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Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win US$3-million Breakthrough prizes
Nature, Published online: 18 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01014-9This year’s winners include hundreds of physicists across more than 30 institutions.
Daily briefing: Is a nine-to-five PhD possible?
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01280-7PhD students share how they make their doctorate fit into the hours of a standard working week. Plus, male …
US lawmakers intensify scrutiny of scientific-publishing practices
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01251-yA congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was …
New year, old me
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01067-wA welcome change.
Immune cells have a surprising role in exercise endurance
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01245-wStudy in mice suggests that B cells help to regulate muscle performance.
Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01263-8Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.
Daily briefing: AI systems can ‘teach’ biases to other models
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01265-6Data generated by AI ‘teachers’ can subliminally pass on particular traits to ‘student’ models. Plus, sperm-whale communication is structured …
Revealed: how male and female brain cells differ in gene activity
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01227-yVariations in gene expression could help to explain why brain-disease risks differ according to sex.
‘Science needs defending’: record number of researchers run for office in US …
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01134-2Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration’s cuts to science — whereas energy …
Quantum computers take on health care: light-sensitive cancer drugs win US$2-million contest
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01236-xQuantum machines are making inroads into biology but have no ‘advantage’ over classical machines yet.
The nine-to-five PhD: mere myth or an achievable goal?
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00509-9Can you squeeze your graduate programme into a 40-hour working week? These 13 current and former PhD candidates reveal …
Ageing could prime women for autoimmune disorders
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01213-4Study of gene expression also finds age-related increases in men’s vulnerability to certain cancers.
Graves reveal plague’s inequitable toll
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01210-7Most of the individuals in a seventeenth-century-Switzerland burial site had performed strenuous manual labour and died before the age …
Venus’s impenetrable haze could be made of cosmic dust
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01212-5Modelling suggests that the layer beneath the planet’s acidic clouds is comprised of particles from outer space.
Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01204-5Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, …
Ozymandias undead
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01065-yNothing beside remains.
How effective is the personalized off-label use of targeted cancer treatment?
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00911-3If general cancer treatment fails, a tumour-type-specific therapy might be tried for other cancers with genetic changes in the …
Why more fossil fuels won’t fix the Iran energy crisis
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01197-1Climate-friendly technologies are the best way to stymie rising inflation — and will get better and cheaper over time.
Early-onset cancer fuels calls for wider screening — but at what cost?
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00687-6As some countries lower the screening age for breast, colorectal and other cancers, scientists warn that it could cause …
A picture of health: gene-expression maps of the human liver from living …
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01187-3A high-resolution atlas of the healthy human liver has been assembled using gene-expression profiling and spatial mapping of cells …
Bad influence: LLMs can transmit malicious traits using hidden signals
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00906-0A large language model that is trained using AI outputs can inherit undesirable behaviours, even if they are not …
Daily briefing: Youthifying 'mirror' brings back more vivid childhood memories
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01248-7Looking at a childlike version of your face might help you see childhood memories more clearly. Plus, some AI …
Therapeutic mitochondria transplants made more efficient with targeting tool
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00910-4A system of protein binders directs energy-generating organelles to targeted cells, potentially improving ways to treat mitochondrial dysfunction.
A guide to the Nature Index
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00691-wA description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is …
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