Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10972-z

A fossil bird from the Upper Jurassic Zhenghe Fauna of southeastern China contemporary with Archaeopteryx and that clearly could not fly sheds new light on the ecological diversification of early-diverging avialans.

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10786-z

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for antitumour therapy ‘armoured’ with a dominant-negative TGFβ receptor II show enhanced efficacy and tolerable safety in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who have developed resistance or not responded to previous treatment.