekryT. A. FowlerM. Garcia-CasadoJ. A. T. GriffithsC. HallR. HamerC. HardyZ. HewitsonE. HitchL. HollandD. A. JacksonN. JoshiA. KavasakaliL. LetchfordH. B. LightfootH. LingalaI. MaliK. MayT. MironenkoJ. MorrisC. PaciniS. PriceG. Robert-TissotH. A. RogersJ. V. SmithK. SmithE. SousterW. J. SpenceF. ThomasS. F. VieiraS. WalkerG. AlfonsinH. BerminghamH. ColesD. P. EnnisA. FreemanG. GiannoneN. GrehanE. A. GriffithsJ. HallS. L. LeeE. Y. L. LeungC. LorenoC. MillingtonA. MirnezamiB. NutzingerK. OrzechowskaC. M. A. PinnaA. M. RedmondK. RobertsS. RoyD. A. SandersP. TaniereM. ViasK. WanigasooriyaP. A. W. EdwardsS. AbbasE. C. SmythM. O’DonovanA. MiremadiS. MalhotraM. TripathiC. CheahM. EldridgeM. SecrierG. DevonshireS. JammulaJ. DaviesC. CrichtonN. CarrollR. H. HardwickP. SafranekA. HindmarshV. SujendranS. J. HayesY. AngA. SharrocksS. R. PrestonI. BagwanV. SaveR. J. E. SkipworthJ. R. O’NeillO. TuckerA. BeggsS. PuigG. ContinoB. L. GraceJ. LagergrenJ. GossageA. DaviesF. ChangU. MahadevaV. GohF. D. CiccarelliG. SandersD. ChanE. CheongB. KumarL. SreedharanS. L. ParsonsI. SoomroP. KayeJ. SaundersL. LovatR. HaidryM. ScottS. SothiG. B. HannaC. J. PetersK. MoorthyA. GrabowskaR. TurkingtonD. McManusH. ColemanR. D. PettyF. BartlettT. D. L. CrosbyM. R. StrattonL. M. StaudtU. McDermottJ. D. BrentonI. A. McNeishA. BiankinO. J. SansomI. Cortes-CirianoT. J. UnderwoodR. C. FitzgeraldA. D. BeggsH. E. FranciesM. J. Garnett doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10830-y Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10830-y 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10830-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10830-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10873-1 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10873-1

M12 is a metabolically activated molecular glue that recruits diverse proteins to DCAF11 for ubiquitin-mediated degradation, revealing a glutathione-dependent mechanism that broadens targeted protein degradation across multiple substrates.]]> Hojong YoonFranziska WachterKatharine A. BarrettCyrus JinAnna Rodríguez-PöhnleinJustine C. RutterRyan J. LumpkinRebecca J. MetivierKatherine A. DonovanKheewoong BaekYongying JiangMinwoo LeeRobert W. KalisJianwei CheYuan XiongEric S. FischerBenjamin L. Ebert doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10873-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10873-1 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10873-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10873-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10887-9 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10887-9

Cell-type-specific opioid blockade in accumbal cholinergic interneurons abolishes morphine-reward learning without impairing analgesia and decouples morphine-evoked dopamine elevations from acetylcholine dips, suggesting pro-cholinergic strategies to limit early opioid reward acquisition.]]> S. Aryana YousefzadehHaidun YanSeung-Hwa KwakYunju OhPyeonghwa JeongVladimir PogorelovJ. Russell RavenelShaun S. X. LimJames M. RoachBrenda C. ShieldsRamona M. RodriguizWilliam C. WetselJiyong HongMichael R. Tadross doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10887-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10887-9 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10887-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10887-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10859-z Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10859-z

Polarization measurements of the magnetar 1E 1547.0−5408 provide strong evidence that vacuum birefringence shapes X-ray propagation, offering an important observational test of quantum electrodynamics in extreme magnetic fields.]]> Rachael E. StewartHoa Dinh ThiGeorge YounesMarcus E. LowerMatthew G. BaringMichela NegroFernando CamiloJoel B. ColeyTeruaki EnotoAlice K. HardingWynn C. G. HoChin-Ping HuPhilip KaaretPaul ScholzAlex Van KootenZorawar Wadiasingh doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10859-z Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10859-z 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10859-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10859-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10885-x Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10885-x

An evolutionarily conserved mitochondrial haem-sensing mechanism that predates the emergence of haemoglobin-based oxygen transport could have therapeutic value in iron deficiency disorders.]]> Xiang ZhangMax-Hinderk SchulerGonca ÇetinEva-Maria EcklLara RheinemannJulia MergnerBarbara SteigenbergerAndreas PichlmairLucas T. Jae doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10885-x Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10885-x 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10885-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10885-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10864-2 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10864-2

The FNIP1 pathway has a role in human energy metabolism, and its inhibition is a potential therapeutic strategy in cardiometabolic disease.]]> FNIP1 variants are associated with favourable metabolism in 1 million humans]]> George HindyRene C. AdamOlukayode SosinaDwaine PryceDavid BlairJoseph HermanJoseph LeePeter DornbosErnst MayerhoferArthur GillyCharleen HuntBenjamin GeraghtyKarl LandheerLiron GanelAntoine BaldassariChuanyi ZhangIvory MintahDaphne SunAngel CoppolaKyle BrownTram NguyenXin XiaAndrew DeublerAdolfo FerrandoGiovanni CoppolaAlan ShuldinerKatherine SiminovitchJason PortnoyLyndon MitnaulAlison FenneyManuel Allen Revez FerreiraMaya GhoussainiMona NafdeWilliam SalernoLourdes 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 CamposSheila GaynorArkopravo GhoshSalvador Romero MartinezChristopher GilliesLauren GurskiEric JorgensonTyler JosephMichael KesslerJack KosmickiPriyanka NakkaOlivier DelaneauAnthony MarckettaJoelle MbatchouArden MoscatiAnita PanditJonathan RossCarlo SidoreEli StahlTimothy ThorntonSailaja VedantamRujin WangKuan-Han WuBin YeBlair ZhangAndrey ZiyatdinovYuxin ZouJingning ZhangKyoko WatanabeMira TangFrank WendtSuying BaoKathie SunSean YuAaron ZhangDavid CorriganDhruv ShidhayeChen WangKeyrun AdhikariAlexander LachmannMark WeinerBrian HobbsJon SilverWilliam PalmerRita GuerreiroAmit JoshiSarah GrahamErola Pairo CastineiraTanima DeLuanluan SunMary HaasJuan Rodriguez-FloresMoeen RiazManav KapoorGannie TzonevaMomodou W. JallowAnna AlkelaiAriane AyerVeera RajagopalSahar GelfmanVijay KumarJacqueline OttoJose BrasSilvia AlvarezJessie BrownHossein KhiabanianJoana RevezKimberly SkeadValentina ZavalaJae Soon SulLei ChenSam ChoiAmy DamaskNan LinCharles PauldingSameer MalhotraNadia RanaJennifer Rico-VarelaJaimee HernandezLarizbeth RomeroAshley PaynterRandi SchwartzJody HankinsAnna HanSamuel HartRyan SmithAnn Perez-BealsGina SolariJohannie Rivera-PicartMichelle PaganSunilbe SiceronAdam BuchananDavid J. CareyChrista L. MartinMichelle MeyerKyle RettererDavid RolstonMarylyn D. RitchieJoEllen WeaverNawar NaseerGiorgio SirugoAfiya PoindexterYi-An KoKyle P. NerzJenna DeverAidan HarveySydney LinnMeghan LivingstoneFred VadiviesoStephanie DerOhannessianTeo TranJulia StephanowskiSalma SantosNed HaubeinJoseph DunnAnurag VermaColleen Morse KripkeMarjorie RismanRenae JudyColin WollackShefali S. VermaScott DamrauerYuki BradfordScott DudekTheodore DrivasHeather D. AndersonChristina L. AquilanteKelsey ArbogastIan M. BrooksElizabeth E. BurkeEmily M. CasteelJoanne B. ColeCurtis R. Coughlin IIJacob CrawfordKristy CrooksErin CulverMatthew J. FisherTeresa C. FryeHunter GeorgeChris R. GignouxElizabeth K. GillilandCasey S. GreeneEmily HearstAudrey E. HendricksRandi K. JohnsonShelby JonesDave KaoGabrielle A. KnortzDanielle KoffenbergerSanthanagopalan KrishnamoorthyLisa KuElizabeth L. KudronRashawnda LacyEthan M. LangeJoe A. LesnyMeng LinJames L. MartinAdrian M. StewartAlaa RadwanAnna TanakaCarolina Sanchez-WildCarolyn T. SwartzElise L. ShalowitzEmily B. ToddHoda SherifJack PatteeJonathan A. ShorttKaty E. TrinkleyLaura K. WileyNeda RasouliNick RafaelsNicole L. McDanielNikita PozdeyevSridharan RaghavanVendant VohraJames R. CerhanFergus J. CouchJanet E. OlsonNicholas B. LarsonZachary S. FredericksenMine CicekJoanna M. BiernackaVictor M. KarpyakPrashanthi VemuriVijay K. RamananMark A. FryeSarah A. McLaughlinKathryn J. RuddySuzette J. BielinskiJohn C. LieskeW. Michael HootenLisa A. BoardmanRichard B. KennedyAndrew D. BadleySean C. DowdyJamie N. Bakkum-GamezGretchen E. GlaserPing YangCeline M. VachonAngela DispenzieriSamuel O. AntwiAnn L. ObergKari G. RabeScott H. KaufmannEllen L. GoodeWilliam A. ClibyJ. Eric AhlskogJames H. BowerPeter C. HarrisNaveen L. PereiraDaniel J. MaRobert W. MutterJeanette E. Eckel-PassowLisa K. ColbornAndrew J. DanielsenJonathan J. HarringtonJennifer M. KushwahaNaga P. ChalasaniTae-Hwi L. Schwantes-AnAndrew J. SaykinAlex BuiAntonia PetruseArash NaeimChris DennyClara LajonchereClara MagyarDan GeschwindMaryam AriannejadPaul BoutrosPaul SpellmanSarah DryStan NelsonAlbert DuntuganBogdan PasaniucPaul TungTim ChangYael BerkovichAnkur JainDanielle MartinezGhouse MohammedLora IllievMichael BroudyRoni HaasShaiful AlamTaka YamaguchiYash PatelAlexander W. CharneyJulia KozlitinaJonathan CohenMarie LohPrasad KatulandaVinitaa JhaAnuradhani KasturiratneKhadija Irfan KhawajaMalay Kanti MridhaRanjit Mohan AnjanaJohn C. ChambersDaniel J. RaderOlle MelanderChristopher D. StillJaime BerumenPablo Kuri-MoralesJesus Alegre-DíazJason M. TorresJonathan R. EmbersonRory CollinsRoberto Tapia-ConyerSuganthi BalasubramanianMarcus B. JonesMichelle G. LeBlancAndrew J. MurphyChristos A. KyratsousJohn D. OvertonJeffrey G. ReidGoncalo R. AbecasisJonathan MarchiniCristen WillerGeorge D. YancopoulosMark W. SleemanJonas BovijnAdam LockeAris BarasNiek VerweijViktoria GusarovaLuca A. Lotta doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10864-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10864-2 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10864-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10864-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01772-6 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01772-6

Databases and submission systems are often inflexible. Can’t publishers do more on author names?]]> Rachakonda Sreekar doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01772-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01772-6 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01772-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01772-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02289-8 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02289-8

Observations of a magnetized stellar core indicate that in an ultra-strong magnetic field, empty space can polarize light.]]> Ekaterina Sokolova-LapaJoern Wilms doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02289-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02289-8 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02289-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02289-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02327-5 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02327-5

Centromeres are regions of chromosomes that are required for cell division. Complete sequence characterization of centromeres from a diverse group of 65 individuals reveals dynamic and rapid patterns of mutational change, providing information about centromere evolution and function.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02327-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02327-5 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02327-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02327-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02386-8 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8

Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings — and why.]]> Richard Van NoordenHeidi LedfordEdward Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02386-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02438-z Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02438-z

Analysis of one million diverse genomes yields mutations associated with lower risk of diabetes, heart disease and other ‘cardiometabolic’ conditions.]]> Lynne Peeples doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02438-z Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02438-z 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02438-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02438-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02440-5 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02440-5

Existing treatments for food allergy are limited.]]> Edward Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02440-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02440-5 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02440-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02440-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02443-2 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02443-2

Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.]]> Max Kozlov doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02443-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02443-2 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02443-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02443-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02391-x Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02391-x

A study of more than one million people shows that rare genetic variants that disrupt the FNIP1 gene are associated with a favourable metabolic profile and a roughly 60% lower risk of cardiometabolic disease than the general population. Silencing genes in the FNIP1 pathway in mice induces fat breakdown and reproduces the metabolic benefits associated with the variants in humans.]]> FNIP1 gene protects against metabolic disease]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02391-x Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02391-x 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02391-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02391-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02252-7 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02252-7

Time for a break.]]> Gemma Church doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02252-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02252-7 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02252-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02252-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02439-y Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02439-y

The ancient genetic variant is most common in people of South and East Asian ancestry.]]> Mohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02439-y Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02439-y 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02439-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02439-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02444-1 Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02444-1

Questions of public trust can be addressed only through better communication and research that meets society’s interests.]]> Peter Gluckman doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02444-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02444-1 2026-08-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02444-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02444-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10958-x Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10958-x

Author Correction: Casdatifan shows durable response linked to HIF-2α biology in kidney cancer]]> Toni K. ChoueiriJaime MerchánAmita PatnaikAlexandra DrakakiBrian I. RiniSun Young RhaJae Lyun LeeMoshe C. OrnsteinRohit KumarClara HwangYusra ShaoSe Hoon ParkPedro C. BarataBradley A. McGregorPaul FosterJianfen ChenMelissa EisenHunter ColeBen WeederYinghui GuanJaskirat SinghAngelo KaplanSoonweng ChoRichard MarkusOmar KabbarahRana R. McKay doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10958-x Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10958-x 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10958-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10958-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02426-3 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02426-3

Put health systems at the centre of European heatwave plans]]> Chirantan ChatterjeeIndrajit AdhikariBenjamin K. Sovacool doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02426-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02426-3 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02426-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02426-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02379-7 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02379-7

One reader proposes an alternative to the word ‘television’, and another is enthralled by a meteor, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02379-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02379-7 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02379-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02379-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02424-5 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02424-5

Scientists don’t need more trust, they need public allies]]> Anandita C. SabherwalGregg Sparkman doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02424-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02424-5 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02424-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02424-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02427-2 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02427-2

Lab leaders should follow football’s lead and have coaching qualifications]]> Pat Casey doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02427-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02427-2 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02427-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02427-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02425-4 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02425-4

How scientists can tackle the paradox of political polarization]]> Peter Calow doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02425-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02425-4 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02425-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02425-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02428-1 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02428-1

Modified baker’s yeast can produce a precursor for a drug that is usually derived from an endangered plant and its relatives.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02428-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02428-1 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02428-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02428-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02350-6 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02350-6

Megaproject involving hundreds of sites is cataloguing rainforest insects from the ground to the canopy.]]> Mariana Lenharo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02350-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02350-6 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02350-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02350-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02358-y Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02358-y

Diseases don’t stop at borders. Pandemics, climate change and conflicts demand a collective approach.]]> Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02358-y Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02358-y 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02358-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02358-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02384-w Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02384-w

To realize ‘a new golden age for science’, the United States needs open borders and must properly fund studies in the social sciences, public health and the humanities — not just research in technology and engineering.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02384-w Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02384-w 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02384-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02384-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02389-5 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02389-5

Sustaining the region’s strong position in the life-sciences sector will require investment and education in bioengineering.]]> Vasilis NtziachristosThomas Schwarz-RomondFiona M. Watt doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02389-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02389-5 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02389-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02389-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02288-9 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02288-9

Privacy attacks can reveal whether someone’s medical data was used to train an AI model. People who differ from the majority are the most vulnerable to such attacks.]]> Haoran ZhangMarzyeh Ghassemi doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02288-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02288-9 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02288-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02288-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02437-0 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02437-0

The US pilot programme will provide financial support for four years to more than 250 students, who will gain industry experience.]]> Jenna Ahart doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02437-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02437-0 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02437-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02437-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02022-5 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02022-5

Combining scientific research and artistic expression helped neuroscientist Shaira Berg to find her niche.]]> Elliot Yates doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02022-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02022-5 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02022-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02022-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02385-9 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02385-9

Inspired by long-lived animals — and human centenarians — researchers are hunting for ways to enhance DNA repair and extend healthspan.]]> Elizabeth Quill doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02385-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02385-9 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02385-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02385-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01845-6 Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01845-6

The issues faced by scientist-couples can be multiplied once they start a family, making conference travel a logistical trial.]]> Laura Carter doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01845-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01845-6 2026-08-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01845-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01845-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10957-y Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10957-y

Gasdermin D-mediated delivery of caspase inhibitors to suppress pyroptosis]]> Katarzyna M. GroborzMelissa E. TruongIrma StoweKatherine E. WickliffeBettina LeeStefan BauernfriedRobert S. JonesEmile PliseElizabeth S. LevyPonien KouWyne P. LeeJuan ZhangHanna BudayevaChristopher M. RoseJulia NguyenMalgorzata KalinkaMarcin DragNobuhiko KayagakiKim NewtonMarcin PorebaVishva M. Dixit doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10957-y Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10957-y 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10957-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10957-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10943-4 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10943-4

Author Correction: Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids]]> Omer RevahFelicity GoreKevin W. KelleyJimena AndersenNoriaki SakaiXiaoyu ChenMin-Yin LiFikri BireyXiao YangNay L. SawSamuel W. BakerNeal D. AminShravanti KulkarniRachana MudipalliBianxiao CuiSeiji NishinoGerald A. GrantJuliet K. KnowlesMehrdad ShamlooJohn R. HuguenardKarl DeisserothSergiu P. Paşca doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10943-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10943-4 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10943-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10943-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02339-1 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02339-1

A combination of drugs restores stem-cell function in mouse models of the blood disorder.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02339-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02339-1 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02339-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02339-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02372-0 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02372-0

The nature of geological dynamics on Venus are fiercely debated — the planet’s steep rift valleys could be evidence of ongoing tectonic activity.]]> Katherine Skipper doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02372-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02372-0 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02372-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02372-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02388-6 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02388-6

Vessels propelled by atomic reactors have low emissions but create other hazards that need clear regulations.]]> Jihong ChenZheng Wan doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02388-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02388-6 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02388-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02388-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02398-4 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02398-4

Bispecific antibodies, which bind to two targets, are sweeping into the clinic and are prompting even more elaborate versions.]]> Heidi Ledford doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02398-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02398-4 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02398-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02398-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01850-9 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01850-9

Struggling to stay focused in the lab? Attention researchers offer some advice.]]> Nikki Forrester doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01850-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01850-9 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01850-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01850-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01360-8 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01360-8

Review mills — researchers who write fake referee reports with coercive citation requests — are setting off a war in academic publishing. What happens to those caught in the middle?]]> Katarina Zimmer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01360-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01360-8 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01360-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01360-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02436-1 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02436-1

Proposal to put political appointees in charge of research grants could be halted temporarily if lawmakers’ efforts are successful.]]> Dan Garisto doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02436-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02436-1 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02436-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02436-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02387-7 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02387-7

Books on parasitism and symbiosis inspire wonder at the strange ways in which species’ lives intertwine.]]> Richard Schiffman doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02387-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02387-7 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02387-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02387-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02083-6 Nature, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02083-6

Taking a scientific approach to artificial-intelligence queries makes every output a result to be checked, says James Dewar. Here are ten tips for doing it right.]]> James M. Dewar doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02083-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-08-03; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02083-6 2026-08-03 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02083-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02083-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10921-w Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10921-w

Author Correction: Cucurbituril-based anion-conducting membranes with supramolecular nanopores]]> Ziang XuDongcheng LinHaoyu YinQingqing FengFabrizia FogliaYihan ZhenAdam MorrisQuentin BerrodMaobin PangLida HuangJing LiuJiekang TianXiaonan WangChunming YangXingchen TangXi ZhangBaoguo WangHaotian WangKai Liu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10921-w Nature, Published online: 2026-07-31; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10921-w 2026-07-31 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10921-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10921-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02419-2 Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02419-2

Nature staff discuss a massive survey of insects in the Amazon, and unusual orca behaviour caught on video.]]> Benjamin ThompsonNick Petrić Howe doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02419-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-07-31; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02419-2 2026-07-31 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02419-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02419-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02334-6 Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02334-6

A high-speed camera and underwater microphones help scientists to investigate a puzzle about bubbles.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02334-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-07-31; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02334-6 2026-07-31 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02334-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02334-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02356-0 Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02356-0

Specialized immune cells found in the brain, known as microglia, reach out to neurons in female mice that were given a dose of ketamine anaesthetic.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02356-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-07-31; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02356-0 2026-07-31 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02356-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02356-0