Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03118-8 Researchers say that a vote to reject the epoch violated procedure and call for transparency.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03101-3 The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03044-9 ‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to Merriam-Webster’s online catalogue.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03042-x Modified medication targets the cells implicated in the condition’s tell-tale lesions.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03119-7 With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03036-9 Observations confirm jets’ expected effect on the gas cloud that surrounds a galaxy.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11149-4 Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the _CCR5_ mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02782-0 People who underwent stem-cell transplantation and ate sugar-rich food had disrupted communities of gut microorganisms during antibiotic treatment.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02978-4 The Z machine in New Mexico generates shockwaves that can simulate conditions deep inside our planet.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03086-z Researchers say that using artificial-intelligence tools to visualize scientific images can become problematic when models misrepresent the underlying data.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02963-x The next major advancement in TB might not be a new drug, but a better understanding of how and why resistance to medicines emerges.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02777-x An ultrathin semiconductor that conducts electricity using positively charged ‘holes’ might clear the way for next-generation electronic devices.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02991-7 The overuse of certain names has revealed the scale of fake experts on academic publishing platforms, say researchers.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02965-9 Researchers are trying everything they can to help coral reefs to survive severe heat stress from climate change, including playing sounds underwater.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02958-8 Scientists say tailored disease treatments require a comprehensive assessment of a person’s lifelong environmental exposures.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03038-7 The bellbird’s extra-large gape helps it to achieve pneumatic-drill-level volume.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03124-w High-speed footage of takeoffs reveal that the butterfly markings mislead the eye, making them harder to catch.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11083-5 Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03046-7 Tools that inform clinical decision-making require rigorous assessments equivalent to processes used to approve drugs and self-driving cars.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02972-w A genus of soil-dwelling beetle discovered in Italy, and a glimpse at the wonders of the deep sea, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02960-0 Digital technologies increasingly shape everyday life. Computer scientist Francine Berman tells Nature that stronger safeguards are required to protect the public interest.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02776-y Inhibitors of tyrosine kinase enzymes have been a cornerstone in precision cancer treatments. Now, targeted protein degraders could reshape therapeutic options.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02759-z A new Chinese-owned journal Vita aims to compete with established journals.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02961-z Funders, journals and universities must reward the creation of new scientific terrain, not just the efficient mining of old ground.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03055-6 Why AI-authorship debates miss a deeper shift in how scholarly knowledge is produced

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02971-x Researchers quantify the economic damage caused by climate-change-related heat stress on the global workforce.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03054-7 Patents alone won’t unlock critical-mineral supply chains

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03056-5 Biodiversity protection must include language preservation

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03053-8 PhD training should encourage ethical dissent

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03043-w Tracking the biological age of grafted organs suggests that donor pools could be expanded to boost organ availability.

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02959-7 An elegant account of the physicist’s unusual life story highlights the relationships that inspired him.

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03004-3 China tests these therapies faster than the rest of the world but regulatory changes could slow them down.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03016-z The UN’s climate loss and damage fund needs to consider how to make decisions about finance fairly and quickly, without disadvantaging low-resource nations.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03028-9 Mark Chen discusses how the Hugging Face cybersecurity incident prompted a pivot to safety — and giving AI models a sense of 'taste'.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02980-w A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03023-0 Laboratories are still using dangerous and carbon-intensive liquids much more often than environmentally friendly ones, according to a 40-year survey of patents.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03039-6 The detection effort enlisted roughly 950 AI agents that spent more than 21 hours combing through DNA sequence databases.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03032-z Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03041-y Nature staff discuss a technique that could help researchers read charred Herculaneum scrolls — plus, a biodegradeable, edible battery.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03005-2 Many scientists use artificial intelligence in their work, but agents are increasingly soliciting researchers for collaborations.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03022-1 AI predictions could help with pandemic preparedness, but they will need experimental confirmation.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03024-z An OpenAI agent accessed secure data on an Australian health-care website, but the incident wasn’t reported for months.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02990-8 Platform allows disparate machines to communicate and to be controlled by an artificial-intelligence agent.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02989-1 University students who are highly motivated to watch sports online do not report higher participation in exercise.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03020-3 Understanding why some people see no benefits from potent anti-obesity medications could lead to new therapies and personalized weight-loss regimens.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02988-2 Insects show off their adaptability by incorporating unfamiliar construction materials to build honey-storage vessels.

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11072-8 Two independent 176Lu+ single-ion optical clocks achieve fractional frequency uncertainties near 10−19 and agree at 5.7 × 10−19, advancing precision timekeeping.

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10836-6 Single-nucleus transcriptomics across diverse populations is used to explore how genetic risk for brain disorders affects specific cell types, revealing previously hidden gene–trait associations and conserved, cell-type-specific mechanisms.

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10999-2 Multidecadal fluctuations in Earth’s length of day are shown to be driven by gravitational torque and resisted by electromagnetic and topographic forces, improving our understanding of the material properties and dynamics of Earth’s deep interior.

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11058-6 Emerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data on outbreaks are currently limited by inequalities in healthcare access.