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I’m burnt out and leaving academia. How do I finish my PhD?
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00797-1Burnout is a systemic problem, but individuals can take steps to cope with it and pave a path forward.
J. Craig Venter obituary: maverick biotechnologist who sequenced the human genome
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01433-8The entrepreneur was also a pioneer of synthetic biology.
25 years of chemistry that simply clicks
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01155-xWhen the concept of ‘click’ chemistry — highly effective and specific reactions — was first reported, some dismissed it …
Origin story
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01077-8Plans for expansion.
Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas
Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01407-wDigital distractions are vying for people’s focus, but our underlying capacity to pay attention seems to be undiminished.
NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01426-7A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the …
Quantum ‘thermometer’ takes temperatures inside living cancer cells
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01444-5Nanosensors showed that different parts of the cell varied by as much as 1 ºC.
To move beyond GDP, don’t ignore ecological economics
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01299-wSustainable development will only be achieved when governments base decisions on human skills and natural resources, not just gross …
Tumbleweed-style robot can roll across the prairie — no wind needed
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01445-4Woven from light-responsive strips, a tiny sphere trundles across a variety of surfaces when illuminated.
Editorial Expression of Concern: Nociceptive neurons promote gastric tumour progression via a …
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10594-5Editorial Expression of Concern: Nociceptive neurons promote gastric tumour progression via a CGRP–RAMP1 axis
How much of the scientific literature is generated by AI?
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03504-8Tools for reliably estimating what artificial intelligence is being used for are still lacking.
Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00508-wResearchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it.
Testosterone therapy is trending. Who really needs it, and why?
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01408-9Some clinicians are pushing to broaden testosterone use, but there is debate about its benefits and risks.
Responses to the AI grant flood must prioritize fairness as part of …
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01422-xResearch funding agencies are battling a wave of AI-assisted applications. Countermeasures should not entrench existing power structures.
Marvellous microscopes impress guests at a London party
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01333-xA sensational scientific soirée, and reflections on how F. C. L. Wratten advanced photography in this week’s pick from …
How fertilizer shortages caused by the energy crisis threaten food security
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01409-8Unless governments treat fertilizer production as strategic infrastructure, the world will keep lurching from energy shock to harvest failure.
Legal rights for insects: a global imperative for stingless-bee conservation
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01441-8Legal rights for insects: a global imperative for stingless-bee conservation
Thymic health under the microscope
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01443-6Thymic health under the microscope
AI agents in research: when productivity comes at the cost of apprenticeship
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01440-9AI agents in research: when productivity comes at the cost of apprenticeship
Precision medicine without equity is just stratified inequality
Nature, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01442-7Precision medicine without equity is just stratified inequality
Hantavirus crops up on a cruise ship — what scientists are watching
Nature, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01450-7The group of rodent viruses can cause disease in humans, but cases are rare.
'Heartbreaking': Iranian scientists on losing labs, libraries and liberty
Nature, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01394-yBombing of Iran's civilian infrastructure has damaged universities, destroyed thousands of books and manuscripts, amid a government-imposed Internet blackout, …
Powerful tools are revealing the ‘control knobs’ of the genome
Nature, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01410-1By accelerating the identification of DNA sequences that control gene expression, assays are revealing the hidden grammar of the …
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