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The UK just had its hottest summer ever
The average temperature in the UK in June, July and August 2026 has eclipsed the record set in summer 2025, and the record-breaking heat was …
Mindfulness may lower blood pressure in just 8 weeks
Mindfulness, gratitude, and optimism training may improve blood pressure, inflammation, and other heart-health measures within just eight to 12 weeks. The strongest programs paired daily …
Mountain warming means there will be more disasters like the Nepal flood
Mountainous regions across the planet are warming especially fast, melting the ice that glues rocky slopes and glaciers together
Scientists discover why snake embryos twist into spirals
Snake embryos begin life curled into a distinctive right-handed spiral, and scientists may finally know why. Their bodies grow faster than their guts, creating a …
Reaching 90 without dementia doesn’t mean you’re in the clear
A study of people over 90 found that dementia risk remains strongly shaped by sex, race and genetics, with women and black participants facing notably …
A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
A vast plume rising from deep inside Earth may be responsible for mysterious movements along the East African Rift. The discovery reveals how forces deep …
One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
Rare storms covered huge stretches of Chile’s Atacama Desert in snow and dumped extraordinary amounts of rain on one of the driest regions on Earth. …
The best new science-fiction books of September 2026
From China Miéville to Brandon Sanderson via a tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin, there are some really huge names with new sci-fi novels out …
NASA’s Swift telescope is back, but time is running out
NASA has brought two of Swift’s telescopes back online after technical problems derailed a commercial mission intended to rescue the aging observatory by raising its …
NASA delays Crew-13 launch after leak found on SpaceX Dragon
NASA and SpaceX have delayed Crew-13 after finding an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system during prelaunch preparations. Engineers are investigating the problem …
Goodbye CPAP? New sleep apnea pill cuts breathing events by 44%
A once-nightly pill cut breathing interruptions by about 44% in a major phase 3 sleep apnea trial, while improving oxygen levels and disease severity. By …
Scientists find a human-only gene that may help explain our brainpower
Scientists discovered that human microglia, immune cells that help shape developing brain circuits, can take four to eight years to mature instead of just weeks …
High blood sugar may help cancer cells hide from the immune system
Researchers discovered a possible way cancer cells hide from the immune system: they build a thick, sugar-rich coating around themselves. High blood sugar can strengthen …
A call to celebrate your achievements — from dissertations to tenure
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02456-xThe pace of academia rarely slows, so researchers should make time to celebrate major career milestones.
Daily briefing: The next generation of lobsters
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02756-2Marvel at the month’s best science images. Plus, why timekeepers are rushing to get rid of the leap second …
CRISPR therapy cuts cholesterol for at least 12 months
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02740-wSmall trial targeted liver proteins that play a part in the regulation of lipid levels.
Bland new world: is AI making us all think the same?
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02682-3Researchers worry that generative AI is homogenizing culture and cognition.
Canada recruits dozens of US scholars — including several science stars
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02743-7US funding uncertainty was a key factor for several of the researchers heading to Canada. Observers predict more will …
My four-step workflow for reading scientific papers (without trying to read them …
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02119-xDiscovering, triaging and skimming papers before engaging deeply with the right ones has helped Shea Andrews to stay on …
A guide to emotional intelligence in the lab
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02342-6Learning how to manage your feelings can help you to tackle some tricky situations at work, say organizational psychologists.
These greenhouse-gas sources have trotters and snouts
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02734-8Emissions linked to global warming are higher at sites where feral pigs disturb the soil.
Author Correction: Plasticity and language in the anaesthetized human hippocampus
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11071-9Author Correction: Plasticity and language in the anaesthetized human hippocampus
Mutating every DNA letter of a genome shows surprising effects — and …
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02609-yTop artificial-intelligence models failed to predict the biological consequences of rewriting a virus's entire DNA code.
From Trojan horses to AI-proof exams: how professors are tackling students’ AI …
Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02370-2Academics worldwide are rethinking their assessment approaches — from developing exams that artificial-intelligence tools can’t pass to sneaking hidden …
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