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Astronaut vest cuts radiation exposure in half
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02556-8Tests on uncrewed NASA mission showed garment could spare astronauts the worst effects of solar storms.
To shield the fetus, link a protein to these drugs
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02553-xAdding albumin to popular antibody-based medicines helps to block their passage through the placenta.
Dialkyl ether synthesis through heteroatom homolytic substitution
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11043-zDialkyl ether synthesis through heteroatom homolytic substitution
Investors’ sneak peak: can this AI tool spot the science that will …
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02549-7The approach could speed up investment decisions, but researchers say it has flaws.
These trees are making air quality in cities worse
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02586-2They release compounds that contribute to ozone emissions, and rising temperatures could exacerbate the problem.
Daily briefing: How 3D printers are changing lab work
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02614-1Printing custom lab tools can be cheaper than buying them. Plus, South African scientists might soon have to register …
The Antarctic ice sheet has gained mass — but probably not for …
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02376-wSince 2020, snowfall has largely counterbalanced the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet. The atmospheric effect that causes this …
Activity of solar-driven polymer catalysts unleashed to produce a potential green fuel
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02373-zEngineering of polymer crystals has vastly increased the activity of these materials as catalysts for producing hydrogen fuel from …
Human organoids that mimic brain development grown for years in lab
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02585-3Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later …
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Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02410-xCalled to account.
Computational ‘gym’ trains AI models to control turbulence
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02375-xThe HydroGym computational environment teaches agents strategies for fluid-flow control that can be applied to scenarios they have not …
AI tool lets researchers ‘vibe code’ in the quantum realm
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02495-4An autonomous AI agent can write and execute quantum computing code, but it sometimes needs a human touch.
Rudolph A. Marcus obituary: theoretical chemist who explained how electrons jump between …
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02610-5His calculations explain the efficiency of batteries and solar cells.
Psychedelics tune the brain to the environment
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02377-9Rather than just scrambling neural activity, the psychedelic substance psilocybin also reorganizes brain dynamics so as to align with …
How do people live beyond 110? Abundance of cancer-killing cells might be …
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02587-1Research on people 110 years and older reveals an immune system that continues to adapt.
South Africa’s scientists must register with official body or risk prison, according …
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02516-2Many researchers are unaware of an upcoming law that will require them to register with a regulatory body, as …
Virus deploys a ‘loose cannon’ enzyme to overpower bacterial defences
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02537-xViruses that infect bacteria must either evade or counter the defence systems of their host. The viral kinase enzyme …
Twenty-two easy ways to power up your lab meetings
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02037-yScientists share help and advice on how they got their research discussions flowing.
A biased allosteric modulator is a molecular glue for β<sub>2</sub>AR dimerization
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10892-yAP-7-168, an optimized derivative of a β-arrestin-biased negative allosteric modulator of the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR), functions as a molecular …
Pervasive phosphorylation by phage T7 kinase disarms bacterial defences
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10934-5The T7 bacteriophage deactivates bacterial defence systems through T7K phosphorylation of nearly all host and phage proteins during infection.
Safety and security of large language models in healthcare
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10687-1The Review examines rapid LLM adoption in clinical care, outlining emerging security and safety risks across development stages, key …
Discovery of a star sensitive to the spin of Sagittarius A*
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10894-wThe discovery of the fast-orbiting star S301 near Sagittarius A* offers a promising new probe of the central black …
Psychedelics align brain activity with context
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10910-zThe psychedelic psilocybin reorganizes brain activity into structured, context-aligned patterns that integrate internal and external processing, providing a neural …
An Icelandic pangenome reference
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10924-7Newly developed methods enable construction of Icelandic haplotypes and mapping of population-scale short reads to a pangenome by reducing …
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