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The Moon belongs to all of us — not just countries that can ...

2026-04-02T11:38:06Z

The Moon belongs to all of us — not just countries that can afford to reach it

Nature, Published online: 02 April 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01051-4][1]

As humanity blasts off into a new space race, we need a model of exploration that emphasizes stewardship of other worlds, not exploitation.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01051-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01051-4

Mix-and-match synthesis of 3D small molecules Nature, Published ...

2026-04-02T10:38:09Z

Mix-and-match synthesis of 3D small molecules

Nature, Published online: 02 April 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00809-0][1]

Chemistry that forms an omnipresent type of carbon–carbon bond enables the modular synthesis of 3D organic molecules — a boon for drug discovery and materials design.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00809-0

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00809-0

Structure of the mouse cytoplasmic lattice Nature, Published ...

2026-03-31T15:30:40Z

Structure of the mouse cytoplasmic lattice

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10442-6][1]

Structure of the mouse cytoplasmic lattice

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10442-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10442-6

AI used in warfare needs a strong ethical framework Nature, ...

2026-03-31T09:29:32Z

AI used in warfare needs a strong ethical framework

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01008-7][1]

AI used in warfare needs a strong ethical framework

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01008-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01008-7

A responsible authorship culture is needed — it is a collective ...

2026-03-31T09:29:27Z

A responsible authorship culture is needed — it is a collective responsibility

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00997-9][1]

A responsible authorship culture is needed — it is a collective responsibility

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00997-9

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00997-9

Schrödinger’s carbon’: The misclassification of carbon ...

2026-03-31T09:29:22Z

Schrödinger’s carbon’: The misclassification of carbon capture and storage as standard mitigation

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01009-6][1]

Schrödinger’s carbon’: The misclassification of carbon capture and storage as standard mitigation

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01009-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01009-6

Author Correction: Signatures of ambient pressure ...

2026-03-31T09:29:16Z

Author Correction: Signatures of ambient pressure superconductivity in thin film La3Ni2O7

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10335-8][1]

Author Correction: Signatures of ambient pressure superconductivity in thin film La3Ni2O7

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10335-8

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10335-8

The hidden costs of ‘helpful’ AI Nature, Published online: 31 ...

2026-03-31T08:29:24Z

The hidden costs of ‘helpful’ AI

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00966-2][1]

Even when artificial-intelligence tools aid individuals’ decision-making, they can quietly de-skill whole professions by narrowing how uncertainties and values are debated.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00966-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00966-2

Dawkins’s paradox: dissecting the body’s battle to keep ...

2026-03-30T15:34:22Z

Dawkins’s paradox: dissecting the body’s battle to keep selfish genes in check

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00970-6][1]

An essay series by specialists in evolutionary biology, philosophy and more examines the ‘paradox of the organism’.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00970-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00970-6

Inside the ‘self-driving’ lab revolution Nature, Published ...

2026-03-30T14:28:46Z

Inside the ‘self-driving’ lab revolution

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00974-2][1]

AI-powered robotic tools are muscling in on tasks typically done by humans. What does the future hold?

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00974-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00974-2

Static electricity is a mystery but invisible carbon may be key ...

2026-03-30T14:28:41Z

Static electricity is a mystery but invisible carbon may be key

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01012-x][1]

A thin layer of carbon on the surface of oxide grains changes how they exchange static charge.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01012-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01012-x

Quantum simulations verified by experiments for the first time ...

2026-03-30T13:26:51Z

Quantum simulations verified by experiments for the first time

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00959-1][1]

Physicists cross-checked quantum computer predictions against experimental data about materials' properties.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00959-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00959-1

Why I made a river my co-author Nature, Published online: 30 ...

2026-03-30T13:26:45Z

Why I made a river my co-author

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00973-3][1]

Anne Poelina gives first authorship to a source with deep knowledge about water — the river itself.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00973-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00973-3

Anthony Leggett obituary: physicist who brought quantum theory to ...

2026-03-30T12:30:21Z

Anthony Leggett obituary: physicist who brought quantum theory to the macro world

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01010-z][1]

The polymath also trained as a philosopher and won a Nobel prize for his theory of superfluids.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01010-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01010-z

Countdown to Artemis: is NASA’s Moon mission the dawn of a new ...

2026-03-30T12:30:16Z

Countdown to Artemis: is NASA’s Moon mission the dawn of a new space age?

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00998-8][1]

As humans, we must be intentional about whether, and how, we explore space.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00998-8

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00998-8

Now is the time for scientific societies to guide global research ...

2026-03-30T11:26:19Z

Now is the time for scientific societies to guide global research

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04155-5][1]

Electrical engineer Ratko Magjarević explains the benefits of joining and leading scientific societies.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04155-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04155-5

How buildings and cities can be aligned with life Nature, ...

2026-03-30T11:26:14Z

How buildings and cities can be aligned with life

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00971-5][1]

Following nature’s patterns, not fighting them, is the way forward for the built environment.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00971-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00971-5

Dawkin’s paradox: dissecting the body’s battle to keep ...

2026-03-30T09:25:41Z

Dawkin’s paradox: dissecting the body’s battle to keep selfish genes in check

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00970-6][1]

An essay series by specialists in evolutionary biology, philosophy and more examines the ‘paradox of the organism’.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00970-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00970-6

Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice ...

2026-03-27T23:15:06Z

Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00982-2][1]

Minuscule particles with the ability to cross hard-to-penetrate barriers can be loaded with drug treatments to target intractable diseases.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00982-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00982-2

Briefing Chat: ‘Zombie cells’ resurrected with new genes ...

2026-03-27T14:14:22Z

Briefing Chat: ‘Zombie cells’ resurrected with new genes

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00996-w][1]

Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00996-w

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00996-w

Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data ...

2026-03-27T13:13:22Z

Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data reveal how and why

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00981-3][1]

Mothers in academia take on considerably more childcare-related responsibilities than do fathers.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00981-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00981-3

Giants of the deep and the wonder of space: Books in Brief ...

2026-03-27T12:16:19Z

Giants of the deep and the wonder of space: Books in Brief

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00995-x][1]

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00995-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00995-x

Sunken Soviet nuclear submarine’s radioactive release Nature, ...

2026-03-27T03:13:13Z

Sunken Soviet nuclear submarine’s radioactive release

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00953-7][1]

Low levels of radioactive strontium and caesium are emanating from a pipe on the wreck of the Komsomolets.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00953-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00953-7

Huge lung-cancer screening campaign boosts early diagnosis ...

2026-03-27T03:13:08Z

Huge lung-cancer screening campaign boosts early diagnosis

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00954-6][1]

A programme that offers scans to smokers between the ages of 55 and 74 detects a large number of early-stage lung tumours.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00954-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00954-6

Chats with sycophantic AI make you less kind to others Nature, ...

2026-03-26T21:11:20Z

Chats with sycophantic AI make you less kind to others

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00979-x][1]

Even people who were sceptical of chatbots’ utility fell under the sway of the AI tools’ flattery.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00979-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00979-x

Trump’s new science advisers include 12 technology chiefs — ...

2026-03-26T18:11:32Z

Trump’s new science advisers include 12 technology chiefs — and one academic

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00977-z][1]

Sparse academic presence on the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reflects a focus on technology and industry.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00977-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00977-z

Why labs need a napping room to help you work, rest and play ...

2026-03-26T17:11:28Z

Why labs need a napping room to help you work, rest and play

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00549-1][1]

A 30-minute snooze can boost creativity and help banish burnout, says neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli, author of The Brain at Rest.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00549-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00549-1

History of ‘forever’ chemicals is written in Antarctic snow ...

2026-03-26T01:13:15Z

History of ‘forever’ chemicals is written in Antarctic snow

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00867-4][1]

Data gathered during a 1,200-kilometre polar trek show where PFAS levels are the highest.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00867-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00867-4

First atlas of brain organization shows development over a ...

2026-03-25T21:08:40Z

First atlas of brain organization shows development over a lifetime

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00975-1][1]

Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 years old.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00975-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00975-1

‘Grade inflation’ hits PhD students. What’s behind the ...

2026-03-25T19:12:06Z

‘Grade inflation’ hits PhD students. What’s behind the increase?

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00952-8][1]

Study of one US university shows grades rising for master’s and PhD students over the past two decades.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00952-8

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00952-8

How to build an AI Scientist: first peer-reviewed paper spills ...

2026-03-25T18:23:15Z

How to build an AI Scientist: first peer-reviewed paper spills the secrets

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00899-w][1]

AI Scientist, an autonomous research tool, first released in 2024, has now undergone peer review, highlighting its strengths and limitations.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00899-w

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00899-w

Who let the wolves in? Genetic record for domestic dogs pushed ...

2026-03-25T18:23:10Z

Who let the wolves in? Genetic record for domestic dogs pushed back by 5,000 years

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00900-6][1]

The oldest ancient dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across Europe and the Middle East.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00900-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00900-6

Why insects aren't huge: a new challenge to a decades-old ...

2026-03-25T18:23:04Z

Why insects aren't huge: a new challenge to a decades-old idea

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00976-0][1]

Evidence suggests oxygen levels may not have been limiting factor — plus, CRISPR gives cancer-fighting immune cells an upgrade.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00976-0

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00976-0

Extreme climate outcomes could still occur with just 2 °C of ...

2026-03-25T17:10:58Z

Extreme climate outcomes could still occur with just 2 °C of global warming

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00640-7][1]

Moderate global warming creates a risk of climate impacts that are more severe than the most-likely impacts of high global warming.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00640-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00640-7

Testosterone promotes growth of a type of brain tumour in young ...

2026-03-25T17:10:52Z

Testosterone promotes growth of a type of brain tumour in young boys

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00638-1][1]

A type of childhood brain tumour called ependymoma is more common in boys than in girls. The reason for this difference turns out to be sex hormones such as testosterone.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00638-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00638-1

Pilot project paves way to storing CO2 ...

2026-03-25T17:10:47Z

Pilot project paves way to storing CO2 underground as minerals in arid countries

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00635-4][1]

Carbon dioxide has been turned into minerals in Earth’s subsurface using recirculating water flow — a viable way to sequester this greenhouse gas in water-scarce areas.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00635-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00635-4

AI scientists are changing research — institutions, funders and ...

2026-03-25T17:10:42Z

AI scientists are changing research — institutions, funders and publishers must respond

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00934-w][1]

The ability to automate the discovery process in some areas of scientific inquiry raises unanswered questions about how research should be conducted.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00934-w

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00934-w

Dogs have deep genetic roots in ice-age Europe Nature, Published ...

2026-03-25T17:10:37Z

Dogs have deep genetic roots in ice-age Europe

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00378-2][1]

Two studies report the oldest dog genomes ever to be sequenced, representing leaps in scientists’ understanding of the animal’s origins.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00378-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00378-2

Long-distance quantum link generates entanglement faster than it ...

2026-03-25T17:10:32Z

Long-distance quantum link generates entanglement faster than it is lost

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00804-5][1]

Entanglement between ions connected by 10 kilometres of optical fibre is a step towards large-scale quantum communications networks.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00804-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00804-5

Charting the human brain’s lifelong functional organization ...

2026-03-25T17:10:26Z

Charting the human brain’s lifelong functional organization

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00637-2][1]

Neuroscientists have created a continuous atlas showing how patterns of functional connectivity between brain regions change from birth to old age.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00637-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00637-2

A cancer-promoting fusion protein acts during embryonic brain ...

2026-03-25T17:10:21Z

A cancer-promoting fusion protein acts during embryonic brain development

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00924-y][1]

ZFTA–RELA is the cancer-promoting protein product of a gene fusion. Analyses of accessible sites in the DNA–protein complex chromatin in developing mice show that ZFTA–RELA binds to chromatin modules that are accessible during embryonic brain development, placing some cell lineages at risk of transformation into cancer.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00924-y

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00924-y

Anticancer antibodies can evolve to cause autoimmune brain ...

2026-03-25T17:10:16Z

Anticancer antibodies can evolve to cause autoimmune brain disease

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00919-9][1]

A model of breast cancer that expresses NMDA receptors — proteins that modify signalling between neurons — was used to trace pre-existing B cells as they matured to produce autoimmune antibodies that have diverse effects on receptor function. Transferring one antibody into mouse brains recapitulated key features of autoimmune brain inflammation.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00919-9

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00919-9

Remembrance of inflammations past Nature, Published online: 25 ...

2026-03-25T17:10:11Z

Remembrance of inflammations past

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00639-0][1]

Chronic inflammation increases the risk of colon cancer. This inflammation drives epigenetic changes in the nucleus of stem cells that promote tumour formation.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00639-0

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00639-0

Redirecting current solves a shadowy problem faced by perovskite ...

2026-03-25T17:10:05Z

Redirecting current solves a shadowy problem faced by perovskite solar cells

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00921-1][1]

Solar modules made from perovskite materials have a stability issue that arises when they are placed in partial shade. This long-standing problem has now been addressed by integrating an electronic component called a memristor into the solar cell.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00921-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00921-1

Superluminal correlations in ensembles of optical phase ...

2026-03-25T17:10:00Z

Superluminal correlations in ensembles of optical phase singularities

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10209-z][1]

Ultrafast electron imaging shows full phase-space dynamics of optical singularities, which can reach superluminal velocities before annihilation and break the particle-like analogy of topological defects.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10209-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10209-z

Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate ...

2026-03-25T17:09:55Z

Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10237-9][1]

Extreme global climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2 °C warming and may turn out to be more extreme than model-averaged projections at 3 °C or 4 °C warming.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10237-9

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10237-9

Decadal-scale droughts disrupted the African Humid Period in the ...

2026-03-25T17:09:50Z

Decadal-scale droughts disrupted the African Humid Period in the Sahara

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10336-7][1]

Sedimentary time-series data of Lake Yoa in Chad covering the past 10.25 thousand years (kyr) show that the mid-Holocene African Humid Period experienced several decadal-scale droughts, caused by sudden inputs of freshwater into the North Atlantic.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10336-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10336-7

Oxygen supply through the tracheolar–muscle system does not ...

2026-03-25T17:09:44Z

Oxygen supply through the tracheolar–muscle system does not constrain insect gigantism

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10291-3][1]

New evidence suggests that diffusive oxygen transport through the tracheolar–muscle system is not the limiting factor on insect body size.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10291-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10291-3

Quantifying climate loss and damage consistent with a social cost ...

2026-03-25T17:09:39Z

Quantifying climate loss and damage consistent with a social cost of carbon

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10272-6][1]

A new framework links specific emissions to monetized, location-specific climate damages, showing that future harms from past CO2 emissions far exceed historical damages and that delayed carbon removal cannot fully offset these losses.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10272-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10272-6

Precipitation observing network gaps limit climate change impact ...

2026-03-25T17:09:34Z

Precipitation observing network gaps limit climate change impact assessment

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10300-5][1]

At present, only 13.4% of the global land surface meets the World Meteorological Organization requirements for annual precipitation monitoring.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10300-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10300-5

Disequilibrium response to tapping crustal magma reveals storage ...

2026-03-25T17:09:29Z

Disequilibrium response to tapping crustal magma reveals storage conditions

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10317-w][1]

Magma drilling data from Krafla volcano, Iceland, are used to reconstruct in situ lithostatic magmatic conditions using disequilibrium simulations that provide a method for improving the understanding of magma storage conditions and evolution.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10317-w

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10317-w

Towards end-to-end automation of AI research Nature, Published ...

2026-03-25T17:09:24Z

Towards end-to-end automation of AI research

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10265-5][1]

An artificial intelligence system can produce research papers with minimal human involvement, even passing the first round of peer review for the workshop of a main machine learning conference.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10265-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10265-5

Epigenetic memory of colitis promotes tumour growth Nature, ...

2026-03-25T17:09:18Z

Epigenetic memory of colitis promotes tumour growth

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10258-4][1]

Colonic stem cells retain a memory of inflammation following disease resolution and there is a mechanistic link between chronic inflammation and malignancy, suggesting potential strategies to mitigate cancer risk in patients with chronic inflammatory conditions.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10258-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10258-4

Parasites trigger epithelial cell crosstalk to drive gut–brain ...

2026-03-25T17:09:13Z

Parasites trigger epithelial cell crosstalk to drive gut–brain signalling

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10281-5][1]

Paracrine signalling between tuft cells and enterochromaffin cells is a key mode of immune–sensory and gut–brain communication, and accounts for the pattern of gastrointestinal symptoms that occurs during parasite infections.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10281-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10281-5

Electrochemical corrosion accompanies dendrite growth in solid ...

2026-03-25T17:09:08Z

Electrochemical corrosion accompanies dendrite growth in solid electrolytes

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10279-z][1]

Operando birefringence microscopy measurements of the stresses around growing dendrites in solid electrolytes show that stresses decrease as current densities increase, revealing a linkage between electrochemical and mechanical stability that informs the design of solid-state batteries.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10279-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10279-z

CO2 subsurface mineral storage by its ...

2026-03-25T17:09:03Z

CO2 subsurface mineral storage by its co-injection with recirculating water

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10130-5][1]

An industrial-scale pilot project using co-injection of recirculated water for subsurface CO2 mineralization shows promise as a pathway for carbon sequestration in regions with limited access to water resources.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10130-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10130-5

Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the ...

2026-03-25T17:08:58Z

Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10170-x][1]

Analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes from archaeological canid remains found across Europe and Anatolia shows that a genetically homogeneous dog population was already widely distributed across the region by 15,000 years ago.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10170-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10170-x

Structural basis of supercoiling-induced CRISPR–Cas9 off-target ...

2026-03-25T17:08:52Z

Structural basis of supercoiling-induced CRISPR–Cas9 off-target activity

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10255-7][1]

Cas9 structures explain topology sensing and off-target activation.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10255-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10255-7

Rapid concerted switching of the neural code in the ...

2026-03-25T17:08:47Z

Rapid concerted switching of the neural code in the inferotemporal cortex

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10267-3][1]

Face cells in the macaque inferotemporal cortex are initially able to detect faces and then rapidly switch to a face-specific neural code to discriminate between different face identities.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10267-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10267-3

The DNA virome varies with human genes and environments Nature, ...

2026-03-25T17:08:42Z

The DNA virome varies with human genes and environments

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10288-y][1]

Analyses of biobank data show that human variation such as age, sex and genetics, particularly at the major histocompatibility complex locus, is associated with viral abundance and supports a causal link between abundance of Epstein–Barr virus and Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10288-y

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10288-y

Androgen activity in the male embryonic hindbrain drives lethal ...

2026-03-25T17:08:37Z

Androgen activity in the male embryonic hindbrain drives lethal PFA ependymoma

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10264-6][1]

Androgen activity in the male embryonic hindbrain prolongs hindbrain differentiation in male individuals and drives sex differences in the incidence and prognosis of posterior fossa type A (PFA) ependymoma, an aggressive childhood brain tumour.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10264-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10264-6

A fast starburst wind consumes most of the energy from supernovae ...

2026-03-25T17:08:32Z

A fast starburst wind consumes most of the energy from supernovae

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10231-1][1]

Starburst galaxies are seen to host galaxy-scale winds, which are super-fast and could be powered entirely by the thermal pressure of gas heated by supernovae.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10231-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10231-1

Structural energetics of cold sensitivity Nature, Published ...

2026-03-25T17:08:27Z

Structural energetics of cold sensitivity

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10276-2][1]

Data from cryogenic electron microscopy combined with hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry inform a mechanism for cold-evoked activation of the TRPM8 channel, providing a structural and energetic framework to explain cold sensitivity.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10276-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10276-2

Topological soliton frequency comb in nanophotonic lithium ...

2026-03-25T17:08:21Z

Topological soliton frequency comb in nanophotonic lithium niobate

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10292-2][1]

An integrated lithium niobate–semiconductor platform generates topological soliton frequency combs on-chip, enabling turn-key, dispersion-agnostic comb sources without high-Q resonators or complex stabilization.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10292-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10292-2

Inactivating SnRK1β1A promotes broad-spectrum ...

2026-03-25T17:08:16Z

Inactivating SnRK1β1A promotes broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10273-5][1]

SnRK1β1A in rice promotes susceptibility to multiple fungal diseases, and disrupting this infection-inducible gene confers broad-spectrum resistance without compromising growth or yield under normal field conditions.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10273-5

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10273-5

Aversive learning hijacks a brain sugar sensor to consolidate ...

2026-03-25T17:08:11Z

Aversive learning hijacks a brain sugar sensor to consolidate memory

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10306-z][1]

A study in Drosophilareveals a mechanism of non-homeostatic hunger and its critical relevance for memory consolidation.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10306-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10306-z

Towards intelligent and miniaturized drug delivery devices ...

2026-03-25T17:08:06Z

Towards intelligent and miniaturized drug delivery devices

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10221-3][1]

Intelligent and miniaturized drug delivery devices leveraging advances in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, electronics and materials science enable treatments with increased precision and responsiveness, with applications in cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other diseases.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10221-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10221-3

Functional hierarchy of the human neocortex across the lifespan ...

2026-03-25T17:08:00Z

Functional hierarchy of the human neocortex across the lifespan

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10219-x][1]

fMRI data from individuals of a wide range of ages (from a few days to 100 years old) are used to map the key organizational axes of functional connectivity in the human cortex throughout the lifespan.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10219-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10219-x

Exposed phosphatidylserine is an inhibitory molecule in ...

2026-03-25T17:07:55Z

Exposed phosphatidylserine is an inhibitory molecule in T cell exhaustion

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10266-4][1]

Insights into the mechanism by which phosphatidylserine functions as a non-classical inhibitory molecule during T cell exhaustion, and how phosphatidylserine-targeting antibodies enhance T cell responses are explored.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10266-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10266-4

Ectopic NMDAR expression in cancer unmasks germline-encoded ...

2026-03-25T17:07:50Z

Ectopic NMDAR expression in cancer unmasks germline-encoded autoimmunity

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10278-0][1]

NMDAR expression is sufficient to induce B cell recruitment and affinity maturation, resulting in receptor-modulating antibodies that connect anti-cancer immunity and autoimmunity.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10278-0

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10278-0

Dominant clones leverage developmental epigenomic states to drive ...

2026-03-25T17:07:45Z

Dominant clones leverage developmental epigenomic states to drive ependymoma

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10270-8][1]

Single-nucleus chromatin and RNA sequencing identifies epigenetic chromatin domains that confer vulnerability to paediatric brain tumours such as ependymomas, providing insight into the development of such tumours despite ‘quiet’ genomes.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10270-8

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10270-8

Genomic history of early dogs in Europe Nature, Published online: ...

2026-03-25T17:07:40Z

Genomic history of early dogs in Europe

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10112-7][1]

Genome-wide analysis shows European dogs existed by 14,200 years ago, were already genetically distinct, received less Neolithic Southwest Asian admixture than humans did and contributed substantially to later European dogs.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10112-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10112-7

Retraction Note: Multisensory learning binds neurons into a ...

2026-03-25T17:07:34Z

Retraction Note: Multisensory learning binds neurons into a cross-modal memory engram

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10355-4][1]

Retraction Note: Multisensory learning binds neurons into a cross-modal memory engram

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10355-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10355-4

Geopolitical tensions are leading China to rethink research ...

2026-03-25T15:17:35Z

Geopolitical tensions are leading China to rethink research collaboration

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00426-x][1]

A shift to regional partnerships and use of tightly controlled platforms suggests openness is being designed and managed.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00426-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00426-x

The pros and cons of China’s health role in Africa Nature, ...

2026-03-25T15:17:30Z

The pros and cons of China’s health role in Africa

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00425-y][1]

Funds and expertise are a welcome boost, but questions remain about balanced cooperation.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00425-y

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00425-y

A guide to the Nature Index Nature, Published online: 25 March ...

2026-03-25T15:17:25Z

A guide to the Nature Index

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00427-w][1]

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00427-w

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00427-w

Why China’s philanthropists are digging deep for research ...

2026-03-25T15:17:19Z

Why China’s philanthropists are digging deep for research

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00424-z][1]

An increase in donations, prizes and public–private initiatives suggests many firms want to show commitment to the government’s goals.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00424-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00424-z

China is an innovation powerhouse — but it should do more ...

2026-03-25T15:17:14Z

China is an innovation powerhouse — but it should do more fundamental research

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00935-9][1]

As the country looks to commercial companies to drive innovation, it has a golden opportunity to support open science and increase its output in key areas.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00935-9

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00935-9

Can China keep up its extraordinary research growth? Nature, ...

2026-03-25T15:17:09Z

Can China keep up its extraordinary research growth?

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00423-0][1]

Evidence of a pivot towards other sources of funding and collaboration suggest it is looking for ways to maintain its rapid pace of change.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00423-0

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00423-0

Sock. Something. Um. Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; ...

2026-03-25T14:07:28Z

Sock. Something. Um.

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00614-9][1]

A fair exchange?

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00614-9

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00614-9

‘Continuity over novelty’: why environmental science needs to ...

2026-03-25T12:06:35Z

‘Continuity over novelty’: why environmental science needs to rethink its focus

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00933-x][1]

With government funding in decline, researchers should prioritize data collation and training the next generation of scientists.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00933-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00933-x

Major conference catches illicit AI use — and rejects hundreds ...

2026-03-25T12:06:20Z

Major conference catches illicit AI use — and rejects hundreds of papers

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00893-2][1]

The papers’ watermarks allowed organizers to detect use of large language models in peer review.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00893-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00893-2

The surprising science behind red-light therapy — and how it ...

2026-03-25T11:10:54Z

The surprising science behind red-light therapy — and how it really works

Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00878-1][1]

People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light. Beneath the hype, there is some interesting biology.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00878-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00878-1

‘Zombie cells’ return from the dead — after a genome ...

2026-03-24T22:12:21Z

‘Zombie cells’ return from the dead — after a genome transplant

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00938-6][1]

Technique that inserts the genome of one bacterial species into the ‘dead’ cells of another could open doors for synthetic biologists.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00938-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00938-6

Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has ...

2026-03-24T17:06:35Z

Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00945-7][1]

Repeated cloning from a single mouse failed after 58 generations. Researchers say harmful DNA changes are to blame.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00945-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00945-7

Zombieland: Genome transplant brings ‘dead’ bacteria back to ...

2026-03-24T17:06:30Z

Zombieland: Genome transplant brings ‘dead’ bacteria back to life

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00938-6][1]

Technique that inserts the genome of one bacterial species into the ‘dead’ cells of another could open doors for synthetic biologists.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00938-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00938-6

Antimatter has been transported for the first time ever — in ...

2026-03-24T16:26:08Z

Antimatter has been transported for the first time ever — in the back of CERN's truck

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00950-w][1]

Physicists have succeeded for the first time in transporting the most expensive and most volatile substance on Earth — antimatter.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00950-w

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00950-w

These medical X-rays are all deepfakes — and they fool even ...

2026-03-24T15:04:05Z

These medical X-rays are all deepfakes — and they fool even radiologists

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00892-3][1]

Radiologists and large language models alike have a hard time picking out real medical images from fake ones.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00892-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00892-3

Why it’s hard to guess the high note Nature, Published online: ...

2026-03-24T15:03:59Z

Why it’s hard to guess the high note

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00644-3][1]

An explanation of the difficulty in judging musical tones, and colourful rings spotted around the Sun, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00644-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00644-3

Author Correction: 7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous ...

2026-03-24T14:13:33Z

Author Correction: 7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10403-z][1]

Author Correction: 7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10403-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10403-z

How the war in Iran is reshaping the energy landscape Nature, ...

2026-03-24T13:14:16Z

How the war in Iran is reshaping the energy landscape

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00932-y][1]

As prices surge and governments scramble to respond, the crisis underscores an urgent need to rethink energy security.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00932-y

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00932-y

How DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins Nature, ...

2026-03-24T12:03:45Z

How DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00879-0][1]

Researchers are pulling clues from genetic material in ice age soils and rewriting chapters of human history.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00879-0

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00879-0

Why AI hasn’t caused a job apocalypse — so far Nature, ...

2026-03-24T11:17:35Z

Why AI hasn’t caused a job apocalypse — so far

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00883-4][1]

Current evidence points to modest effects of artificial-intelligence tools on jobs, highlighting how bad data, not sweeping automation, is driving much of today’s alarm.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00883-4

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00883-4

UK scraps airborne lab that tracks climate, pollution and weather ...

2026-03-24T11:17:30Z

UK scraps airborne lab that tracks climate, pollution and weather systems

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00941-x][1]

UK scraps airborne lab that tracks climate, pollution and weather systems

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00941-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00941-x

Salt lakes are shrinking and expanding, causing havoc in ...

2026-03-24T11:17:25Z

Salt lakes are shrinking and expanding, causing havoc in conservation

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00943-9][1]

Salt lakes are shrinking and expanding, causing havoc in conservation

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00943-9

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00943-9

Scientists should join collaborative online editing communities ...

2026-03-24T11:17:20Z

Scientists should join collaborative online editing communities for biodiversity

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00940-y][1]

Scientists should join collaborative online editing communities for biodiversity

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00940-y

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00940-y

Marine life is a silent casualty of armed conflicts Nature, ...

2026-03-24T11:17:15Z

Marine life is a silent casualty of armed conflicts

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00942-w][1]

Marine life is a silent casualty of armed conflicts

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00942-w

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00942-w

How I squeeze fresh science from public data Nature, Published ...

2026-03-23T16:00:52Z

How I squeeze fresh science from public data

Nature, Published online: 23 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00434-x][1]

For cash-strapped and early-career researchers, archived data sets can fuel new science.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00434-x

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00434-x

How the idea of human superiority over nature was invented ...

2026-03-23T13:57:32Z

How the idea of human superiority over nature was invented

Nature, Published online: 23 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00881-6][1]

Scientific discoveries are increasingly eroding the human–animal divide and challenging long-standing assumptions about human exceptionalism.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00881-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00881-6

Drowning in data sets? Here’s how to cut them down to size ...

2026-03-23T13:11:08Z

Drowning in data sets? Here’s how to cut them down to size

Nature, Published online: 23 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00880-7][1]

Indefinite data retention is neither financially nor practically possible, but there are ways to give your data maximal long-term value.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00880-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00880-7