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This Arabian desert was once a lush paradise. Why did ancient humans …
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03484-3Expedition revealed that water wasn’t enough for human settlement — plus, proposals to block sunlight get serious.
Why did ancient humans avoid this lush paradise
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03486-1A new expedition into the Rub’ al Khali desert finds no evidence of ancient human settlement.
Back-to-monomer depolymerization of silicones by deoxygenative chlorination
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11335-4Back-to-monomer depolymerization of silicones by deoxygenative chlorination
Switchable Chlorine Atom Transfer Radical Reactions
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11348-zSwitchable Chlorine Atom Transfer Radical Reactions
The grand plan to transform psychiatry — by personalizing mental-health care
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03391-7Could a blood sample, a brain scan and a look at your phone data transform how your psychiatrist treats …
Is research funding now a lottery? Elite funder ERC swamped by applications
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03476-3A marked rise in submissions for the European Research Council’s grants is pushing down success rates.
These three red flags could unmask dodgy journals
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03325-3As poor publishing practices proliferate, scholarly databases are under pressure to ensure the titles they list are reputable.
How personalization and psychedelics are revitalizing psychiatry
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03402-7Fresh ideas are welcome in a discipline in which progress is rare — provided they are applied rigorously.
What students think about my teaching doesn’t matter. Am I wrong?
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02202-3A jury weighs in on whether teaching assessments are popularity contests or an important tool.
Preprint-centric publishing model gets major boost
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03445-wEuropean funders put weight behind emerging ‘publish, review, curate’ approach for preprints.
Daily briefing: The future of psychedelics
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03482-5Despite setbacks, pharma companies are betting big on psychedelic drugs to treat mental-health conditions. Plus, longevity researchers are turning …
Mysterious flickering brain signals could help to unlock secrets of consciousness
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03384-6Monkeys’ brain activity flips 15 times per second between patterns linked to objects of which the monkeys are aware …
Revered NASA spacecraft is about to perish in flames — astronomers are …
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03461-wA failed rescue mission means that the Swift observatory will fall into Earth’s atmosphere next week, but it leaves …
Gene therapy that led to boy’s death had limited efficacy
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03449-6Therapy pioneered by biotechnology Chinese firm HuidaGene showed promise in animals but caused a fatal reaction in a child.
Methane emissions remain flat even as biggest US oil region opens the …
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03388-2Output of the greenhouse gas from the Permian Basin has remained near constant over a period during which oil …
Could measuring immune health reshape medical care?
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03396-2Finding practical ways to analyse the state of a person’s immune system could guide treatment decisions and create opportunities …
Why pharma firms are betting billions on psychedelic drugs despite setbacks
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03390-8Regulatory pushback stalled the field. But researchers are optimistic about mind-altering drugs as potential treatments for depression and mood …
How to keep tabs on the tools in your lab
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02814-9Misplaced or borrowed laboratory equipment can bring experiments to a halt. Scientists explain how they stop essential kit from …
Barn owls’ ancestors made a transatlantic flight
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03385-5Genomic analysis shows that the owls spread from Eurasia to the Caribbean, then colonized the rest of the Western …
Author Correction: A chemical defence against phage infection
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11302-zAuthor Correction: A chemical defence against phage infection
AI watermarking efforts must encourage independent public scrutiny
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03406-3AI watermarking efforts must encourage independent public scrutiny
Making ‘mind pictures’ takes mental effort
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03276-9How forming internal imagery is amusing but tiring, and the worry induced by lists of chemicals in foods, in …
Short-term academic visits to China could sustain ties
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03405-4Short-term academic visits to China could sustain ties
AI-hallucinated citations should be treated as research misconduct
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03407-2AI-hallucinated citations should be treated as research misconduct
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