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Intraspecific variation in tropical trees can drive resistance to drought
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02292-zDifferent tropical tree species can vary in their ability to withstand drought — and so too, it seems, can …
Ultrafast temporal engineering of optical properties using terahertz light
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02478-5A photonic time crystal is an optical system of which properties such as its refractive index are modulated strongly …
Human brain stimulation engages different gene programs in different cell types
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02473-wElectrical stimulation of the human brain is a promising strategy for slowing cognitive decline. The discovery of cell-type-specific gene …
Daily briefing: The first archaeological evidence of death by trebuchet
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02546-wMore than 160 fractures are evidence of a fast, grisly cause of death. Plus, the health risks of the …
How the human brain can pursue two goals at the same time
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02395-7In the natural world, an animal can blend strategies so it can advance towards several goals at the same …
Biomarkers of nivolumab benefit in resectable non-small cell lung cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10925-6Potential predictive biomarkers of perioperative nivolumab therapy benefit in non-small cell lung cancer are identified from evaluable participants in …
In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens of human T cells in solid tumours
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10906-9An in vivo model that is able to recover human T cells from solid tumours can identify targets to …
Superconducting 2D cuprate with a single CuO<sub>2</sub> plane
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10857-1A high-quality, pristine monolayer cuprate superconductor with a single CuO2 plane is fabricated and used to identify two quantum …
Heterogeneous climatic controls on tropical-forest biomass
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10880-2An analysis of the relationships between aboveground biomass and various climatic factors in three major regions of tropical forest …
Evidence for the first globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10878-wDeep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 reveals an extragalactic globular cluster stream, with analysis …
Maternal influences on infant gut microbiome and health
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10922-9The maternal gut microbiome is a predictor of infant eczema.
Numerous bow shocks in the outer Helix Nebula
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10724-zShocks in the eastern outskirts of the Helix Nebula, detected in Hα emission with the MOTHRA telescope, provide evidence …
Species intraspecific variation drives tropical forest drought resistance
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10870-4Substantial intraspecific variation, together with species turnover, drives coordinated shifts in drought resistance such as increased embolism resistance and …
Structural mechanism governing the directionality of bridge recombination
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10903-yCryo-electron microscopy structures show how IS621 bridge recombinase mediates DNA excision, explaining its natural preference for insertion and informing …
Neural basis of compositional control
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10896-8Behaviour of human participants in a prey-pursuit task reflects dynamic blending of goal-specific control policies, with hippocampus estimating latent …
Degree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computing
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10891-zBy engineering the statistics of light at the micrometre scale using phase-only spatial light modulators, both the state and …
Luminescent-reaction-enabled super-resolution imaging
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10889-7A new chemistry-based super-resolution imaging framework is described, enabling 3D, laser-free, highly sensitive and ultralong-term imaging of live cells …
Towards an equitable future of global photovoltaic waste recycling
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10905-wGlobal photovoltaic waste will reach 297–402 million tonnes by 2060, and regionally adapted recycling strategies and international cooperation will …
A gas-enshrouded and gas-reddened black hole at cosmic dawn
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10846-4Observations of an unusual cosmic-dawn source illuminate how early supermassive black holes may have grown rapidly in a gas-enshrouded …
Procognitive restoration of PV neuron plasticity in neurodevelopmental disorders
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10907-8Expression of Meis2 in hippocampal parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in an adult mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders rescues experience-dependent plasticity, improves …
Rb-driven transcription limits its tumour-suppressive effects in breast cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10886-wCDK4/6 inhibition redirects Rb chromatin occupancy to activate oestrogen-responsive genes, counteracting its own ability to maintain therapeutic cell-cycle arrest.
Cascading continental-scale floods across Europe in 1342–1343
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10888-8Tracing cascading continental-scale medieval megafloods across Europe indicates that current flood management is unprepared for such sequences, highlighting the …
Shared principles of human and bacterial antiviral immunity
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10756-5The Review describes shared ancient, conserved mechanisms between human antiviral immunity and bacterial anti-phage systems, outlining universal principles of …
Temporal uncoupling of radial glia lineage progression in cortical organoids
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10916-7RGP lineage tracing in stem-cell-derived organoids shows highly plastic proliferation and reduced clonal neuronal diversity, indicating that missing non-cell-autonomous …
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