Some pterosaurs may have boasted bold iridescence ScienceNews By: Taylor Mitchell Brown 8 June 2026 at 18:00 A new analysis of a 120-million-year-old fossil suggests at least one pterosaur species shimmered in iridescent greens and magentas.
Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome Nature By: Alexander S. Bates Β· Jasper S. Phelps Β· Minsu Kim Β· Helen H. Yang Β· Arie Matsliah Β· Zaki Ajabi Β· Eric Perlman Β· Kevin M. Delgado Β· Mohammed Abdal Monium Osman Β· Christopher K. Salmon Β· Jay Gager Β· Benjamin Silverman Β· Sophia Renauld Β· Farzaan Salman Β· Janki Patel Β· Matthew F. Collie Β· Jingxuan Fan Β· Diego A. Pacheco Β· Yunzhi Zhao Β· Wenyi Zhang Β· Laia Serratosa Capdevila Β· RuairΓ J. V. Roberts Β· Eva J. Munnelly Β· Nina Griggs Β· Helen Langley Β· Borja Moya-Llamas Β· Zuoyu Zhang Β· Ryan T. Maloney Β· Szi-chieh Yu Β· Amy R. Sterling Β· Marissa Sorek Β· Krzysztof Kruk Β· Nikitas Serafetinidis Β· Serene Dhawan Β· Finja Klemm Β· Paul Brooks Β· Ellen Lesser Β· Jessica M. Jones Β· Sara E. Pierce-Lundgren Β· Su-Yee Lee Β· Yichen Luo Β· Andrew P. Cook Β· Theresa H. McKim Β· Dimitrios Stasi Giakoumas Β· Benjamin Gorko Β· Justin Ellis-Joyce Β· Jiayi Zhang Β· Emily C. Kophs Β· Tjalda Falt Β· Alexa M. Negron-Morales Β· Austin Burke Β· James Hebditch Β· Kyle P. Willie Β· Ryan Willie Β· Sergiy Popovych Β· Nico Kemnitz Β· Dodam Ih Β· Kisuk Lee Β· Ran Lu Β· Akhilesh Halageri Β· J. Alexander Bae Β· Ben Jourdan Β· Gregory Schw 8 June 2026 at 01:00 Nature, Published online: 08 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10735-wDistributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome
Daily briefing: Lung microbiome linked to a mysterious tissue-scarring condition Nature By: Jacob Smith 4 June 2026 at 01:00 Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01828-7Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis appears to be linked to a receptor thatβs responsible for keeping bacteria in check. Plus, scientistsβ thoughts on Microsoftβs newest quantum chip and what drives us to want to socialize.