❌

Reading view

Global high-resolution mapping of seagrass to support conservation

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10704-3

Global high-resolution mapping shows widespread seagrass loss and degradation since 2019, with most meadows outside protected areas, highlighting urgent conservation and climate-policy needs.
  •  

Fourier pixels for bidirectional light control

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10681-7

A versatile platform of miniaturized Fourier-optics-based diffractive elements enables multifunctional pixels that fully control and sense the amplitude, phase and polarization of optical wavefronts for advanced photonic applications.
  •  

Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10625-1

Genetic sequencing of multiple late Neanderthals living less than 52,500 years ago provides an overview of genetic diversity and demonstrates that even low-coverage nuclear genome data can increase resolution of within-Neanderthal diversity.
  •  

A distant brown dwarf coplanar to a warm Jupiter and a hot super-Earth

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10586-5

Analysis of long-term radial velocity data and transit time variations, induced by a super-Earth, a warm Jupiter and a brown dwarf in a coplanar orbit around the relatively young star TOI201.
  •  

Probing picometre-scale interlayer deformations via hyperbolic polaritons

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10638-w

A new polaritonic optical method that uses the mid-infrared out-of-plane hyperbolic polaritons mode is described and experimentally validated to allow the examination of picometre-scale interlayer deformations, providing a bridge between nanomechanics and photonics.
  •  

A prototype differential atom interferometer for fundamental physics

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10617-1

A prototype differential atom interferometer operates at the standard quantum limit with no excess noise beyond atom shot noise, achieving performance in line with the specifications for future long-baseline atom interferometers.
  •  

Structure of the pre-initiation complex explains CMGE biogenesis

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10657-7

Cryo-electron microscopy and biochemical reconstitution experiments in yeast provide insight into the assembly of the CMGE complex, a helicase that establishes bidirectional DNA replication in eukaryotic cells, and elucidate the role of the firing factor Sld2.
  •  

A 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer with all-to-all connectivity

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10676-4

A new quantum computer, Quantinuum Helios, which is a 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum processor built on the QCCD architecture, demonstrates performance well beyond classical capabilities and provides a path for scaling up quantum computing.
  •  

Molecular basis of polyadenylated RNA fate determination in the nucleus

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10650-0

Biochemical, structural and cell biological analyses reveal that UAP56 (DDX39B) assembles with a TREX-2–like module that redirects non-functional polyadenylated RNAs from export to degradation.
  •  

Rock weathering can counteract river CO<sub>2</sub> emissions induced by permafrost thaw

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10664-8

Permafrost thaw on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau increases rock-weathering rates while reducing river CO2 emissions, suggesting geological carbon fluxes may eventually outpace thaw-driven emissions.
  •  

Cortical development dynamics across autism spectrum disorder mouse models

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10679-1

Using single-nucleus multi-omic sequencing, diverse autism spectrum disorder-linked gene mutations converge on transient, stage-specific disruptions in early brain development, and highlight sex-specific gene expression alterations.
  •  
❌