Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11185-0

A free-form additive manufacturing method that uses alternating and pulsed heat inputs is described for fabricating metre-tall, centimetre-diameter single crystals of Ti-6Al-4V, as well as hard-to-process refractory metals, including W, Mo, Nb and MoNb alloys.

Nature, Published online: 07 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11094-2

Author Correction: A mouse brain stereotaxic topographic atlas with isotropic 1-μm resolution

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10868-y

Early Cambrian Eoceras shaanxiense gen. et sp. nov. preserves septa and a segmented tube resembling a primordial siphuncle, extending cephalopod origins and revealing early assembly of chambered shells used for buoyancy regulation.

Nature, Published online: 08 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10732-z

A targeted ligand anti-solvent is incorporated into an anion-rich ether-based electrolyte and used to achieve lithium metal batteries with a long cycle life, high energy density and high capacity retention.