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Oddball fossils suggest that the first insects were a mixed bunch
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02710-2As the most diverse class of animals, insects have dominated terrestrial ecosystems for the past 320 million years. However, …
‘Superdark’ protein looks like a G-protein-coupled receptor — but shows unconventional behaviour
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02472-xMining millions of AI-predicted structures reveals an evolutionarily conserved protein that resembles a receptor family member but functions differently.
Nasal vaccines could stop pandemics before they begin
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02656-5Sparking an immune response where microbes enter the body should not only stop a person getting sick, but also …
Dose once, treat forever: drugs are being engineered to last much longer
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02660-9Medication that persists inside the body for months or years could transform the treatment and prevention of many conditions …
Genetic associations with the Big Five personality traits probed in one million …
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02790-0Human DNA has been linked to personality traits — how individuals think, feel and act — thus identifying hundreds …
Family-based analyses show how children’s genetics shape key traits
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02689-wThe Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study, called MoBa, includes genetic data from around 230,000 parents and children. …
Electric charge makes drops of water more destructive
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02705-zIn many real-world settings, water droplets can become slightly charged as they slide across solid surfaces. This charge has …
The Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity?
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02804-xScientists are probing whether language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs.
A good drug is useless if it misses its target
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02653-8The best medicines go exactly where they’re needed in the body— and nowhere else.
Phone-call tutorials improve learning cost-effectively during education emergencies
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02700-4Across five randomized trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda, weekly 20-minute mobile-phone-call tutorials produced large learning …
Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when …
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02825-6The low-cost intervention was trialled in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hello Equal Earth: what the UN’s new world map will change
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02820-xWhat the UN vote to ditch the Mercator projection means for education, navigation and public perception.
Medicines do no good if people don’t take them
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02658-3Health psychologist Rob Horne explains why medication non-adherence is such a problem, and how behavioural science can help to …
Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-yOne-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt …
Drug-delivering particles aim to breach the blood–brain barrier
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02655-6The inability to get drugs into the brain has impeded the treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases for decades. …
Combined satellite and news data capture unseen aspects of war
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that …
Who were the Denisovans? Rich trove of fossils and tools paints new …
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02810-zObjects found in a cave in southwestern China suggest that these enigmatic ancient humans were accomplished hunters.
Use AI as a sparring partner, not an oracle
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02846-1As artificial-intelligence tools become crucial collaborators in science, universities must teach students to challenge such systems and assess their …
Uniform film formation helps tandem solar cells work better for longer
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading …
Daily briefing: OpenAI claims a huge maths breakthrough
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02867-wThe AI giant claims to have solved one of maths’ trickiest problems, but questions swirl over should get the …
Special delivery: bacterial couriers are smuggling drugs into cancers
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4Microorganisms that deliver treatments to tumours could make chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy safer and more effective.
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02598-yChanges to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
DNA-editing ‘pencils’ probe early human development
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02840-7A genome-rewriting approach known as adenine base editing offers a precise way to investigate gene function in early human …
These six advances could change how drugs are delivered
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02654-7Medication triggered by your circadian clock, self-assembling delivery systems based on DNA and other highlights from studies and trials.
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