Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03348-w

More land for conservation is positive, but doesn’t necessarily protect biodiversity, say researchers. Plus, say goodbye to the leap second and how the Inca empire lasted longer than we thought.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03322-6

Explore China’s efforts to grow its scientific and technological might. Plus, how butterflies trick the eye and what could be the oldest shipwreck ever found.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02915-5

Climate change makes the event difficult to predict. Plus, signs of success from an early trial of an osteoporosis therapy and how to safeguard reptiles and amphibians from illegal trafficking.

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02901-x

Traces of the psychoactive compound arecoline suggest that two people regularly sucked on psychoactive betel nuts. Plus, what motivates people to take action on climate change and the promise of nasal vaccines.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02867-w

The AI giant claims to have solved one of maths’ trickiest problems, but questions swirl over should get the credit. Plus, an atlas of every single DNA letter mutation in humans and why more bioengineered microorganisms aren’t making it out of the lab.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02838-1

The deaths of two children in separate gene-therapy trials could have a profound effect on China’s biomedical industry, say researchers. Plus, an AI system has formalized Fermat’s last theorem and the impact of Nancy Grace Roman.

Nature, Published online: 07 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02831-8

A new study could fuel debate about whether the Bunsen burner still has a place in the modern lab. Plus, the United States is shifting a huge swathe of biomedical research to the military and boat-bashing orcas are just having a good time.

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02812-x

Two doses of psilocybin completed prevented debilitating neuropathy in mice. Plus, a new direction for ‘time’s arrow’ and this year’s fun and thought-provoking Ig Nobel prizes.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02400-z

Tiny bird figurines hint at the sophistication of Europe’s earliest Homo sapiens. Plus, open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted and a mission to fly over dangerous ‘fire clouds’.

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02302-0

Some researchers think the current eradication strategy is outdated. Plus, goats hurt their brains when they butt heads and what scientist will never hand over to AI.

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02298-7

Tyrannosaurus rex of any size were not to be messed with. Plus, the first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder and a step closer to understanding the wasting that often accompanies cancer.

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02285-y

Careers coaches shed some light on multi-stage interviews for roles in industry. Plus, a man’s ability to make sperm has been restored by a testicular-tissue transplant and the deadly toll of a ‘disease of the built environment’.

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02272-3

Synthetic CRISPR proteins edit the genome more efficiently than their natural counterparts. Plus, a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere and the mathematical wonderland of footballs.

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02249-2

How sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Plus, the evolution of handedness with an ancient worm and how scientists are revealing the mysteries of the deep ocean.

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02222-z

Treatments to regrow the peculiar immune organ could also help to prevent cancer. Plus, a four-carbon sugar found in the stars and the name of an important Maya mathematician revealed.

Nature, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02206-z

How rigorous research has transformed health and social policy. Plus, a breakthrough for lab-grown sperm and the NSF plans to cut core science programmes to fund a White House initiative.

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02185-1

Nature staff discuss the landmark moment when a mammal was first cloned from an adult cell — plus, the first direct observation of ocean-floor crust being created.

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02198-w

Passwords, to-do lists and even derogatory comments litter arXiv preprints. Plus, two huge planets that are lighter than candy floss and which ‘AI scientist’ might suit your lab.

Nature, Published online: 07 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02136-w

Look back at the thirty years of advances since the birth of Dolly the sheep. Plus, what the science says about staving off dementia and a call to preserve the Hubble space telescope.

Nature, Published online: 06 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02130-2

The breaks risk undermining trust in heat-health research, argues physiologist Harry Brown. Plus, the month’s best science images and get to grips with computer chips.