Nature is the foremost international weekly scientific journal in the world and is the flagship journal for Nature Portfolio. It publishes the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature publishes landmark papers, award winning news, leading comment and expert opinion on important, topical scientific news and events that enable readers to share the latest discoveries in science and evolve the discussion amongst the global scientific community. http://feeds.nature.com/nature/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/nature/rss.png http://feeds.nature.com/nature/rss/current https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01500-0 Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01500-0

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.]]> Andrew Robinson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01500-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01500-0 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01500-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01500-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01447-2 Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01447-2

People with a deadly form of pancreatic cancer survive longer on a drug that blocks the activity of a family of mutant proteins.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01447-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01447-2 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01447-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01447-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01501-z Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01501-z

Universities that run the National Center for Atmospheric Research want to keep it from being dismantled.]]> Alexandra Witze doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01501-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01501-z 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01501-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01501-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01511-x Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01511-x

Proposed UN progress indicators include greenhouse gas emissions, life expectancy and children's performance in reading and maths.]]> Mariana Lenharo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01511-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01511-x 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01511-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01511-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00748-w Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00748-w

An analysis of 97 million citations has found that rates of fabricated citations have climbed steeply since 2023.]]> Miryam Naddaf doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00748-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00748-w 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00748-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00748-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01493-w Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01493-w

The US Forest Service has proposed closing some three-quarters of its research sites in a move that has provoked widespread fear and uncertainty.]]> Edward Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01493-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01493-w 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01493-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01493-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01449-0 Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01449-0

The Make America Healthy Again movement asserts that over-prescription of drugs for mental-health conditions is rife in the United States.]]> Heidi Ledford doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01449-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01449-0 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01449-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01449-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01079-6 Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01079-6

It’s hard to swallow.]]> Mari Harrison doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01079-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01079-6 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01079-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01079-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01371-5 Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01371-5

As the British naturalist marks a milestone birthday, we take a look at how his work has shaped science.]]> Alexia AustinAmelia Hennighausen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01371-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01371-5 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01371-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01371-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01390-2 Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01390-2

Chantle Edillor used a fascination with sourdough starters to pivot from studying human diseases to exploring yeast-based cures.]]> Dom Byrne doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01390-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01390-2 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01390-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01390-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01473-0 Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01473-0

The science communicator has raised awareness of the natural world andits myriad interconnections on which humans depend.]]> Nature salutes you]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01473-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-08; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01473-0 2026-05-08 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01473-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01473-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10608-2 Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10608-2

Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion]]> Yingxi XuYangtao ShangguanYu-Ming ChuangTzu-Hsuan ChangWenbing LiuJhan-Jie PengJosep GarnicaLeling XiePei-Chun HsuehMei-Chun LinYi-Hao WangKarina Lobo HajduYibo WuMaryam AkramiChen WangAnna KohlAlfred ZippeliusWei QiMin WangBugi Ratno BudiartoShih-Yu ChenZhengtao XiaoPanagiota VardakaRahul RoychoudhuriZhiliang BaiRong FanSantiago CarmonaYi-Ru YuChristoph ScheiermannJianxiang WangPing-Chih Ho doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10608-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-07; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10608-2 2026-05-07 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10608-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10608-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01446-3 Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01446-3

A method reveals that some local wild-meat markets share the same supply chains as global smuggling operations.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01446-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-07; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01446-3 2026-05-07 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01446-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01446-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01494-9 Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01494-9

Virologist Jay Hooper is developing a vaccine for the rare rodent virus behind an outbreak on a cruise ship.]]> Mohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01494-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-07; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01494-9 2026-05-07 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01494-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01494-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01466-z Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01466-z

Analysis of papers from millions of scientists shows that older researchers tend to stick with ideas from their past.]]> Mariana Lenharo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01466-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-07; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01466-z 2026-05-07 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01466-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01466-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01405-y Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01405-y

OpenAI is under investigation after a person accused of murder in Florida allegedly sought ChatGPT's advice to plan the crime.]]> Mohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01405-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-07; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01405-y 2026-05-07 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01405-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01405-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01508-6 Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01508-6

The month’s most spectacular science images. Plus, the surprising activity in the unconscious brain.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01508-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-07; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01508-6 2026-05-07 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01508-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01508-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01350-w Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01350-w

A non-fluent English speaker struggles to navigate language barriers in academic publishing.]]> Katarina Zimmer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01350-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-07; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01350-w 2026-05-07 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01350-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01350-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10201-7 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10201-7

Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction]]> Dafni HadjieconomouGeorge KingPedro GasparAlessandro MineoLaura BlackieTomotsune AmekuChris StuddAlex de MendozaFengqiu DiaoBenjamin H. WhiteAndré E. X. BrownPierre-Yves PlaçaisThomas PréatIrene Miguel-Aliaga doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10201-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10201-7 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10201-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10201-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10602-8 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8

Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas]]> Daeun JeongSara G. DanielliKendra K. MaaßDavid R. GhasemiSvenja K. TetzlaffEkin ReyhanLi JiangShashank KatiyarJulia K. SundheimerCostanza Lo CascioSina NeyaziCarlos Alberto Oliveira de Biagi-JuniorElsa CouvillonSophia CastellaniMaria Pazyra-MurphyMatthew MullallyMarc Philipp DehlerBernhard EnglingerAndrezza NascimentoGustavo Alencastro Veiga CruzeiroJoana G. MarquesRebecca D. HaaseCuong M. NguyenAlicia-Christina BaumgartnerJacob S. RozowskyOlivia A. HackMcKenzie L. ShawDaniela Lotsch-GojoKatharina BrucknerAndrey KorshunovStefan M. PfisterMarcel KoolTomasz J. NowakowskiJohannes GojoLissa BairdSanda AlexandrescuKristian W. PajtlerVarun VenkataramaniMariella G. Filbin doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10602-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01480-1 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01480-1

Neuronal recordings taken during surgery reveal that the brain can learn even when unconscious — plus, the electrical test that can determine a cup of coffee’s strength.]]> Benjamin Thompson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01480-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01480-1 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01480-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01480-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10423-9 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10423-9

A device architecture comprising silicon-based mobile qubits and the shuttling of two electron spins together demonstrates two-qubit gate fidelity of about 99% as well as quantum state teleportation between qubits separated by 320 nm.]]> Y. MatsumotoM. De SmetL. TryputenS. L. de SnooS. V. AmitonovA. SammakM. Rimbach-RussG. ScappucciL. M. K. Vandersypen doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10423-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10423-9 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10423-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10423-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10459-x Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10459-x

A large-scale proteomics analysis of the dark proteome by the TransCODE Consortium reveals many translated non-canonical open reading frames to encode microproteins and peptideins.]]> Eric W. DeutschLeron W. KokJonathan M. MudgeCristian F. VallsIrwin JungreisJorge Ruiz-OreraZhi SunUlrike KusebauchIvo Fierro-MontiJennifer G. AbelinM. Mar AlbaJulie L. AspdenSreejan BandyopadhyayKaushik BanerjeePavel V. BaranovAriel A. BazziniFrancis BourassaElspeth A. BrufordLorenzo CalvielloSteven A. CarrAnne-Ruxandra CarvunisSonia ChothaniJim ClauwaertKellie DeanPouya FaridiAdam FrankishAmy GoodaleThomas GreenNorbert HubnerNicholas T. IngoliaManolis KellisMichele MagraneMaria Jesus MartinThomas F. MartinezGerben MenschaertUwe OhlerSandra OrchardAlisa PotterOwen J. L. RackhamMatthew G. ReesDavid E. RootJennifer A. RothXavier RoucouFernando J. SialanaSarah A. SlavoffMichał I. ŚwirskiJack A. S. TierneyFélix-Antoine TrifiroEivind ValenValeriia VasylievaAaron WacholderShengbo WangLi WangJonathan S. WeissmanWei WuZhi XieJyoti S. ChoudharyMichal Bassani-SternbergJuan Antonio VizcaínoNicola TernetteMarie A. BrunetRobert L. MoritzJohn R. PrensnerSebastiaan van Heesch doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10459-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10459-x 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10459-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10459-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10466-y Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10466-y

Cas12a2 enables RNA-triggered, sequence-specific killing of eukaryotic cells via widespread DNA shredding, allowing selective elimination of cells on the basis of gene expression, including virus-infected or mutation-bearing cells.]]> Paul ScholzJared ThompsonKadin T. CrosbyTorsten FauthNathan M. KrahGrant SchlauderaffRobin BackZachary A. BerkheimerAlivia JolleyDirk SombroekRebekka MedertChristian ZurekOleg DmytrenkoEmily WilsonFriso T. SchutJared RutterXiaoyang ZhangMichael KrohnRyan N. JacksonChase L. BeiselYang Liu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10466-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10466-y 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10466-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10466-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10421-x Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10421-x

Quantification of links among insect pollinators, crop plants, nutrient intake and income of smallholder communities in Nepal show that pollinators substantially contribute to their income and micronutrient intake.]]> T. P. TimberlakeS. SapkotaN. M. SavilleA. R. CirtwillS. C. BaralD. R. BhusalK. DevkotaS. GiriH. A. Harris-FryD. JoshiS. KortschS. S. MyersT. RoslinM. R. SmithJ. Memmott doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10421-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10421-x 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10421-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10421-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10492-w Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10492-w

Multilayer capacitors comprising a solid solution of two electrocaloric materials PbSc0.5Ta0.5O3 and PbMg0.5W0.5O3 are shown to maintain high B-site order and latent heat without needing an energetically expensive anneal, enabling efficient refrigeration across room temperature.]]> M. GuoV. FarenkovX. ChenA. MohanathanA. Z. K. GohY. TangJ. ZhangM. VickersS. M. FaircloughC. DucatiX. MoyaS. HiroseN. D. Mathur doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10492-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10492-w 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10492-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10492-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10497-5 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10497-5

Analysis of laboratory experiments using a rate-and-state-based Griffith-like rupture framework shows that foreshocks can regulate mainshock nucleation timing, with larger foreshocks generating higher transient sliding velocities and triggering a more rapid transition to dynamic rupture.]]> Barnaby FryerDmitry GaragashMathias LebihainFrançois Passelègue doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10497-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10497-5 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10497-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10497-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10452-4 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10452-4

Multimodal machine learning reveals that tumour microenvironments can be decomposed into spatially organized multicellular ecosystems, termed spatial ecotypes, that can be accessed non-invasively via liquid biopsy and used to profile individual cancers and target treatments.]]> Wubing ZhangErin L. BrownAbul UsmaniNoah EarlandMinji KangChibuzor OleleweAnushka ViswanathanPradeep S. ChauhanChloé B. SteenHyun Soo JeonSusanna AvagyanIrfan AlahiNicholas P. SemenkovichJanella C. SchwabChloe M. SachsFaridi QaiumPeter K. HarrisQingyuan CaiAndrew J. GentlesJames KnightRondell P. GrahamAntonietta BacchiocchiPeter C. LucasRyan C. FieldsMario SznolRuth HalabanDavid Y. ChenAadel A. ChaudhuriAaron M. Newman doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10452-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10452-4 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10452-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10452-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10448-0 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10448-0

In the hippocampus, complex processing of sensory stimuli occurs even in the unconscious state.]]> Kalman A. KatlowitzEric R. ColeElizabeth A. MickiewiczShraddha ShahMelissa FranchJoshua A. AdkinsonJames L. BelangerRaissa K. MathuraDomokos MeszénaMatthew McGinleyWilliam MuñozGarrett P. BanksSydney S. CashChih-Wei HsuAngelique C. PaulkNicole R. ProvenzaAndrew J. WatrousZiv WilliamsAlica M. GoldmanVaishnav KrishnanAtul MaheshwariSarah R. HeilbronnerRobert KimNuttida RungratsameetaweemanaBenjamin Y. HaydenSameer A. Sheth doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10448-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10448-0 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10448-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10448-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10476-w Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10476-w

Genome-wide selective sweeps commonly occur in the human gut microbiome and can spread across the world within decades to produce epidemic-like population structures.]]> Xiaoqian Annie YuCameron R. StrachanCraig W. HerboldMichaela LangChristoph GascheAthanasios MakristathisNicola SegataShaul PollakAdrian TettMartin F. Polz doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10476-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10476-w 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10476-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10476-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10455-1 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10455-1

Plant community properties affect ecosystem functioning via energy fluxes in food webs, with the leaf and root resource economics of dominant tree species controlling soil food web multifunctionality.]]> Ludovic HenneronDavid A. WardleMatty P. BergStephan HättenschwilerJürgen BauhusFrançois BuscotSylvain CoqThibaud DecaënsNathalie FrominPierre GanaultLauren M. GillespieKezia GoldmannRadim MatulaAlexandru MilcuBart MuysJohanne NahmaniLuis Daniel Prada-SalcedoMichael Scherer-LorenzenKris VerheyenJanna WambsganssPaul Kardol doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10455-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10455-1 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10455-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10455-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10443-5 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10443-5

This work provides a mechanistic understanding of how certain prefrontal circuits in the rodent brain permit flexibility to selectively stop learned behaviours through interactions with core subcortical reward systems.]]> Madelyn M. HjortZoe Q. GarrettAdam G. GordonEthan AncellMarta TrzeciakPei-Yun LuMichael R. BruchasDaniela M. WittenNicholas A. SteinmetzGarret D. Stuber doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10443-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10443-5 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10443-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10443-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10462-2 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10462-2

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant escapes neutralization by antibodies targeting the pan-coronavirus epitope in a spike fusion intermediate via steric hindrance, but reducing the antibody size overcomes this barrier and expands its range of accessible targets.]]> Zhiheng BaoZhimin LiuZhaoyong ZhangXuanjia WangXiaohui JinJiaxiu BaiHanwen MaYaxin LiChunyan YiZhiyang LingZhong HuangLu ZhangZhenguo ChenYouhua XieYanqun WangLei SunXiaoyu Sun doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10462-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10462-2 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10462-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10462-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10495-7 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10495-7

The acoustic Purcell effect is observed by constructing a specially engineered, microwave-frequency nanomechanical resonator around a colour centre spin qubit in diamond.]]> Graham JoeMichael HaasKazuhiro KurumaChang JinDongyeon Daniel KangSophie W. DingCleaven ChiaHana WarnerBenjamin PingaultBartholomeus MachielseSrujan MeesalaMarko Lončar doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10495-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10495-7 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10495-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10495-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10498-4 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10498-4

New predictions for how temporal stability and resilience depend on their resistance and recovery components are explored.]]> Forest IsbellAkira S. MoriMichel LoreauPeter B. ReichDavid TilmanMaggie I. AndersonCaroline BrophyKaren CastillioniQingqing ChenAmber C. ChurchillAdam T. ClarkDylan CravenNico EisenhauerHanan C. FarahLau A. GherardiYann HautierMiao HeJin-Sheng HeAndy HectorSydney HedbergSarah E. HobbiePubin HongGuopeng LiangMaowei LiangShan LuoNeha MohanbabuShahid NaeemPascal A. NiklausXiaobin PanCristy Portales-ReyesBernhard SchmidHarry E. R. ShepherdSteph VargheseMichiel P. VeldhuisShaopeng WangCarmen R. E. WatkinsQianna XuLiting ZhengChad R. Zirbel doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10498-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10498-4 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10498-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10498-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10453-3 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10453-3

HIV-1 capsid nuclear import at the nuclear pore complex is a bottleneck to resting T cell infection, but HIV-1 overcomes this by triggering receptor-mediated signalling during cell–cell spread to drive nuclear import and licence infection.]]> Dejan MesnerMatthew V. X. WhelanMaitreyi ShivkumarAnn-Kathrin ReuschlRiccardo Zenezini ChiozziKonstantinos ThalassinosRobertus A. M. de BruinClare Jolly doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10453-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10453-3 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10453-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10453-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10458-y Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10458-y

High-throughput barcoded neuroanatomy of two closely related rodent species with divergent vocalizations reveals differences in long-range projection motifs in the brain that may support these differences in vocal complexity.]]> Emily C. IskoClifford E. HarpoleXiaoyue Mike ZhengHuiqing ZhanMartin B. DavisAnthony M. ZadorArkarup Banerjee doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10458-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10458-y 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10458-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10458-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10441-7 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10441-7

Vortices trapped in superconducting granular aluminium films can behave as a quantum two-level system that can be manipulated and read out, suggesting that they could be used for future quantum technologies.]]> Ameya NambisanSimon GünzlerDennis RiegerNicolas GoslingSimon GeisertVictor CarpentierNicolas ZapataMitchell FieldMilorad V. MiloševićCarlos A. Diaz LopezCiprian PadurariuBjörn KubalaJoachim AnkerholdWolfgang WernsdorferMartin SpieckerIoan M. Pop doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10441-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10441-7 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10441-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10441-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10378-x Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10378-x

Quantum twisting microscopy is used to directly image the interacting energy bands of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene, allowing characterization of the dual nature of its electrons at the magic angle.]]> J. XiaoA. InbarJ. BirkbeckN. GershonY. ZamirY. VituriT. TaniguchiK. WatanabeE. BergS. Ilani doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10378-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10378-x 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10378-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10378-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10456-0 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0

The Amazon forest faces a near system-wide transition of 62−77% of the area under a combination of 1.5–1.9 °C global warming and 22−28% deforestation.]]> Nico WunderlingBoris SakschewskiJohan RockströmBernardo M. FloresMarina HirotaArie Staal doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10456-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10505-8 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10505-8

A potential premediator, 2-chloropyrimidine, could be a model material for molecular skeleton design enabling lithium–sulfur batteries to achieve a strong average capacity retention and help design functional molecules in broader organic chemical spaces.]]> Runhua GaoYifei ZhuShengyu TaoMengtian ZhangZhoujie LaoZhiyuan HanYanze SongHongtai LiLinxuan SongXuan ZhangYanfei ZhuGuangmin Zhou doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10505-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10505-8 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10505-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10505-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10444-4 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10444-4

Humanized glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) mouse models are used to investigate the neural circuitry through which small-molecule GLP1R agonists modulate feeding, with implications for how these orally delivered weight-loss drugs engage brain reward circuits.]]> Elizabeth N. GodschallTaha Bugra GungulIsabelle R. SajoniaAleyna K. BuyukaksakalOrien LiSophia OgilvieAustin B. KeelerGuilian TianYu ShiOmar KoitaChloe Xinzhu GuoTyler C. J. DeutschEric J. SteacyMaisie CrookYuChen ZhangNicholas J. ConleyGulsun MemiAddison N. WebsterO. Yipkin CalhanWeile LiuAmani AkkoubKaran MalikKaleigh I. WestSara Michel-LeArun KarthikeyanGrace van GervenOlivia A. Dell’AglioKevin T. BeierLarry S. ZweifelManoj K. PatelJohn N. CampbellChristopher D. DeppmannAli D. Güler doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10444-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10444-4 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10444-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10444-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10477-9 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10477-9

James Webb Space Telescope observations show powerful high-redshift quasar outflows, supporting quasar feedback as a key mechanism driving rapid star-formation quenching in early massive galaxies.]]> Weizhe LiuXiaohui FanHuan LiRichard GreenJinyi YangXiangyu JinJianwei LyuMaria PudokaYongda ZhuEduardo BañadosSilvia BelladittaThomas ConnorTiago CostaRoberto DecarliAnna-Christina EilersHyunsung D. JunMadeline A. MarshallChiara MazzucchelliJan-Torge SchindlerYue ShenSylvain VeilleuxJulien WolfHuanian ZhangMingyang ZhuangSiwei ZouMingyu Li doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10477-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10477-9 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10477-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10477-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10451-5 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10451-5

Androgens have distinct roles in the brain, acting as immune-based tumour suppressors through neuroinflammation and neuroendocrine mechanisms.]]> Juyeun LeeYoon-Mi ChungDaniel J. SilverYue HaoDylan Scott Lykke HarwoodAlyssa EalyAmanda M. SerapigliaLee CurtinJulia R. BenedettiChristine Ann Pittman BallardKamya LapsleyAndrea Alvarez-VazquezJessica GoldbergCathy LiSehaj KaurRian NealSabrina Z. WangKristen E. KayJosephine VolovetzEllen S. HongR’ay FodorJakub JarmulaMichael NicosiaJoshua B. RubinKristin R. SwansonQuinn T. OstromNikhil PanickerBjarne Winther KristensenMichael BerensNima SharifiJustin D. Lathia doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10451-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10451-5 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10451-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10451-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10404-y Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10404-y

The past two decades of PARP inhibitor synthetic lethality in cancer is explored.]]> Christopher J. LordAndrew N. J. TuttAlan Ashworth doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10404-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10404-y 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10404-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10404-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10447-1 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10447-1

Audit experiments on TikTok show asymmetric partisan exposure that is not explained by observable engagement metrics, with Republican-leaning accounts receiving more aligned content and Democratic-leaning accounts more cross-partisan recommendations.]]> Hazem IbrahimHyunSeok Daniel JangNouar AldahoulAaron R. KaufmanTalal RahwanYasir Zaki doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10447-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10447-1 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10447-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10447-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10475-x Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10475-x

A new approach to magnetic resonance imaging, ‘multiplexed magnetic resonance imaging’, is reported, which enables high-resolution simultaneous multiparametric mapping of multiple molecules in standard clinical settings.]]> Yudu LiRong GuoYibo ZhaoWen JinZiwen KeLiang ChenXiangjun ChenWeijun TangYao LiZhi-Pei Liang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10475-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10475-x 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10475-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10475-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01077-8 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01077-8

Plans for expansion.]]> Alex Shvartsman doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01077-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01077-8 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01077-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01077-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01310-4 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01310-4

Detailed neural recordings were made from a brain structure called the hippocampus in unconscious anaesthetized people. Neuronal activity responded to ‘oddballs’ in a series of auditory tones, encoded complex meaning-related properties of language and could even predict upcoming words in a heard phrase.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01310-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01310-4 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01310-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01310-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01419-6 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01419-6

Combining climate models with statistical learning allows an assessment of the relative contributions of different factors to trends in winter precipitation at mid-latitudes. Thermodynamic (non-circulation-related) effects are mostly consistent between models and observations, but whether circulation-related changes are forced or unforced remains unclear.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01419-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01419-6 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01419-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01419-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01155-x Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01155-x

When the concept of ‘click’ chemistry — highly effective and specific reactions — was first reported, some dismissed it as a gimmick. But it has transformed many fields of research.]]> Willow A. DavisEllen M. Sletten doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01155-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01155-x 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01155-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01155-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01492-x Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01492-x

Thousands of dark proteins have been reclassified as peptideins and added to databases as a new category.]]> Ewen Callaway doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01492-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01492-x 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01492-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01492-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01433-8 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01433-8

The entrepreneur was also a pioneer of synthetic biology.]]> Kevin Davies doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01433-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01433-8 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01433-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01433-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00797-1 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00797-1

Burnout is a systemic problem, but individuals can take steps to cope with it and pave a path forward.]]> Nikki Forrester doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00797-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00797-1 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00797-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00797-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01311-3 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01311-3

By precisely shaping the leading edge of ultrafast high-power laser pulses, bright ‘harmonic’ radiation has been generated with great efficiency from plasma oscillating at almost the speed of light. This long-sought regime removes a key barrier to the production of extremely intense electromagnetic fields for applications such as compact particle acceleration, attosecond science and strong-field physics.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01311-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01311-3 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01311-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01311-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01314-0 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01314-0

An audit of TikTok’s recommendation algorithm using hundreds of automated ‘bot’ accounts during the 2024 US presidential election finds that the ‘For You’ feed of the platform steered users towards Republican-aligned political content, regardless of their initial political leanings.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01314-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01314-0 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01314-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01314-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01465-0 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01465-0

Neuronal recordings of people under anaesthesia show that their brains are processing words and sounds.]]> Max Kozlov doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01465-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01465-0 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01465-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01465-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01498-5 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01498-5

What the science says about shrinking focus, plus a quantum ‘thermometer’ that can take a reading inside a cell and a celebrity-whale rescue that went very wrong.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01498-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01498-5 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01498-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01498-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01250-z Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01250-z

Can synthetic biology provide food security in a changing climate?]]> Laura Woodrow doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01250-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01250-z 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01250-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01250-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01154-y Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01154-y

When two graphene layers are twisted at a ‘magic angle’, their electrons can behave as both heavy and light particles, depending on momentum.]]> Hongyun ZhangShuyun Zhou doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01154-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01154-y 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01154-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01154-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01159-7 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01159-7

Depletion of sex hormones that enable male development induces neuroinflammation that disrupts hormonal signalling and immune responses against brain tumours.]]> Frederick S. Varn doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01159-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01159-7 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01159-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01159-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01420-z Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01420-z

Synthetic biologists are engineering bacteria to feast on oil, plastic and toxic chemicals.]]> Rachel Nuwer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01420-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01420-z 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01420-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01420-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01423-w Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01423-w

A new climate coalition to steer the transition away from fossil fuels is good news, but it must avoid undermining existing global scientific structures.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01423-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01423-w 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01423-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01423-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01244-x Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01244-x

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.]]> Miryam NaddafDavide Castelvecchi doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01244-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01244-x 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01244-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01244-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01454-3 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01454-3

Artificial-intelligence tool spots copied peer reviews, helping to uncover fraud in academic publishing.]]> Miryam Naddaf doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01454-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01454-3 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01454-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01454-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01407-w Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01407-w

Digital distractions are vying for people’s focus, but our underlying capacity to pay attention seems to be undiminished.]]> David Adam doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01407-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01407-w 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01407-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01407-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01157-9 Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01157-9

Mobile quantum bits, which can be shuttled to where they are needed in a circuit, have been used to perform a quantum process called state teleportation.]]> Lars R. Schreiber doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01157-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01157-9 2026-05-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01157-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01157-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10594-5 Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10594-5

Editorial Expression of Concern: Nociceptive neurons promote gastric tumour progression via a CGRP–RAMP1 axis]]> Xiaofei ZhiFeijing WuJin QianYosuke OchiaiGuodong LianErmanno MalagolaBiyun ZhengRuhong TuYi ZengHiroki KobayashiZhangchuan XiaRuizhi WangYueqing PengQiongyu ShiDuan ChenSandra W. RyeomTimothy C. Wang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10594-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10594-5 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10594-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10594-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01442-7 Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01442-7

Precision medicine without equity is just stratified inequality]]> Afsaneh Shirani doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01442-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01442-7 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01442-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01442-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01445-4 Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01445-4

Woven from light-responsive strips, a tiny sphere trundles across a variety of surfaces when illuminated.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01445-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01445-4 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01445-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01445-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01440-9 Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01440-9

AI agents in research: when productivity comes at the cost of apprenticeship]]> Jing HuTony Huiquan Zhang doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01440-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01440-9 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01440-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01440-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01443-6 Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01443-6

Thymic health under the microscope]]> Henry J. KaminskiLinda L. KusnerGary CutterRozen Le Panse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01443-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01443-6 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01443-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01443-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01441-8 Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01441-8

Legal rights for insects: a global imperative for stingless-bee conservation]]> Shi-Jie WangA. J. Wubie doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01441-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01441-8 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01441-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01441-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01333-x Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01333-x

A sensational scientific soirée, and reflections on how F. C. L. Wratten advanced photography in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01333-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01333-x 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01333-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01333-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01299-w Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01299-w

Sustainable development will only be achieved when governments base decisions on human skills and natural resources, not just gross domestic product.]]> Pushpam Kumar doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01299-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01299-w 2026-05-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01299-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01299-w