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Gut microbes that trace ancient human journeys
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02969-5The Indigenous African Hadza and South American Tsimane share gut microorganisms that shed light on human dispersals and microbial …
The science of superintelligence and why AI is still a useful word
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03198-6President Donald Trump wants to replace ‘artificial intelligence’ with ‘Super Intelligence’ — but there are questions about whether we’re …
NASA releases trove of Moon data from historic Artemis II flight
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03197-7Annotated images and more collected by the four astronauts could inform missions to the lunar surface.
‘When prevention disappears, infections rise’: can the world still end AIDS?
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03127-7The United Nations’ deadline for eliminating HIV/AIDS as a public-health threat is unlikely to be met. But medical, political …
Why sound, strong science alone isn’t enough in pandemic preparedness
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02985-5Comparable data are key to protecting the world from the next epidemic, says bioengineer Polina Brangel.
Retrofitted LLM can count the letter ‘i’s in ‘artificial intelligence’
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03059-2Most LLMs cannot reliably evaluate text on the level of individual letters. A technique called byteification retrofits existing models …
Nuclear clocks tick for the first time
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03060-9Ultraprecise clocks that use transitions in atomic nuclei to keep time show promise as a next-generation time standard and …
Nobel prizes 2026: ‘ghost’ particles, mirror molecules and light switches in the …
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03208-7Nature rounds up the Nobel prizes for science — plus, hints of the ancestral human gut microbiome.
Genome accessibility reveals disease risk that gene expression misses
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03072-5Most disease-associated genetic alterations do not affect the genes themselves, but instead change how strongly they are expressed, often …
Semiconductors pushed into insulator territory
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02968-6A material that was previously assumed to be an electrical insulator has been shown to be a semiconductor, with …
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Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02864-zIdentity crisis.
How we ditched presentations and embraced silence in our lab meetings
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02836-3Swapping to a system in which lab members read memos quietly before team discussions helped to create an open …
A guide to Nature Index tables
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02999-zInformation on the methodology used in the ranking for the 2026 Nature Spotlight: Infectious diseases.
Can your brain grow new neurons? How researchers are solving a century-old …
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03132-wScientists have debated for decades whether the human brain sprouts new neurons throughout life. What would it mean if …
Cells, who needs them? Biochemists turn to proteins in a tube
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03136-6Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and develop synthetic cells.
Why smart glasses are about to create a major privacy crisis
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03131-xAs AI wearables become discreet, cheap and mainstream, they risk normalizing non-consensual recording in everyday spaces.
Strong evidence that ‘baryon junctions’ give proton its identity
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03129-5A conserved property of protons and neutrons is carried not by their constituent particles but by structures that mediate …
How digital breakdowns affect supply chains — and endanger the global economy
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03105-zWhen supply chains fail, it’s often because of energy, computer or data-network failures. Addressing these requires a way to …
Rising numbers of Asian and African PhD students choose to study in …
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02798-6International students explain the advantages and challenges that come with pursuing a doctoral degree in China.
Astronomy’s ‘adrenaline junkies’: Nobel prize captures the thrill of neutrino physics
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03095-yNature reporter Davide Castelvecchi reflects on covering the fast-moving field of astronomy honoured by the Nobel physics award.
Unprecedented hole opened up in Antarctic winter sea ice
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03160-6‘Rivers in the sky’ helped to keep an expanse of water roughly as big as Portugal ice-free.
The Solar System could die one billion times earlier than thought
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03155-3Modelling suggests that the planets’ orbits will become destabilized inside one billion years once the Sun starts to shed …
Author Correction: Anodic Pd membrane H<sub>2</sub> extraction enhances thermochemical dehydrogenation
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11244-6Author Correction: Anodic Pd membrane H2 extraction enhances thermochemical dehydrogenation
AI could undermine scientific independence in subtle ways
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03175-zAI could undermine scientific independence in subtle ways
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