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‘Remarkable’ discovery upends our understanding of how brains store memories
Memories in mice persisted even after they lost the connections that we thought were needed for recall, expanding our knowledge of memory in the mammalian …
DNA reveals a society organised around women in pre-Roman Britain
Descent passed from mother to daughter rather than from father to son, a study of more than 500 Iron Age individuals from north-east England suggests
Quantum entanglement is key to solving 250-year-old maths problem
Analysis of a mathematical puzzle that Leonhard Euler deemed unsolvable in the 1700s reveals that the crucial ingredient for cracking it after all is quantum …
One faulty gene copy can make the heart’s DNA fold the wrong …
Researchers have discovered that a gene linked to congenital heart disease acts like an architect for the heart cell’s DNA. Losing just one copy of …
NASA’s Perseverance rover watches Earth vanish from the surface of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover caught a striking first from Mars: Earth disappearing behind the tiny moon Phobos. Seen from nearly 195 million miles away, our planet …
JWST spots a bizarre “black hole star” 100 billion times brighter than …
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a bizarre object from just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang that looks …
Drinking orange juice every day may change thousands of genes
Orange juice may have a much bigger effect on the body than scientists once realized. Drinking it regularly appears to influence genes tied to inflammation, …
The most breathtaking photos of the total solar eclipse
Photographers in Spain captured spectacular images of the rare alignment of the moon and the sun, as it cast a dark shadow over much of …
A 236-million-year-old fossil could rewrite the story of mammalian birth
Scientists may have uncovered evidence that a mammal ancestor was giving birth to live young 236 million years ago. A fossilized cynodont showed a neonatal …
A surprising brain discovery could help explain why we overeat fatty foods
A protein inside appetite-controlling brain cells may play an important role in preventing overeating and obesity, particularly when high-fat foods are readily available. Unexpected differences …
Fate of the AMOC may depend on how quickly CO2 rises
The critical current could remain stable beyond 5°C of warming, but only if the warming happens very slowly
A surprising triple treatment completely clears hiv in newborn primates
Researchers have found a striking new way to potentially eliminate HIV soon after infection using a one-time combination of three therapies. In newborn nonhuman primates …
Human brain cells are far more powerful than scientists thought
A single human brain cell may be far more powerful than scientists once realized. Researchers found that cortical neurons can perform remarkably complex computations, giving …
Mammal ancestors were giving birth to live young 236 million years ago
Almost all mammals give birth rather than laying eggs, and we have new clues about when they began to do so
Why your brain keeps making the same decisions – even when better …
Why do we keep making the same choices even when better options are available? Researchers found that simply repeating a decision can reshape what we …
Scientists discover the brain has a fast lane and slow lane for …
AI has helped scientists measure the brain’s hidden cleaning system, revealing that fluid moves rapidly around its outer spaces but about 50 times more slowly …
Daily briefing: New evidence of the mysterious ‘glueballs’
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02558-6Physicists have found evidence of a particle made entirely of force-carrying gluons. Plus, what changes to US vaccine recommendations …
Ancient rise in CO<sub>2</sub> was catastrophic for forests: what that means for …
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02544-yA widespread dieback of forests due to climate change 56 million years ago has parallels with today.
Will the mRNA flu shot work better than a regular seasonal one? …
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02502-8Moderna’s newly approved vaccine could allow manufacturers to respond more rapidly to changing influenza strains.
Why China should reassess how it rewards young scientists
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02525-1Talent schemes helped to propel China to the forefront of global science. But the system places undue emphasis on …
AI isn’t ready to research itself
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02494-5An agentic system successfully developed concepts from two computer-science papers — but the original authors were not impressed.
Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers remain sceptical
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02503-7New Claude models will watermark text and tag images as AI-generated, as Anthropic responds to EU AI regulations.
How to make your science business succeed when you’re a female founder
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01904-ySexist assumptions and a male-dominated culture can make it harder for women to attract investment for the companies they …
Author Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10959-wAuthor Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome
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