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Author Correction: Hidden states and dynamics of fractional fillings in twisted MoTe₂ bilayers]]> 2 bilayers]]> Yiping WangJeongheon ChoeEric AndersonWeijie LiJulian InghamEric A. ArsenaultYiliu LiXiaodong HuTakashi TaniguchiKenji WatanabeXavier RoyDmitri BasovDi XiaoRaquel QueirozJames C. HoneXiaodong XuX.-Y. Zhu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10717-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10717-y 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10717-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10717-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10605-5 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10605-5

Author Correction: US oil and gas system emissions from nearly one million aerial site measurements]]> Evan D. SherwinJeffrey S. RutherfordZhan ZhangYuanlei ChenErin B. WetherleyPetr V. YakovlevElena S. F. BermanBrian B. JonesDaniel H. CusworthAndrew K. ThorpeAlana K. AyasseRiley M. DurenAdam R. Brandt doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10605-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10605-5 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10605-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10605-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10665-7 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10665-7

Author Correction: Attenuated fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]]> Rigel SuzukiDaichi YamasobaIzumi KimuraLei WangMai KishimotoJumpei ItoYuhei MoriokaNaganori NaoHesham NasserKeiya UriuYusuke KosugiMasumi TsudaYasuko OrbaMichihito SasakiRyo ShimizuRyoko KawabataKumiko YoshimatsuHiroyuki AsakuraMami NagashimaKenji SadamasuKazuhisa YoshimuraMai SuganamiAkiko OideMika ChibaHayato ItoTomokazu TamuraKana TsushimaHaruko KuboZannatul FerdousHiromi MouriMiki IidaKeiko KasaharaKoshiro TabataMariko IshizukaAsako ShigenoKenzo TokunagaSeiya OzonoIsao YoshidaSo NakagawaJiaqi WuMiyoko TakahashiAtsushi KanedaMotoaki SekiRyoji FujikiBahityar Rahmutulla NawaiYutaka SuzukiYukie KashimaKazumi AbeKiyomi ImamuraKotaro ShirakawaAkifumi Takaori-KondoYasuhiro KazumaRyosuke NomuraYoshihito HorisawaKayoko NagataYugo KawaiYohei YanagidaYusuke TashiroOtowa TakahashiKazuko KitazatoHaruyo HasebeChihiro MotozonoMako ToyodaToong Seng TanIsaac NgareTakamasa UenoAkatsuki SaitoErika P. ButlertanakaYuri L. TanakaNanami MorizakoHirofumi SawaTerumasa IkedaTakashi IrieKeita MatsunoShinya TanakaTakasuke FukuharaKei Sato doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10665-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10665-7 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10665-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10665-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01669-4 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01669-4

Traces on tweezers and surgical scissors suggest liquid medication was applied to the skin of patients.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01669-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01669-4 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01669-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01669-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01671-w Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01671-w

Hexagonal patterns on the surface of gold crystals are an unfavourable environment for reactions.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01671-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01671-w 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01671-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01671-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01736-w Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01736-w

Nature staff discuss memory in the legal system plus the benefits of Registered Reports.]]> Shamini BundellElizabeth Gibney doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01736-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01736-w 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01736-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01736-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01668-5 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01668-5

Analysis reveals the enzyme that allows some microorganisms to anchor their outer membrane to their cell wall.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01668-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01668-5 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01668-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01668-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01670-x Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01670-x

Death and the need for liver transplant were delayed in people with cirrhosis who received macrophage therapy.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01670-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01670-x 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01670-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01670-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01091-w Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01091-w

Safety measures.]]> Dan Peacock doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01091-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01091-w 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01091-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01091-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01692-5 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01692-5

Cases in central Africa are rising at an alarming pace, but lessons from past epidemics could help to contain the current spread of infection.]]> Mariana LenharoEdward Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01692-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01692-5 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01692-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01692-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01393-z Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01393-z

Stephon Alexander says his passion for musical improvisation helps him to understand and teach complex ideas.]]> Dom Byrne doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01393-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01393-z 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01393-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01393-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01708-0 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01708-0

Organs from genetically modified pigs are being used in trials in China and the US.]]> Rachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01708-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01708-0 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01708-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01708-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01630-5 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01630-5

The deadly disease was identified half a century ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is unacceptable that it continues to take lives.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01630-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01630-5 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01630-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01630-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01706-2 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01706-2

Scientists have long worried about the reliability of commercial antibodies, and the latest findings have sparked fresh concerns.]]> Dan Garisto doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01706-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01706-2 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01706-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01706-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01732-0 Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01732-0

Failure will likely delay US space agency’s efforts to beat China to the lunar surface.]]> Alexandra Witze doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01732-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-29; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01732-0 2026-05-29 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01732-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01732-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01589-3 Nature, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01589-3

Science and society are undergoing rapid change. Nature wants to know how this is affecting careers, workplace culture and salaries.]]> Nature’s global survey]]> Linda Nordling doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01589-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-28; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01589-3 2026-05-28 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01589-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01589-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01733-z Nature, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01733-z

As a director of the Wellcome Trust and charity founder, the labs she built sequenced the human genome and more.]]> Anne Cooke doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01733-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-28; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01733-z 2026-05-28 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01733-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01733-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01598-2 Nature, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01598-2

Treatments aim to bulk up failing hearts to restore their vigour — but can the field move on from past controversy?]]> Edward Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01598-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-28; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01598-2 2026-05-28 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01598-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01598-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10700-7 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10700-7

Author Correction: Modelling late gastrulation in stem cell-derived monkey embryo models]]> Jie LiJie LiJing CaoShenShen ShangLiansheng ZhangFei GaoJiqiang FuHongyu ChenGuizhong CuiHaoyuan WuXiaolong WangAlfonso Martinez-AriasQiang SunZhen Liu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10700-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10700-7 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10700-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10700-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10553-0 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10553-0

Author Correction: Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy]]> Alejandro S. BorlaffPamela M. MarcumSteve B. Howell doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10553-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10553-0 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10553-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10553-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01382-2 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01382-2

‘Interception’ drug trials hope to stop lung cancer before it starts.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01382-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01382-2 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01382-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01382-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10450-6 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10450-6

Bohmian mechanics remains unchallenged by tunnelling experiment]]> Aurélien DrezetDustin LazaroviciBernard Michael Nabet doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10450-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10450-6 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10450-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10450-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10539-y Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10539-y

β-Arrestins, multifunctional adaptor proteins that regulate G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), form phase-separated condensates, suggesting that β-arrestin liquid–liquid phase separation organizes and diversifies GPCR signalling functions.]]> Preston J. AndersonPeng XiaoYa-Ni ZhongAdam N. KaakatiJuliana Alfonso-DeSouzaAlejandra PatinoAndrew AhnChanpreet JassalTianyao ZhangChao ZhangKexin YuLei QiWei DingSamuel LiuBiswaranjan PaniAthmika KrishnanOscar ChenJoseph StrawnJoshua C. SnyderJin-Peng SunSudarshan Rajagopal doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10539-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10539-y 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10539-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10539-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10522-7 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10522-7

Using xenograft inflammation–recovery models and single-cell multiomics, a haematopoietic stem cell population after inflammatory stress is identified.]]> Andy G. X. ZengMurtaza S. NagreeNiels Asger JakobsenSayyam ShahAngelica VaresiJasmine Ryu Won KangAlex MurisonJin-Gyu CheongSven TurkaljXuan ZhangFelix A. RadtkeTsega-Ab AberaIsabel N. X. LimLiqing JinJoana AraújoAlicia G. Aguilar-NavarroDarrien ParrisJessica McLeodHyerin KimHo Seok LeeLin ZhangMason BoulangerElyssa BaderElias GbehaChristopher N. ParkhurstElvin WagenblastEugenia Flores-FigueroaBo WangGregory W. SchwartzLeonard D. ShultzAnna S. NamH. Leighton GrimesSteven Z. JosefowiczPhilip AwadallaParesh VyasJohn E. DickStephanie Z. Xie doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10522-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10522-7 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10522-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10522-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10541-4 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10541-4

Trait-based ecosystem modelling shows that impact-driven darkness and body-size-dependent extinction thresholds, rather than carbon-dioxide increase or acidification, drove most of the observed end-Cretaceous marine extinction patterns.]]> Rui YingFanny M. MonteiroJames D. WittsDaniela N. Schmidt doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10541-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10541-4 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10541-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10541-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10537-0 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10537-0

The hippocampus exhibits a CA3-to-CA1 coding transformation that combines fast learning with an efficient, compressed neural code.]]> Shir R. MaimonTamir EliavJohnatan AljadeffAviya ShalevYishai GronichNikita M. FingerKeegan E. EvelandCynthia F. MossLiora LasNachum Ulanovsky doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10537-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10537-0 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10537-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10537-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10525-4 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10525-4

Enabling parental mediation of online activities and children’s knowledge of where to seek help after sexual harassment or assault is associated with higher rates of disclosure of technology-facilitated CSEA.]]> Sakshi GhaiMatti VuorreDaniel Kardefelt-WintherAmanda M. FergusonSebastian KurtenSonia LivingstoneAndrew K. PrzybylskiAmy Orben doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10525-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10525-4 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10525-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10525-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10584-7 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10584-7

The metabolite αKG promotes carnitine synthesis and increases site-specific histone acetylation, thereby promoting homologous recombination-mediated DNA repair, which has potential implications for chemoresistant cancers.]]> Apoorva UbovejaBaixue YangRaquel BujAmandine AmalricHui WangNaveen Kumar TanguduAidan R. ColeJulie A. DisharoonRichard S. FangEvan LevasseurMiho NaruseZhentai HuangEmily MegillDaniel S. KantnerAdam ChatoffHafsah AhmadMariola M. MarcinkiewiczSarah GraffEllen De PieriAndrea Andress HuacachinoFrank P. VendettiJeff DanielsonErika S. DahlJennifer L. PenniseEsther ElishaevAlison JaccardLauren BorhoMiriam D. PostKristine CooperFrancesmary ModugnoNadine HempelWayne StallaertChristopher J. BakkenistSimone SidoliKathryn E. WellenBenjamin G. BitlerDavid T. LongNathaniel W. SnyderKatherine M. Aird doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10584-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10584-7 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10584-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10584-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10556-x Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10556-x

A measurement of the hyperfine splitting energy of the ground state of antihydrogen at 4 ppm precision reaches a point at which this result is sensitive to the internal structure of the antiproton.]]> R. AkbariL. O. de Araujo AzevedoC. J. BakerW. BertscheN. M. BhattG. BonomiA. CapraI. CarliC. L. CesarM. CharltonA. Cridland MathadA. Del VincioD. Duque QuicenoS. ErikssonA. EvansJ. FajansT. FriesenM. C. FujiwaraL. M. GolinoM. B. Gomes GonçalvesJ. S. HangstM. E. HaydenP. HeidariD. HodgkinsonC. A. IsaacS. A. JonesS. JonsellN. MadsenV. R. MarshallJ. T. K. McKennaT. MomoseJ. NautaA. N. OliveiraA. PowellC. Ø. RasmussenT. Robertson-BrownF. RobicheauxR. L. SacramentoE. SaridJ. SchoonwaterD. M. SilveiraJ. SinghG. SmithC. SoS. StrackaJ. SuhA. G. SwadlingT. D. TharpK. A. ThompsonR. I. ThompsonE. Thorpe-WoodsA. J. Uribe JimenezM. UrioniD. P. van de WerfS. G. WilsonP. WoosareeJ. S. WurteleC. L. CesarA. Del VincioD. P. van de Werf doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10556-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10556-x 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10556-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10556-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10591-8 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10591-8

Plants sense water deficiency through SAM8 protein condensation, which responds to reduced hydration and triggers stress adaptation by altering RNA export and gene translation.]]> Yunhe WangLongchen ZhuYun YangXiaoshuang LiXin ZhangXiaofeng Fang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10591-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10591-8 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10591-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10591-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10516-5 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10516-5

Genome-wide analyses in multiancestry and European cohorts show that in complex traits, rare alleles have disproportionately large effects at the tails of the phenotypic spectrum compared with common alleles.]]> T. SouaiaiaH. M. WuA. P. S. OriS. W. ChoiC. J. HoggartP. F. O’Reilly doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10516-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10516-5 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10516-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10516-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10542-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10542-3

Integration of gene expression data from multiple tissues across four mammalian species reveals conserved transcriptomic signatures of mammalian ageing and mortality and uncovers the modular architecture of ageing and mortality hallmarks.]]> Alexander TyshkovskiyDaria KholdinaMaria DavitadzeAdrian MolièreAlibek MoldakozhayevYoshiyasu TonguTomoko KasaharaDmitrii GlubokovAlec EamesLeonid M. KatsAnastasiya VladimirovaKejun YingHanna LiuBohan ZhangUma KhasanovaMahdi MoqriJeremy M. Van RaamsdonkDavid E. HarrisonRandy StrongTakaaki AbeSergey E. DmitrievVadim N. Gladyshev doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10542-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10542-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10542-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10542-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10582-9 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10582-9

NSUN2 is an enzyme that adds a small chemical mark to RNA molecules and uniquely selects its targets based on specific sequence patterns and structural features.]]> 5C methyltransferase NSUN2]]> Jacob CanepaVictor M. Ruiz-ArroyoNetanya S. SchlamowitzYunsun Nam doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10582-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10582-9 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10582-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10582-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10526-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10526-3

Researchers mapped how transcription factors define neuron lineages in fruit fly brains, revealing hierarchical genetic programs that shape and specialize circuits controlling motivated behaviours such as mating.]]> Najia A. ElkahlahYunzhi LinYijie PanJoseph A. CarterTroy R. ShirangiE. Josephine Clowney doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10526-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10526-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10526-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10526-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10545-0 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10545-0

A spatiotemporal transcriptome atlas of whole-human embryos after gastrulation and previously transcriptionally undescribed stages of human development are reported.]]> Jiexue PanYuejiao LiZhongliang LinQing LanYing ZhangHuixi ChenShengwei SuiMan ZhaiGaochen ZhangYi ChengYunhui TangQingchen WangYue XuGuoling LiChunyan XuHaoqi YanYiting MaoXingxia WangHao LiYiping ZhuQinfang ChenYichun GuanNan MengChang WangHaiqian LuXiangjuan LiTingting ZhengXiaoying YaoTingyu YangXuan ChenQiuyu QinBin JiangYuxing RenXinmei LiuYuxin ZhangMinghui YuLifang WangYanrong WeiMeiqi LuoJi NancuoFuhe MaZiwei WangZhihua OuYing LeiXin JinJianzhong ShengCongjian XuYanting WuChenming XuLijian ZhaoHongbo YangYa GaoGuolian DingXun XuHefeng Huang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10545-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10545-0 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10545-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10545-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10585-6 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10585-6

Dynamical freezing, a mechanism by which a driven quantum system may not thermalize to a featureless ‘infinite-temperature’ state at long times, is experimentally observed in an ensemble of interacting nitrogen-vacancy spins in diamond.]]> Ya-Nan LuDong YuanYixuan MaYan-Qing LiuSi JiangXiang-Qian MengYi-Jie XuXiu-Ying ChangChong ZuHong-Zheng ZhaoDong-Ling DengLu-Ming DuanPan-Yu Hou doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10585-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10585-6 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10585-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10585-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10609-1 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10609-1

A broadband, sub-wavelength time-domain microscope is described, enabling the observation that terahertz light trapped within a cavity can mediate attractive interactions in a tunable van der Waals material.]]> F. HelmrichH. S. AdlongM. KronerI. KhanonkinG. ScalariJ. FaistA. İmamoğluT. F. Nova doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10609-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10609-1 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10609-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10609-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10521-8 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10521-8

An experimental realization of device-independent randomness amplification is demonstrated using superconducting qubits, in which a source of weak, correlated randomness is converted into virtually perfect random bits, certified by a Bell test.]]> Anatoly KulikovSimon StorzJosua D. SchärMartin SandfuchsRamona WolfFlorence BerterottièreChristoph HellingsAndreas WallraffRenato Renner doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10521-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10521-8 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10521-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10521-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10536-1 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10536-1

Engagement-based feeds amplify intergroup, moralized, emotional (IME) and toxic content relative to reverse-chronological feeds, and a diversified extremity algorithm reduces exposure to IME and toxic content while maintaining comparable platform enjoyment.]]> William J. BradyMeriel DoyleAbdo ElnakouriEli J. FinkelJoshua Conrad JacksonNour KteilyVictoria ParkerCurtis PuryearTrevor SpelmanJacob TeenyMark Torres doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10536-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10536-1 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10536-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10536-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10569-6 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10569-6

Genome-wide analyses indicate that accumulation of mitochondrial DNA mutations, a hallmark of ageing, may be caused by cryptic replication errors, which act as passenger mutations that eventually become detectable with age owing to age-related somatic mosaicism, rather than oxidative damage.]]> Rahul GuptaTimothy J. DurhamGrant ChauMasahiro KanaiMd Mesbah UddinWenhan LuM. Austin ArgentieriKonrad J. KarczewskiDaniel HowriganPradeep NatarajanWei ZhouBenjamin M. NealeVamsi K. Mootha doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10569-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10569-6 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10569-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10569-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10543-2 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10543-2

Hailstone trajectory simulations conducted under historical and future scenarios show a shift towards larger hailstones, resulting in global hailstorm-induced damage potential increasing by around 40% by the late twenty-first century.]]> Shiyi ZhangQinghong ZhangJohn T. AllenXiangyu Lin doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10543-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10543-2 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10543-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10543-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10576-7 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10576-7

A fully phased genome assembly of the sugarcane foundational cultivar POJ2878 reveals extensive subgenome recombination and non-homologous chromosomal rearrangements.]]> Jungang WangXiaofeng LiYibin WangJishan LinShuai ChenHongbo LiuXiao ChenKun ChaiAoqian DongTingting ZhaoCuilian FengRuijie WuPing ZhaoYaodong ZhengZhongqiang XiaShengcheng ZhangYi LiuShenyang QuZiqi YeYuhan SongQingyuan DengXiaofei ZengGuangrun YuRan KongBaoqing ZhangWei ZhangPeifang ZhaoJun MaoXin LuHaifeng JiaXueting ZhaoQianqian ZhangShuzhen ZhangWenwei CaiDongao HuoLing LiYuqing GongShiqiang HuangYongji HuangZehuai YuZuhu DengBaoshan ChenYuebin ZhangMuqing ZhangRay MingXingtan Zhang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10576-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10576-7 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10576-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10576-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10595-4 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10595-4

Near-field radiative heat transfer between silicon nitride membranes is enhanced several-fold by using metamaterials, opening opportunities for thermal energy harvesting and infrared sensing applications.]]> Zexiao WangRenwen YuHakan SalihogluXiao LuoZhuo LiHyeonggyun KimXiu LiuTianyi HuangYibai ZhongShanhui FanSheng Shen doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10595-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10595-4 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10595-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10595-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10496-6 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10496-6

Uniformly doped, ultrathin single-crystalline silicon nanomembranes can be vertically stacked at low temperature using a roll-transfer-printing process that is scalable to wafer scale and tolerant to substrate topology and surface roughness for constructing high-performance monolithic three-dimensional integrated circuits.]]> Bao LamYung Man YuHyunjun NamHsu-Chih NiShomik ChatterjeeShaloo RakhejaJian-Min ZuoQing Cao doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10496-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10496-6 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10496-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10496-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10607-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10607-3

Temporary carbon dioxide removal can offset short-lived non-CO2 climate forcers, providing a viable physical approach for crediting temporary carbon dioxide removal activities in industries in which non-CO2 emissions dominate and direct emission reductions are difficult.]]> Yue HeKeywan RiahiMatthew J. GiddenShilong PiaoTao WangThomas Gasser doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10607-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10607-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10607-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10607-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10579-4 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4

A direct, dynamical black-hole mass measurement in a strongly lensed little red dot at high redshift indicates that it is a massive black-hole seed caught in its earliest accretion phase.]]> Ignas JuodžbalisCosimo MarconciniFrancesco D’EugenioRoberto MaiolinoAlessandro MarconiHannah ÜblerJan ScholtzXihan JiGareth C. JonesMichele PernaSantiago ArribasJake S. BennettVolker BrommAndrew J. BunkerStefano CarnianiStéphane CharlotGiovanni CresciPratika DayalEiichi EgamiAndrew FabianKohei InayoshiYuki IsobeLucy R. IveySophie KoudmaniNicolas LaporteBoyuan LiuJianwei LyuGiovanni MazzolariStephanie MontyEleonora ParlantiPablo G. Pérez-GonzálezBrant RobertsonRaffaella SchneiderDebora SijackiSandro TacchellaAlessandro TrincaRosa ValianteMarta VolonteriJoris WitstokSaiyang Zhang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10579-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10579-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10581-w Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10581-w

Enhanced preformation of the α particle, a strongly bound system of two protons and two neutrons, in 104Te causes it to be the fastest ground-state α-emitting nucleus known so far.]]> 104Te]]> Ian CoxRobert GrzywaczT. T. KingK. P. RykaczewskiS. NishimuraR. YokoyamaN. FukudaN. KitamuraS. GoC. MazzocchiJ. M. AllmondA. AugustynN. BraukmanP. BrionnetA. EsmaylzadehJ. FischerG. Garcia de LorenzoS. HanaiD. HoskinsN. ImaiK. KolosA. KorgulB. KreiderS. MichimasaK. NishioV. PhongT. J. RulandH. SakuraiY. ShimizuA. SkruchH. SuzukiH. TakedaY. ToganoZ. Y. XuM. Yoshimoto doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10581-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10581-w 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10581-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10581-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01459-y Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01459-y

A malignancy that once mainly affected men has broadened its reach. But marked disparities in research, detection and treatment remain.]]> Claire Ainsworth doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01459-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01459-y 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01459-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01459-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01461-4 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01461-4

High smoking rates and polluted air mean lung cancer cases are rising fastest in places such as China. Africa could soon head in the same direction.]]> Ben Deighton doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01461-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01461-4 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01461-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01461-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01414-x Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01414-x

A fertilized egg’s first few divisions rely on proteins stored in fibrous structures. The ordered nature of these structures and clues about their function are revealed.]]> Matthias GeyerGregor Hagelueken doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01414-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01414-x 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01414-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01414-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01381-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01381-3

Early detection, innovative drugs and a better understanding of lung cancer is resulting in improved outcomes for people with the disease.]]> Herb Brody doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01381-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01381-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01381-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01381-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01457-0 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01457-0

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked is now recognized as a distinct disease with its own treatments and preventative strategies.]]> Rachel Nuwer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01457-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01457-0 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01457-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01457-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01214-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01214-3

Does the flood of artificial-intelligence-related news, studies and product announcements fill you with anxiety? Here are three tips to ease your mind.]]> Zhang-Ren Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01214-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01214-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01214-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01214-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01652-z Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01652-z

As the leader of the Missouri Botanical Garden, he called global attention to the biodiversity crisis.]]> Lúcia G. Lohmann doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01652-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01652-z 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01652-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01652-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01629-y Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01629-y

Registered Reports improve the credibility of scientific claims by rewarding big questions, sound methods and solid analyses. They need to become a standard tool in research.]]> Nature is expanding Registered Reports to all the fields in which we publish]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01629-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01629-y 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01629-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01629-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01636-z Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01636-z

A large-scale experiment tested the impact of changing the Bluesky feed-ranking algorithm on political content and perceptions during the 2024 US presidential election. By making feeds more representative of users, the ‘diversified extremity’ algorithm reduced exposure to polarizing content and made perceptions of social norms more accurate, without reducing user enjoyment.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01636-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01636-z 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01636-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01636-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01325-x Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01325-x

One in six Internet-using adolescents in parts of Africa and Asia faced technology-facilitated sexual abuse in 2020–21. As digital access expands globally, better protection is crucial.]]> Xiangming FangGreta M. Massetti doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01325-x Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01325-x 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01325-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01325-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01106-6 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01106-6

Three humanities scholars with limited coding experience created an AI research platform in a matter of days. Here is what they built, what they learnt and what to watch out for.]]> Simon WangYu RuobinStuart Christie doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01106-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01106-6 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01106-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01106-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01455-2 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01455-2

Innovative drugs can extend life and an experimental vaccine might even prevent the disease outright.]]> Tammy Worth doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01455-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01455-2 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01455-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01455-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01667-6 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01667-6

US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other institutions.]]> Dan Garisto doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01667-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01667-6 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01667-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01667-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01686-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01686-3

An open-source atlas generated by an AI tool called ESMFold2 vastly increases the known protein universe.]]> Ewen CallawayMiryam Naddaf doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01686-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01686-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01686-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01686-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01639-w Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01639-w

The global likelihood of damage from hailstorms is predicted to increase substantially by the end of the century, owing to increases in hailstone size as the climate warms. However, regional differences are expected, with greater increases in hailstone size and damage in mid-latitudes and reductions in the tropics and subtropics.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01639-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01639-w 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01639-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01639-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01622-5 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01622-5

The nascent field of wildlife endocrinology is upending scientists’ understanding of pregnancies and stress]]> Virginia Gewin doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01622-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01622-5 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01622-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01622-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01462-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01462-3

Failure to capture accurate data is misrepresenting the health of people of African descent around the world at home and abroad.]]> Elvis Obomanu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01462-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01462-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01462-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01462-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01618-1 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01618-1

Innocent people are frequently convicted of crimes on the basis of a witness’s false memories. Emerging science poses a surprising solution.]]> R. J. Mackenzie doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01618-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01618-1 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01618-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01618-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01326-w Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01326-w

Massive analyses of RNA transcripts from rodents, monkeys and humans reveal hallmarks of ageing that could expedite the development of anti-ageing interventions.]]> João Pedro de Magalhães doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01326-w Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01326-w 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01326-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01326-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01458-z Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01458-z

The discovery that small cell lung cancer has several neuronal features is yielding biological insights that could ultimately save lives.]]> Liam Drew doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01458-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01458-z 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01458-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01458-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01460-5 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01460-5

Treatment breakthroughs, improved screening approaches and other developments from recent studies.]]> Rachel Nuwer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01460-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01460-5 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01460-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01460-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01413-y Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01413-y

Stacks of transistors built from nanomembranes that can be rolled onto a substrate have been used to fabricate 3D circuits.]]> Veeresh Deshpande doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01413-y Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01413-y 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01413-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01413-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01456-1 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01456-1

Lung cancer screening is not currently available to a lot of people in the United States who could benefit from it. But new tools and data could soon broaden the tests’ reach.]]> Amanda Keener doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01456-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01456-1 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01456-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01456-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01571-z Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01571-z

An investigation of the Estonian Biobank and the UK Biobank has identified more than 88,000 associations between more than 8,000 genomic regions and metabolic traits. The combined size of the sample enabled the detection of many more associations than in previous efforts.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01571-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01571-z 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01571-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01571-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01628-z Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01628-z

Global risks are too great for markets alone to curb. Political considerations must come before economic ones.]]> Walter J. Radermacher doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01628-z Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01628-z 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01628-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01628-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01713-3 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01713-3

A new AI tool has generated an atlas of more than one billion predicted protein structures. Plus, a biology lab run by ten robots and whether we can truly trust eyewitness accounts during criminal trials.]]> Jacob Smith doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01713-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01713-3 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01713-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01713-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01416-9 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01416-9

Spatial maps of gene expression in whole human embryos across several weeks of early development offer insights into the molecular programs that drive organogenesis.]]> Varun K. A. SreenivasanMalte Spielmann doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01416-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01416-9 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01416-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01416-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01089-4 Nature, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01089-4

Supply and demand.]]> Laura O’Meara doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01089-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-05-27; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01089-4 2026-05-27 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-01089-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01089-4