Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11205-z

Pinal, a 16-billion-parameter artificial intelligence model, designs functional proteins from natural-language descriptions, demonstrating experimentally validated activities and improved CO2-fixation product yields without iterative optimization.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10968-9

Deep-foam photolithography uses light-controlled polymer foaming to create high-resolution, multifunctional microstructures with tunable optical, wetting and fluid-handling properties for advanced manufacturing applications.

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10762-7

A rich variety of both integer and fractional high-Chern insulators are observed in a moiré system composed of Bernal bilayer graphene and rhombohedral tetralayer graphene.

Nature, Published online: 22 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01954-2

Artificial intelligence’s ability to enrich science will depend not only on model capability, but also on whether researchers, reviewers and funders reward originality over speed.

Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10769-0

Author Correction: PTC-bearing mRNA elicits a genetic compensation response via Upf3a and COMPASS components