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The HydroGym reinforcement learning platform for fluid dynamics
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10917-6HydroGym offers over 60 standardized reinforcement-learning flow-control environments and demonstrates zero-shot transfer to a 3D wing, cutting local skin …
Multiyear tropical warm pool warming drives slowdown in Antarctic mass loss
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10912-xRecent Antarctic ice mass gain was linked to a recurrent atmospheric teleconnection, but this recurs about once per decade …
Human brain organoids record the passage of time over multiple years
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10877-xHuman brain organoids were developed for over five years in culture to demonstrate that brain cells can continue to …
Synthesis of pyrroles from isoxazoles by an O-to-C skeletal edit
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10933-6A one-pot skeletal-editing reaction replaces isoxazole oxygen with carbon to form challenging pyrroles, enabled by an N-propargylic enaminone intermediate …
Atomic-scale double-slit interferometry with a focused electron probe
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10914-9Double-slit interferometry at the atomic scale is demonstrated using scanning transmission electron microscopy to provide evidence of interference fringes …
Asymmetric prefrontal representations for leader–follower dynamics
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10900-1Mice spontaneously form leader and follower roles during cooperation, and the medial prefrontal cortex encodes these role dynamics and …
Family genetic designs in MoBa provide insights into health and functioning
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10926-5The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study demonstrates how family-based genomic data can disentangle direct genetic effects from …
A global atmospheric methane record from a tropical ice core
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10938-1A 2,000-year Peruvian ice core record of atmospheric CH4 concentrations contains the first historical global CH4 record from the …
Increasing CO<sub>2</sub> levels fertilize C<sub>4</sub> grass production
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10935-4By combining a meta-analysis of CO2 enrichment experiments with three decades of southern African savanna observations, an increase in …
Wake-activated neuronal populations that regulate sleep drive
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10928-3Whole-brain activity mapping, targeted cell manipulations and electrophysiology in mice identify wake-activated neuronal populations that are crucial for sleep …
Observation of conformal field theory spectra in a quantum simulator
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10904-xMeasurements on an array of optically trapped neutral atoms at a quantum phase transition provide a direct observation of …
Too much mate choice overwhelms frogs
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02554-wFemale treefrogs select less carefully when hearing a chorus of males.
Functional role of skull lymphoid structures in CNS immunosurveillance
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10951-4Functional lymphoid structures within the skull bone marrow enable central nervous system immunosurveillance and shape immune responses to brain …
Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10777-0Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies
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A black hole's spin could finally be measured by a high-speed star
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02607-0Star orbiting close to Sagittarius A* could reveal its spin — plus, how exoskeletons might change the way humans …
Evidence for vacuum-enhanced superconductivity in NbSe<sub>2</sub>
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11037-xEvidence for vacuum-enhanced superconductivity in NbSe2
Screening babies’ genomes could save lives. Here’s how it would work
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02528-yMassive genomic newborn-screening studies are under way all over the globe. But questions about scalability, feasibility and net benefit …
Daily briefing: ‘Too hot to sleep’ is harmful to your health
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02600-7Heatwave-driven sleepless nights are robbing people of a crucial aspect of health and recovery. Plus, dolphin calves learn hunting …
A revolutionary stem-cell therapy must proceed responsibly to achieve its full potential
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02524-2It is 20 years since induced pluripotent stem cells shook biomedicine. Public trust must be retained now that clinical …
NIH proposes major revamp of how it scores research grant proposals
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02584-4Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could …
Five ways 3D printing is improving lab work
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02535-zAs 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology …
Mathematics holds the secret to ‘ladder-proof’ knitting
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02466-9A topological description of ‘knittability’ can be used to design yarn patterns that are resistant to unravelling.
Will you be wearing an exoskeleton in ten years? The tech that …
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02527-zRobotic supports were once designed for clinical use, but researchers are now developing cheaper, smaller devices aimed at everyone …
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