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/d41586-026-03645-4 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03645-4

PhD funding mechanisms should protect the right to disagree with supervisors]]> Nicolás C. Zanetta-Colombo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03645-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03645-4 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03645-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03645-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03278-7 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7

A very well preserved ancient marine reptile and a Latin poem that describes an optical phenomenon, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03278-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03643-6 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03643-6

Chile’s postdoc rules risk driving talent away]]> Eduardo Castro-NallarJuan Cristóbal OpazoCristóbal Galbán-Malagón doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03643-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03643-6 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03643-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03643-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03644-5 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03644-5

Students need AI-free spaces to learn core skills]]> Pablo Neira-Castro doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03644-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03644-5 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03644-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03644-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03623-w Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03623-w

Picking a site for an observatory should be about more than science. Humanities scholars have a crucial role in responsible siting.]]> Jaco de Swart doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03623-w Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03623-w 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03623-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03623-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03635-6 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03635-6

The cash infusion, earmarked for immunology studies, is the largest ever for science authorized by a US public vote — but it has drawn criticism.]]> Max Kozlov doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03635-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03635-6 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03635-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03635-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03629-4 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03629-4

To sustain supplies of key metals, policymakers should support the infrastructure needed to deploy mining biotechnologies on a large scale.]]> Gerhard SchenkPaul EvansTorben V. BorchertAlan TordoirSusan T. L. Harrison doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03629-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03629-4 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03629-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03629-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03589-9 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03589-9

Clues suggest that underground fungal networks might be key to reviving degraded land and preserving plant biodiversity.]]> April Reese doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03589-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03589-9 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03589-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03589-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03017-y Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03017-y

Government-supported initiatives around the globe aim to change the PhD, with the goal of providing fresh talent to the private sector.]]> Jenna Ahart doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03017-y Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03017-y 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03017-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03017-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03578-y Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03578-y

Public confidence in scientists’ use of generative artificial intelligence remains high, but that trust comes with conditions.]]> Elliot Yates doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03578-y Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03578-y 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03578-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03578-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03620-z Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-z

The field has captured the interest of politicians. There are positives — but governments must not misuse the data.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-z 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03620-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03620-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03625-8 Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03625-8

For years, researchers have studied people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They might have even more to learn from those who don’t get the disease.]]> Alison Abbott doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03625-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03625-8 2026-11-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03625-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03625-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03588-w Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03588-w

Engineer Matthew Montgomery, who has just finished a 378-day simulated Mars mission, talks about what it was like to be out of contact with the rest of humanity for a two-week blackout.]]> Kaia Glickman doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03588-w Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03588-w 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03588-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03588-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03628-5 Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03628-5

Food shortages and disease outbreaks are to be expected and need to be addressed together.]]> Eoin McLaughlinMatthias Beck doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03628-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03628-5 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03628-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03628-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03654-3 Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03654-3

Apprentices develop expertise after doing monotonous tasks repeatedly and learning from their mistakes. Scientists are no different, argues Ruth Morgan.]]> Dom Byrne doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03654-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03654-3 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03654-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03654-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03626-7 Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03626-7

The theoretical physicist unpacks the need for more humility in science and whether artificial intelligence could ever become conscious.]]> Chris Stokel-Walker doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03626-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03626-7 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03626-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03626-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03631-w Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03631-w

Scientists say governments must commit to carbon dioxide removal if world is to bring temperatures back down to safer limits.]]> James Dinneen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03631-w Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03631-w 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03631-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03631-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11375-w Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11375-w

Author Correction: Histone H3 trimethylation at lysine 36 guides m⁶A RNA modification co-transcriptionally]]> 6A RNA modification co-transcriptionally]]> Huilin HuangHengyou WengKeren ZhouTong WuBoxuan Simen ZhaoMingli SunZhenhua ChenXiaolan DengGang XiaoFranziska AuerLars KlemmHuizhe WuZhixiang ZuoXi QinYunzhu DongYile ZhouHanjun QinShu TaoJuan DuJun LiuZhike LuHang YinAna MesquitaCelvie L. YuanYueh-Chiang HuWenju SunRui SuLei DongChao ShenChenying LiYing QingXi JiangXiwei WuMiao SunJun-Lin GuanLianghu QuMinjie WeiMarkus MüschenGang HuangChuan HeJianhua YangJianjun Chen doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11375-w Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11375-w 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11375-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11375-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03627-6 Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03627-6

The story of how maths came to run the world, and created the artificial-intelligence models that might surpass human mathematicians.]]> Anil Ananthaswamy doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03627-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03627-6 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03627-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03627-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02998-0 Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02998-0

Nature reports on five countries where academic freedom has either plummeted or soared in recent years.]]> Miryam Naddaf doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02998-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02998-0 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02998-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02998-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03658-z Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03658-z

The COP31 climate conference begins, with ‘climate overshoot’ a key talking point. Plus, the surprising benefits of ‘pink noise’ and the role of AI chatbots to support men’s mental health.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03658-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03658-z 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03658-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03658-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02903-9 Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02903-9

Looking for a postdoc while raising four children made one thing clear to Wenhuan Xu: many adverts describe the ideal applicant much more clearly than they describe the job itself.]]> Wenhuan Xu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02903-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-09; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02903-9 2026-11-09 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-02903-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02903-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03595-x Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03595-x

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.]]> Andrew Robinson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03595-x Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03595-x 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03595-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03595-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03630-x Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03630-x

An adhesive that binds strongly even under water was inspired by a protein made by a feared pathogen.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03630-x Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03630-x 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03630-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03630-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03632-9 Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03632-9

Nature staff discuss an acrobatic reptile defence strategy — plus, evidence of fossilized dinosaur blood cells.]]> Benjamin ThompsonMaren Hunsberger doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03632-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03632-9 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03632-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03632-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03442-z Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03442-z

A reviewer can earn US$200 through XSci’s scheme if they deliver their work within five days.]]> Xiaoying You doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03442-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03442-z 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03442-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03442-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03648-1 Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03648-1

Rock-art in a Spanish cave dates back 26,000 years. Plus, flexible working policies can end up saddling academic mothers with more work and the origins of Celtic and Germanic languages.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03648-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03648-1 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03648-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03648-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11233-9 Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11233-9

In Vivo CRISPR Base Editing of ANGPTL3 for Durable Lipid Lowering]]> ANGPTL3 for Durable Lipid Lowering]]> Taiji MizoguchiJamie E. DeNizioAlexandra C. ChadwickAnne Marie MazzolaMaxwell P. BrownShashank MishraManashree DamleYuri MatsumotoVictoria NeangRyan GarrityManini MantriJoy Oshoname OlorifeHui-Ting HsuVian PeshdaryEstela ShabaniJohn D. GaneyRyan SantosAnthony FedericoSara P. GarciaPengying HaoYue WuZachary GlassLisa N. KasiewiczCaroline SummersAthul SanjeevKui WangSteven D. BriscoeRobert S. RosensonChristopher J. ChengEllen RohdeJoseph BiedenkappVictor FarutinAndrew M. BellingerKiran MusunuruSekar KathiresanTroy ListerKallanthottathil G. RajeevRichard G. LeeAmit V. Khera doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11233-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11233-9 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11233-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11233-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03587-x Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03587-x

A team of artificial-intelligence agents simulates a laboratory of robots and instruments to ensure that the physical workspace functions smoothly and then directs that workspace’s operations.]]> Kaia Glickman doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03587-x Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03587-x 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03587-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03587-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03622-x Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03622-x

Artificial intelligence could take the field into new territory, but researchers must create the rules and institutions that keep humans at its centre.]]> Ursula Martin doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03622-x Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03622-x 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03622-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03622-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03450-z Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03450-z

Security issues.]]> 2]]> Taik Hobson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03450-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03450-z 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03450-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03450-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03585-z Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03585-z

Hundreds of engravings were spotted in a widely visited cave — and some include signs of animation.]]> Chris Simms doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03585-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-06; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03585-z 2026-11-06 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03585-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03585-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11336-3 Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11336-3

Opportunistically Detecting Signs of Hypertension on a Consumer Smartwatch]]> Paolo Di AchilleLawrence CaiJiang WuMingwu GaoBhavna DaryaniJonathan WangUtkarsh KhannaHo KoAnupam PathakMark MalhotraShwetak PatelJacqueline B. ShreibatiStephen P. JuraschekPramod RudrapatnaMatthew ThompsonMing-Zher Poh doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11336-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11336-3 2026-11-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11336-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11336-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11351-4 Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11351-4

Hydrogen Derivatives Enable Cost-Effective Carbon Neutrality in China]]> Xinyu ChenXinyang GuoXi YangJiashuo LiMichael McElroy doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11351-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-05; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11351-4 2026-11-05 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11351-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11351-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03568-0 Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03568-0

Policies designed to keep women in the workforce could be entrenching gendered parenting roles.]]> Rachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03568-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03568-0 2026-11-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03568-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03568-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03596-w Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03596-w

The manual toothbrush cleans by generating a bacteria-killing electrical charge. Plus, what ‘historic’ US mid-term results mean for science and a genetics lab run by AI-powered robots.]]> Jacob Smith doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03596-w Nature, Published online: 2026-11-05; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03596-w 2026-11-05 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03596-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03596-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03487-0 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03487-0

How similar are vertebrate and invertebrate sleeping behaviours? An analysis of spiders offers insights about how sleep evolved.]]> Mary Abraham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03487-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03487-0 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03487-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03487-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03539-5 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03539-5

Simulation shows that hesitating can be the difference between making it to safety and not.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03539-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03539-5 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03539-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03539-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03586-y Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03586-y

Innovative polymer could give the manual toothbrush its first radical redesign in more than 1,000 years.]]> Elizabeth Gibney doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03586-y Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03586-y 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03586-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03586-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03537-7 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03537-7

Astronomers spot an unprecedented double disk of debris around a dead star.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03537-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03537-7 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03537-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03537-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03344-0 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03344-0

Information on the methodology used in the ranking for the 2026 Nature Spotlight: Neuroscience.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03344-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03344-0 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03344-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03344-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03582-2 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03582-2

Genomes from thousands of ancient individuals show how migrations helped shape Celtic and Germanic languages — plus, how the brain may regulate emotions differently than we thought.]]> Shamini BundellNick Petrić Howe doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03582-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03582-2 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03582-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03582-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11368-9 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11368-9

Carbon radical generation by irreversible metal-to-ligand charge transfer]]> Zhiqiang WeiXiang LiLin XiaoYu HeZhao LiuKaidi ZhuChuanfa NiXiao-Song XueJinbo Hu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11368-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11368-9 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11368-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11368-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03173-1 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03173-1

Parkinson’s disease might develop in the gut before reaching the brain, and the environment could have a crucial role in triggering the disease.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03173-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03173-1 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03173-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03173-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03552-8 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03552-8

Self-driving lab in China requires only a simple prompt to encode messages in DNA and read them out.]]> Heidi Ledford doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03552-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03552-8 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03552-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03552-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03369-5 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03369-5

It all adds up.]]> Chao Liu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03369-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03369-5 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03369-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03369-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03423-2 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03423-2

The duration of short ångström-wavelength X-ray pulses, which lasted merely 170 attoseconds, has finally been measured accurately. The optical system designed for precision pulse duration metrology can be used as a ‘stopwatch’ to measure the rapid motion of electrons inside atoms and molecules, too.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03423-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03423-2 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03423-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03423-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03343-1 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03343-1

Some countries are introducing sweeping social-media bans for young people, but the impact of screen time is still under investigation.]]> Bianca Nogrady doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03343-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03343-1 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03343-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03343-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03579-x Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03579-x

Researchers hope that US lawmakers will push back against the Trump administration’s science policies — but there are limits to what Congress can do.]]> Dan GaristoMax Kozlov doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03579-x Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03579-x 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03579-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03579-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03169-x Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03169-x

The disease is thought to be divided into two subtypes, depending on where it originates in the body — the gut or the brain.]]> Rachel Nuwer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03169-x Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03169-x 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03169-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03169-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03581-3 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03581-3

Thousands of genome sequences identify human migrations that might have spread early forms of these tongues around Europe.]]> Ewen Callaway doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03581-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03581-3 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03581-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03581-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03270-1 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03270-1

An AI system coordinates laboratory instruments to conduct multi-step molecular-biology experiments with limited human intervention.]]> James Zou doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03270-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03270-1 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03270-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03270-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03171-3 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03171-3

Brains are resilient. Harnessing their self-protective mechanisms might help to prevent or slow the progression of this neurodegenerative condition.]]> Sarah DeWeerdt doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03171-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03171-3 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03171-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03171-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03593-z Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03593-z

Enjoy the month’s best science images. Plus, an outbreak of anthrax in African hippos and the places where biodiversity drops after humans leave.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03593-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03593-z 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03593-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03593-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03167-z Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03167-z

Most Parkinson’s therapies aim to reduce the motor-control symptoms that the disease triggers. But stem-cell transplants in the brain could alter the disease at a more fundamental level.]]> Joohi Jimenez-Shahed doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03167-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03167-z 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03167-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03167-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03165-1 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03165-1

Researchers are reporting encouraging results for a disease that affects millions of people worldwide.]]> Herb Brody doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03165-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03165-1 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03165-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03165-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03544-8 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03544-8

It might seem counterproductive to put more people in nature, but sometimes human activity nurtures biodiversity.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03544-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03544-8 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03544-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03544-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03563-5 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03563-5

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.]]> Davide Castelvecchi doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03563-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03563-5 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03563-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03563-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03271-0 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03271-0

Males of a Drosophila species that thrives on a particular fruit need the smell of food to begin courtship. This environmental cue acts on defined mating circuits in the brain.]]> Thomas O. Auer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03271-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03271-0 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03271-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03271-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03172-2 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03172-2

Targeting a new network, addressing gait issues and other advances from recent studies.]]> Rachel Nuwer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03172-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03172-2 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03172-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03172-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03264-z Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03264-z

An exciting imaging approach reveals how discs of soft tissue in the spine respond to compressive force at the micrometre and nanometre scales.]]> Hanna Isaksson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03264-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03264-z 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03264-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03264-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03566-2 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03566-2

A clinical trial in three people tested a combination of gene-laden viruses and a drug.]]> Mariana Lenharo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03566-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03566-2 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03566-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03566-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03269-8 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03269-8

The process of making protein from RNA can go awry in cancer cells. This malfunction might be harnessed to create an effective gene-therapy tool that targets tumours.]]> Lorenzo ValcanoverReuven Agami doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03269-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03269-8 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03269-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03269-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03295-6 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03295-6

An image-processing framework for detecting exoplanets directly has been developed. The technique overcomes the telescope-stability barrier that has limited previous methods, reveals fainter exoplanets than other approaches can detect and could make imaging exo-Earths easier for future observatories.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03295-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03295-6 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03295-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03295-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03267-w Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03267-w

A re-examination of a randomized controlled trial for a health-advice intervention reveals ripple effects and altered relationships in communities in rural Honduras.]]> Joana Gonçalves-SáAna Maria Jaramillo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03267-w Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03267-w 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03267-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03267-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03168-y Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03168-y

Neuroscientists are developing a new type of brain implant that will decode every movement and symptom of people with this neurodegenerative condition, seeking better ways to ease symptoms.]]> Liam Drew doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03168-y Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03168-y 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03168-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03168-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03580-4 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03580-4

The latest cases, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, come as the country grapples with ongoing Ebola and cholera outbreaks.]]> Mohana BasuRachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03580-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03580-4 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03580-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03580-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03505-1 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03505-1

For decades, conservation has worried about the risks of too many people. In some places, depopulation is the real threat.]]> Emma Marris doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03505-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03505-1 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03505-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03505-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03170-4 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03170-4

Researchers and advocates point to pollutants as a trigger for the neurodegenerative condition.]]> Tammy Worth doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03170-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03170-4 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03170-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03170-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03166-0 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03166-0

After decades of work, researchers have begun trialling transplants of dopamine neurons into people with the neurodegenerative disease — with early signs of success.]]> Laura Dattaro doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03166-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03166-0 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03166-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03166-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03413-4 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03413-4

Scientists have yet to reveal how the human brain produces the subjective experience we perceive as consciousness, but research has pushed the field in exciting directions.]]> Nature investigates the theories]]> Amanda Heidt doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03413-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03413-4 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03413-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03413-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03420-5 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03420-5

A film of lead sulfide — an infrared-sensitive semiconductor — has been grown directly on a circuit that can read out the material’s electrical signal through an approach called monolithic in situ integration. This brings material growth and electronic integration together into a single step. The resulting image sensor shows high sensitivity for infrared wavelengths.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03420-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03420-5 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-03420-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03420-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11218-8 Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11218-8

A two-dimensional reticular triaxial woven network material is constructed by incorporating C3-symmetric macrocycles into a triangular weave pattern, enabling an extra topological dimension to be used for the construction of functional materials.]]> Mengbin WangShuai FangXuedong XiaoZhewen GuoTianyu ShanHan HanChun TangDing XiaoGuangguo WangZhongwen LiuBohan ZhaoShang LiMing LiuYan-Fang WangJinbo LiMing LiLiya ChenZhenglin DuChong YaoYizhao DuJiyong LiuJ. Fraser StoddartJonathan L. SesslerGuangfeng LiFeihe Huang doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11218-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11218-8 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11218-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11218-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11133-y Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11133-y

Recent progress in photovoltaics has been investigated to translate state-of-the-art cells in the laboratory into deployable products suited to real indoor conditions, focusing on wide-bandgap absorbers, reduced non-radiative voltage losses and reshaping module design.]]> Tae Hyuk KimYong CuiJianhui HouYi HouYelim KangCanek Fuentes-HernandezShin Woei LeowJia LiSe-Woong BaekSeon Joong KimHan Young WooHae Jung SonMuhammad Ahsan SaeedGyeong Min LeeEul-Yong ShinJae-Joon LeeKyu-Jin KimJae Won Shim doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11133-y Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11133-y 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-11133-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11133-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10956-z Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10956-z

Using high-throughput in vivo CAR-T double knockout screening, synergistic gene combinations to improve CAR-T cell therapy are revealed.]]> Liqun ZhouPaul A. RenauerKaiyuan TangShanshan LiZhicheng LuoYanzhi FengShawn H. LinFeifei ZhangDaniel ParkShao-Yu FangGrace VestZhihan ZhaoWilliam DorstLuojia YangChuanpeng DongXingxin PanLars KlemmS. Stephen YiNidhi SahniLei PengMarkus MüschenXiaoyu ZhouSidi Chen doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10956-z Nature, Published online: 2026-11-04; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10956-z 2026-11-04 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10956-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10956-z