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.

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 01 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01962-x

Two river systems that drained into the partially desiccated Late Miocene Mediterranean later coalesced into the modern Euphrates River as regional uplift redirected drainage to the Persian Gulf, according to geomorphic mapping and sediment modelling.