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Author Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10959-w
Author Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome
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Will the mRNA flu shot work better than a regular seasonal one? What the science says
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02502-8
Moderna’s newly approved vaccine could allow manufacturers to respond more rapidly to changing influenza strains.
Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers remain sceptical
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02503-7
New Claude models will watermark text and tag images as AI-generated, as Anthropic responds to EU AI regulations.
Why China should reassess how it rewards young scientists
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02525-1
Talent schemes helped to propel China to the forefront of global science. But the system places undue emphasis on prestigious titles as a means to secure career prospects, putting pressure on young researchers.
Author Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10959-w
Author Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome
Will the mRNA flu shot work better than a regular seasonal one? What the science says
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02502-8
Moderna’s newly approved vaccine could allow manufacturers to respond more rapidly to changing influenza strains.
AI isn’t ready to research itself
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02494-5
An 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/d41586-026-02503-7
New Claude models will watermark text and tag images as AI-generated, as Anthropic responds to EU AI regulations.
Why China should reassess how it rewards young scientists
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02525-1
Talent schemes helped to propel China to the forefront of global science. But the system places undue emphasis on prestigious titles as a means to secure career prospects, putting pressure on young researchers.
AI isn’t ready to research itself
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02494-5
An agentic system successfully developed concepts from two computer-science papers — but the original authors were not impressed.
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-y
Sexist assumptions and a male-dominated culture can make it harder for women to attract investment for the companies they set up.
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-y
Sexist assumptions and a male-dominated culture can make it harder for women to attract investment for the companies they set up.
Author Correction: Cretaceous bird from Brazil informs the evolution of the avian skull and brain
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10960-3
Author Correction: Cretaceous bird from Brazil informs the evolution of the avian skull and brain
Author Correction: Cretaceous bird from Brazil informs the evolution of the avian skull and brain
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10960-3
Author Correction: Cretaceous bird from Brazil informs the evolution of the avian skull and brain
Trump wants MMR vaccine split up: the science behind why it’s a bad idea
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02515-3
Numerous studies have shown that separating childhood jabs will delay protection and increase costs for families.
Giant balloon gives rise to new view of the Milky Way’s centre
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02463-y
Airborne camera gathers data about the high-energy particles emanating from the core of our Galaxy.
Rattlesnakes’ own antivenom could protect humans too
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02461-0
A mixture of proteins in snake blood can prevent the death of mice injected with an otherwise lethal dose of venom.
Trump wants MMR vaccine split up: the science behind why it’s a bad idea
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02515-3
Numerous studies have shown that separating childhood jabs will delay protection and increase costs for families.
Ocean temperatures set to break all-time record: what’s next?
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02496-3
High sea surface temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks and damage coral reefs.
Giant balloon gives rise to new view of the Milky Way’s centre
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02463-y
Airborne camera gathers data about the high-energy particles emanating from the core of our Galaxy.
Rattlesnakes’ own antivenom could protect humans too
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02461-0
A mixture of proteins in snake blood can prevent the death of mice injected with an otherwise lethal dose of venom.
Ocean temperatures set to break all-time record: what’s next?
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02496-3
High sea surface temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks and damage coral reefs.
Reply to: Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10773-4
Reply to: Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10774-3
Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10787-y
Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Reply to: Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10788-x
Reply to: Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Agentic profiles for effective AI governance
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10805-z
A framework comprising four dimensions—autonomy, efficacy, goal complexity and generality—is proposed for characterizing AI agents, supporting the construction of agentic profiles for the effective governance of different AI agents.
Glucose-responsive probiotics for glycaemic modulation in mice and monkeys
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10909-6
Engineered probiotics equipped with a synthetic glucose-responsive circuit transiently colonize the gut and secrete therapeutic factors when glucose levels increase, enabling safe, oral, sense-and-respond control of diabetes in mouse and primate models.
Temporal uncoupling of radial glia lineage progression in cortical organoids
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10916-7
RGP lineage tracing in stem-cell-derived organoids shows highly plastic proliferation and reduced clonal neuronal diversity, indicating that missing non-cell-autonomous niche cues are essential for faithful temporal control of cortical lineage progression.
Shared principles of human and bacterial antiviral immunity
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10756-5
The Review describes shared ancient, conserved mechanisms between human antiviral immunity and bacterial anti-phage systems, outlining universal principles of pathogen sensing, signalling and effector function that reveal common rules governing host–virus interactions across life.
Cascading continental-scale floods across Europe in 1342–1343
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10888-8
Tracing cascading continental-scale medieval megafloods across Europe indicates that current flood management is unprepared for such sequences, highlighting the urgent need for proactive flood risk management strategies that account for unusual series of extreme flood events.
Rb-driven transcription limits its tumour-suppressive effects in breast cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10886-w
CDK4/6 inhibition redirects Rb chromatin occupancy to activate oestrogen-responsive genes, counteracting its own ability to maintain therapeutic cell-cycle arrest.
Procognitive restoration of PV neuron plasticity in neurodevelopmental disorders
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10907-8
Expression of Meis2 in hippocampal parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in an adult mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders rescues experience-dependent plasticity, improves memory and network function and suppresses seizures.
A gas-enshrouded and gas-reddened black hole at cosmic dawn
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10846-4
Observations of an unusual cosmic-dawn source illuminate how early supermassive black holes may have grown rapidly in a gas-enshrouded state; such enshrouded black holes may lie at the heart of the 'little red dots'.
Towards an equitable future of global photovoltaic waste recycling
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10905-w
Global photovoltaic waste will reach 297–402 million tonnes by 2060, and regionally adapted recycling strategies and international cooperation will be needed to provide equitable and scalable PV waste circularity.
Luminescent-reaction-enabled super-resolution imaging
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10889-7
A new chemistry-based super-resolution imaging framework is described, enabling 3D, laser-free, highly sensitive and ultralong-term imaging of live cells which overcomes the limitations in spatiotemporal resolution associated with reaction-based imaging methods.
Degree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computing
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10891-z
By engineering the statistics of light at the micrometre scale using phase-only spatial light modulators, both the state and degree of polarization become spatially programmable, enabling direct encoding of information in a high-dimensional space.
Neural basis of compositional control
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10896-8
Behaviour of human participants in a prey-pursuit task reflects dynamic blending of goal-specific control policies, with hippocampus estimating latent states, anterior cingulate cortex orchestrating policy switches and orbitofrontal cortex supplying value-based contextualization rather than driving continuous policy updating.
Structural mechanism governing the directionality of bridge recombination
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10903-y
Cryo-electron microscopy structures show how IS621 bridge recombinase mediates DNA excision, explaining its natural preference for insertion and informing the design of programmable bridge-editing technologies.
Species intraspecific variation drives tropical forest drought resistance
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10870-4
Substantial intraspecific variation, together with species turnover, drives coordinated shifts in drought resistance such as increased embolism resistance and wider stomatal safety margins in drier forests.
Numerous bow shocks in the outer Helix Nebula
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10724-z
Shocks in the eastern outskirts of the Helix Nebula, detected in Hα emission with the MOTHRA telescope, provide evidence for the recycling of fragmented stellar ejecta into the surrounding gas.
Maternal influences on infant gut microbiome and health
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10922-9
The maternal gut microbiome is a predictor of infant eczema.
Evidence for the first globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10878-w
Deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 reveals an extragalactic globular cluster stream, with analysis and modelling probing the rich dark matter content of the host galaxy.
Heterogeneous climatic controls on tropical-forest biomass
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10880-2
An analysis of the relationships between aboveground biomass and various climatic factors in three major regions of tropical forest shows that understanding the complex interactions between climate, topography and soils is crucial to predict how climate change will affect carbon storage capacity.
Superconducting 2D cuprate with a single CuO<sub>2</sub> plane
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10857-1
A high-quality, pristine monolayer cuprate superconductor with a single CuO2 plane is fabricated and used to identify two quantum critical phenomena emerging between the Mott insulating phase and the superconducting phase.
In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens of human T cells in solid tumours
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10906-9
An in vivo model that is able to recover human T cells from solid tumours can identify targets to help improve CAR T cell antitumour activity.
Biomarkers of nivolumab benefit in resectable non-small cell lung cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10925-6
Potential predictive biomarkers of perioperative nivolumab therapy benefit in non-small cell lung cancer are identified from evaluable participants in the CheckMate 77T trial.
How the human brain can pursue two goals at the same time
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02395-7
In the natural world, an animal can blend strategies so it can advance towards several goals at the same time. An engineering approach called control theory was used to infer people’s goals while they played a simple video game, and showed how three brain regions work together to implement goal blending.
Human brain stimulation engages different gene programs in different cell types
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02473-w
Electrical stimulation of the human brain is a promising strategy for slowing cognitive decline. The discovery of cell-type-specific gene programs that are induced in tandem with the activity of networks of neurons in the temporal cortex when it is stimulated could inform the development of therapeutic approaches using stimulation.
Ultrafast temporal engineering of optical properties using terahertz light
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02478-5
A photonic time crystal is an optical system of which properties such as its refractive index are modulated strongly and rapidly over time. One has now been obtained all-optically by delivering an intense terahertz light wave onto a material with a specialized microstructure that hosts collective waves of electrons known as plasmons.
Intraspecific variation in tropical trees can drive resistance to drought
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02292-z
Different tropical tree species can vary in their ability to withstand drought — and so too, it seems, can distinct populations of the same tree species.
‘Little red dot’ gets its colour from gas — not dust
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02290-1
Dust can tint the cosmos red, but a compact astronomical object is coloured by turbulent gas around a black hole.
Bow shocks reveal how a dying star returns matter to interstellar space
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02159-3
Deep imaging of ionized gas in the Helix Nebula uncovers many curved shock waves around a dying Sun-like star. These ‘bow shocks’ are produced when ejected shells of stellar material break up and race outwards. Their changing shapes imply that the shell fragments are being stripped, shredded and mixed into interstellar gas over roughly 10,000 years.
No single rule explains how climate affects carbon storage in tropical forests
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02291-0
Ecologists have long wondered why some tropical forests store more carbon than others. A global satellite survey offers an explanation.
Lead carboxylates passivation for meter-scale perovskite solar modules
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10994-7
Lead carboxylates passivation for meter-scale perovskite solar modules
The probiotic bacteria engineered to treat diabetes
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02521-5
Genetically modified bacteria lower high blood-sugar in animal trials — plus, how to watch a solar eclipse safely.
Reply to: Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10773-4
Reply to: Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10774-3
Pre-clinical data interpretation requires clinical context
Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10787-y
Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Reply to: Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10788-x
Reply to: Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption
Agentic profiles for effective AI governance
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10805-z
A framework comprising four dimensions—autonomy, efficacy, goal complexity and generality—is proposed for characterizing AI agents, supporting the construction of agentic profiles for the effective governance of different AI agents.
Glucose-responsive probiotics for glycaemic modulation in mice and monkeys
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10909-6
Engineered probiotics equipped with a synthetic glucose-responsive circuit transiently colonize the gut and secrete therapeutic factors when glucose levels increase, enabling safe, oral, sense-and-respond control of diabetes in mouse and primate models.
Temporal uncoupling of radial glia lineage progression in cortical organoids
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10916-7
RGP lineage tracing in stem-cell-derived organoids shows highly plastic proliferation and reduced clonal neuronal diversity, indicating that missing non-cell-autonomous niche cues are essential for faithful temporal control of cortical lineage progression.
Shared principles of human and bacterial antiviral immunity
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10756-5
The Review describes shared ancient, conserved mechanisms between human antiviral immunity and bacterial anti-phage systems, outlining universal principles of pathogen sensing, signalling and effector function that reveal common rules governing host–virus interactions across life.
Cascading continental-scale floods across Europe in 1342–1343
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10888-8
Tracing cascading continental-scale medieval megafloods across Europe indicates that current flood management is unprepared for such sequences, highlighting the urgent need for proactive flood risk management strategies that account for unusual series of extreme flood events.
Rb-driven transcription limits its tumour-suppressive effects in breast cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10886-w
CDK4/6 inhibition redirects Rb chromatin occupancy to activate oestrogen-responsive genes, counteracting its own ability to maintain therapeutic cell-cycle arrest.
Procognitive restoration of PV neuron plasticity in neurodevelopmental disorders
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10907-8
Expression of Meis2 in hippocampal parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in an adult mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders rescues experience-dependent plasticity, improves memory and network function and suppresses seizures.
A gas-enshrouded and gas-reddened black hole at cosmic dawn
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10846-4
Observations of an unusual cosmic-dawn source illuminate how early supermassive black holes may have grown rapidly in a gas-enshrouded state; such enshrouded black holes may lie at the heart of the 'little red dots'.
Towards an equitable future of global photovoltaic waste recycling
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10905-w
Global photovoltaic waste will reach 297–402 million tonnes by 2060, and regionally adapted recycling strategies and international cooperation will be needed to provide equitable and scalable PV waste circularity.
Luminescent-reaction-enabled super-resolution imaging
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10889-7
A new chemistry-based super-resolution imaging framework is described, enabling 3D, laser-free, highly sensitive and ultralong-term imaging of live cells which overcomes the limitations in spatiotemporal resolution associated with reaction-based imaging methods.
Degree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computing
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10891-z
By engineering the statistics of light at the micrometre scale using phase-only spatial light modulators, both the state and degree of polarization become spatially programmable, enabling direct encoding of information in a high-dimensional space.
Neural basis of compositional control
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10896-8
Behaviour of human participants in a prey-pursuit task reflects dynamic blending of goal-specific control policies, with hippocampus estimating latent states, anterior cingulate cortex orchestrating policy switches and orbitofrontal cortex supplying value-based contextualization rather than driving continuous policy updating.
Structural mechanism governing the directionality of bridge recombination
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10903-y
Cryo-electron microscopy structures show how IS621 bridge recombinase mediates DNA excision, explaining its natural preference for insertion and informing the design of programmable bridge-editing technologies.
Species intraspecific variation drives tropical forest drought resistance
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10870-4
Substantial intraspecific variation, together with species turnover, drives coordinated shifts in drought resistance such as increased embolism resistance and wider stomatal safety margins in drier forests.
Numerous bow shocks in the outer Helix Nebula
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10724-z
Shocks in the eastern outskirts of the Helix Nebula, detected in Hα emission with the MOTHRA telescope, provide evidence for the recycling of fragmented stellar ejecta into the surrounding gas.
Maternal influences on infant gut microbiome and health
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10922-9
The maternal gut microbiome is a predictor of infant eczema.
Evidence for the first globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10878-w
Deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 reveals an extragalactic globular cluster stream, with analysis and modelling probing the rich dark matter content of the host galaxy.
Heterogeneous climatic controls on tropical-forest biomass
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10880-2
An analysis of the relationships between aboveground biomass and various climatic factors in three major regions of tropical forest shows that understanding the complex interactions between climate, topography and soils is crucial to predict how climate change will affect carbon storage capacity.
Superconducting 2D cuprate with a single CuO<sub>2</sub> plane
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10857-1
A high-quality, pristine monolayer cuprate superconductor with a single CuO2 plane is fabricated and used to identify two quantum critical phenomena emerging between the Mott insulating phase and the superconducting phase.
In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens of human T cells in solid tumours
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10906-9
An in vivo model that is able to recover human T cells from solid tumours can identify targets to help improve CAR T cell antitumour activity.
Biomarkers of nivolumab benefit in resectable non-small cell lung cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10925-6
Potential predictive biomarkers of perioperative nivolumab therapy benefit in non-small cell lung cancer are identified from evaluable participants in the CheckMate 77T trial.
How the human brain can pursue two goals at the same time
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02395-7
In the natural world, an animal can blend strategies so it can advance towards several goals at the same time. An engineering approach called control theory was used to infer people’s goals while they played a simple video game, and showed how three brain regions work together to implement goal blending.
Human brain stimulation engages different gene programs in different cell types
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02473-w
Electrical stimulation of the human brain is a promising strategy for slowing cognitive decline. The discovery of cell-type-specific gene programs that are induced in tandem with the activity of networks of neurons in the temporal cortex when it is stimulated could inform the development of therapeutic approaches using stimulation.
Ultrafast temporal engineering of optical properties using terahertz light
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02478-5
A photonic time crystal is an optical system of which properties such as its refractive index are modulated strongly and rapidly over time. One has now been obtained all-optically by delivering an intense terahertz light wave onto a material with a specialized microstructure that hosts collective waves of electrons known as plasmons.
Intraspecific variation in tropical trees can drive resistance to drought
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02292-z
Different tropical tree species can vary in their ability to withstand drought — and so too, it seems, can distinct populations of the same tree species.
‘Little red dot’ gets its colour from gas — not dust
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02290-1
Dust can tint the cosmos red, but a compact astronomical object is coloured by turbulent gas around a black hole.
Bow shocks reveal how a dying star returns matter to interstellar space
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02159-3
Deep imaging of ionized gas in the Helix Nebula uncovers many curved shock waves around a dying Sun-like star. These ‘bow shocks’ are produced when ejected shells of stellar material break up and race outwards. Their changing shapes imply that the shell fragments are being stripped, shredded and mixed into interstellar gas over roughly 10,000 years.
No single rule explains how climate affects carbon storage in tropical forests
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02291-0
Ecologists have long wondered why some tropical forests store more carbon than others. A global satellite survey offers an explanation.
Lead carboxylates passivation for meter-scale perovskite solar modules
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10994-7
Lead carboxylates passivation for meter-scale perovskite solar modules
The probiotic bacteria engineered to treat diabetes
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02521-5
Genetically modified bacteria lower high blood-sugar in animal trials — plus, how to watch a solar eclipse safely.
System lag
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02408-5
Out of place.
System lag
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02408-5
Out of place.
A particle made of force: physicists say they’ve found mysterious ‘glueball’
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02498-1
Scientists have been predicting the existence of a particle made of gluons for a long time, but detecting it has taken decades.
A particle made of force: physicists say they’ve found mysterious ‘glueball’
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02498-1
Scientists have been predicting the existence of a particle made of gluons for a long time, but detecting it has taken decades.
Daily briefing: What scientists can learn from a solar eclipse
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02519-z
Researchers will have two minutes to gather data on the solar corona. Plus, people across cultures are all ticklish in the same way and how the El Niño could spell disaster for the Amazon rainforest.
A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms — here’s what scientists know
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02448-x
Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain. Now it is entering trials worldwide.
Daily briefing: What scientists can learn from a solar eclipse
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02519-z
Researchers will have two minutes to gather data on the solar corona. Plus, people across cultures are all ticklish in the same way and how the El Niño could spell disaster for the Amazon rainforest.
A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms — here’s what scientists know
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02448-x
Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain. Now it is entering trials worldwide.
Shipping on rivers packs a surprisingly large climate punch
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02431-6
Growing traffic on inland waterways could offer an opportunity for cutting emissions.
HIV vaccines guide rare immune cells to make broadly neutralizing antibodies
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02374-y
Three studies in non-human primates show that strategically designed vaccines could prime a population of B cells to produce effective antibodies against HIV.
NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02489-2
US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
Shipping on rivers packs a surprisingly large climate punch
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02431-6
Growing traffic on inland waterways could offer an opportunity for cutting emissions.
HIV vaccines guide rare immune cells to make broadly neutralizing antibodies
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02374-y
Three studies in non-human primates show that strategically designed vaccines could prime a population of B cells to produce effective antibodies against HIV.
NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02489-2
US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammonia
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10991-w
Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammonia
Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammonia
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10991-w
Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammonia
The forgotten 20 million: why is the world neglecting Afghanistan’s girls and women?
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02454-z
It is shameful that half the country’s population continues to be overlooked by the international community.
The forgotten 20 million: why is the world neglecting Afghanistan’s girls and women?
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02454-z
It is shameful that half the country’s population continues to be overlooked by the international community.
How escalating costs scuppered a radio telescope at Joddrell Bank
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02380-0
Where to spot a basking shark and a gloomy tale about an abandoned telescope, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.
How escalating costs scuppered a radio telescope at Joddrell Bank
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02380-0
Where to spot a basking shark and a gloomy tale about an abandoned telescope, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.
Seven tips for a graceful lab exit
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02452-1
Job transitions are challenging, but good communication and planning will help.
Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02142-y
Researchers will travel to Spain and Iceland to observe the solar eclipse on 12 August, hoping to answer questions about the solar corona.
Seven tips for a graceful lab exit
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02452-1
Job transitions are challenging, but good communication and planning will help.
Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02142-y
Researchers will travel to Spain and Iceland to observe the solar eclipse on 12 August, hoping to answer questions about the solar corona.
Author Correction: Uncovering the role of LINE-1 in the evolution of lung adenocarcinoma
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10947-0
Author Correction: Uncovering the role of LINE-1 in the evolution of lung adenocarcinoma
A ‘super’ El Niño could transform the Amazon. Is the world’s biggest rainforest doomed?
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02449-w
The Amazon rainforest might be closer to a tipping point than scientists thought. Some fear that droughts and fire could nudge it into irreversible decline.
Author Correction: Uncovering the role of LINE-1 in the evolution of lung adenocarcinoma
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10947-0
Author Correction: Uncovering the role of LINE-1 in the evolution of lung adenocarcinoma
A ‘super’ El Niño could transform the Amazon. Is the world’s biggest rainforest doomed?
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02449-w
The Amazon rainforest might be closer to a tipping point than scientists thought. Some fear that droughts and fire could nudge it into irreversible decline.
Funders should look beyond strict age criteria
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02492-7
Funders should look beyond strict age criteria
The case for responsible scientific activism
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02464-x
The case for responsible scientific activism
AI tools speed up analysis, but scientific truths must be grounded in reality
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02490-9
AI tools speed up analysis, but scientific truths must be grounded in reality
Will AI make our dreams all look the same?
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02491-8
Will AI make our dreams all look the same?
Why scientists should lead the shift away from AI mega data centres
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02451-2
Publicly available AI models and local infrastructure can reduce AI’s environmental footprint while giving researchers greater control over the tools they use.
Funders should look beyond strict age criteria
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02492-7
Funders should look beyond strict age criteria
The case for responsible scientific activism
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02464-x
The case for responsible scientific activism
AI tools speed up analysis, but scientific truths must be grounded in reality
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02490-9
AI tools speed up analysis, but scientific truths must be grounded in reality
Will AI make our dreams all look the same?
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02491-8
Will AI make our dreams all look the same?
Why scientists should lead the shift away from AI mega data centres
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02451-2
Publicly available AI models and local infrastructure can reduce AI’s environmental footprint while giving researchers greater control over the tools they use.
When the best decision is no decision: the rise of randomization in grant funding
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02082-7
If reviewers can’t reliably tell the difference between top grant proposals, why should they pretend they can? A new wave of funders is turning to lotteries to break the tie.
When the best decision is no decision: the rise of randomization in grant funding
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02082-7
If reviewers can’t reliably tell the difference between top grant proposals, why should they pretend they can? A new wave of funders is turning to lotteries to break the tie.
Author Correction: Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods
Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10973-y
Author Correction: Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods
Author Correction: Durable all-inorganic perovskite tandem photovoltaics
Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10984-9
Author Correction: Durable all-inorganic perovskite tandem photovoltaics
Quando gli algoritmi alzano i prezzi: il lato oscuro della concorrenza automatizzata
Anche senza accordi segreti, gli algoritmi possono colludere tra loro e comportarsi come cartelli. E per le autorità di regolazione diventa sempre più difficile intervenire
La gravità produce stranezze quantistiche? La proposta divide i fisici
Uno studio teorico suggerisce che la gravità, descritta dalla relatività generale di Einstein, potrebbe avere effetti quantistici senza essere essa stessa una teoria quantistica. Ma altri ricercatori avanzano dei dubbi
Artificial embodied circuits uncover neural architectures of vertebrate visuomotor behaviors
Nome rivista: Science Robotics
Numero: Vol. 10, No. 107
Data pubblicazione: 15/10/2025
Etna: l'eruzione del 2015 registrata anche nella ionosfera
Uno studio multidisciplinare ha evidenziato come alcune tracce dell’eruzione del 2015 del vulcano siciliano siano state “visibili” anche in alta atmosfera, a centinaia di chilometri dal cratere
Salvataggi genetici per la biodiversità? Avanti con cautela
L’Unione internazionale per la conservazione della natura ha respinto la richiesta di moratoria e approvato una risoluzione che riconosce rischi e benefici delle tecniche della biologia di sintesi, auspicando valutazioni caso per caso
Il paradosso del gene che fa ingrassare senza accrescere il rischio di malattie del cuore
Alcune rare mutazioni di un gene favoriscono l’aumento di peso, ma anche livelli di colesterolo e pressione più bassi, proteggendo i portatori di queste varianti dal maggior rischio di malattie cardiovascolari associato al peso
Neutrini: NOVA e T2K riducono l'incertezza sui parametri di oscillazione
Gli esperimenti T2K in Giappone, in cui l’INFN è fortemente coinvolto, e NOvA negli Stati Uniti hanno condotto la loro prima analisi congiunta, fornendo alcune delle misure più precise mai ottenute delle oscillazioni dei neutrini. I risultati, pubblicati sulla rivista Nature ,...
Riscaldamento globale: quanto tempo resisteranno i ghiacciai?
Un gruppo di ricerca internazionale coordinato dall’austriaco ISTA e coadiuvato da Cnr-Isp e Cnr-Irsa ha sviluppato un modello previsionale sulla capacità refrigerante dei ghiacciai, terminata la quale cesseranno di mitigare gli effetti del cambiamento climatico e accelereranno...
TEST MIND NON USARE - GALLERIA
TEST MIND NON USARE - GALLERIA
TEST SCIENZE NON USARE -GALLERIA
TEST SCIENZE NON USARE -GALLERIA
Breast Implants or Lipofilling in Augmentation Mammoplasty? A Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Trial
Nome rivista: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal
Numero: doi: 10.1007/s00266-025-05204-0
Data pubblicazione: September 4, 2025
L’arte di sabotare sé stessi
Elsa, una giovane donna brillante, fallisce in tutto ciò che intraprende, tanto che ormai si sente come intrappolata in un vortice di decisioni sbagliate. La tendenza ad agire contro i propri interessi, nota anche come "acrasia", può spiegare questa forma di autosabotaggio
Materia oscura o pulsar? Nuove simulazioni sfidano i modelli sul centro galattico
Una nuova analisi numerica suggerisce che la distribuzione della materia oscura attorno al centro della Via Lattea potrebbe essere simile a quella delle prime pulsar della galassia. Questo risultato rafforza l'ipotesi che anche la materia oscura potrebbe essere all'origine...
Google esplora il caos quantistico sul suo più potente chip per computer quantistici
Gli "echi quantistici" che attraversano il chip Willow del computer quantistico di Google, pur in un clima di cautela da parte di alcuni osservatori, potrebbero avvicinare i ricercatori alla realizzazione di calcolatori in grado di superare le prestazioni dei computer classici....
Con il cervello in subbuglio
Durante la perimenopausa molte donne si trovano ad affrontare disturbi del sonno, sbalzi d’umore e problemi di memoria. Questi sintomi hanno tutti la stessa origine: il cervello, che infatti durante questa fase della vita è in tumulto
Il mito della dopamina
Mentre la ricerca continua a discutere sulla funzione della dopamina nel cervello, questo neurotrasmettitore vive di vita propria in modo sorprendente nella cultura popolare. Come mai?
Il peso del singolo
La volontà c’è, la pista ciclabile non sempre. Spesso i nostri propositi di rispettare l’ambiente falliscono a causa di condizioni esterne. Gli psicologi iniziano a ripensare la questione: al posto degli appelli, occorrono incentivi
Il mistero dell’aura
Scintille luminose, linee a zig zag, scotomi: sono solo alcuni dei fenomeni percettivi che spesso (ma non sempre) precedono un attacco di emicrania e che per questo vengono definiti «aura emicranica». Ma perché si verificano? E davvero sono manifestazioni benigne?
Una fase di passaggio
Oggi la menopausa è percepita, e vissuta, in modo molto diverso rispetto al passato, ma qualche pregiudizio ancora resiste. Facciamo chiarezza con Raffaella Pajalich, endocrinologa e psicoterapeuta
Le stagioni della vita
L'editoriale del numero 251 di Mind, in edicola il 23 ottobre
La nascita della coscienza
I ricercatori stanno studiando con metodi high-tech come si forma la coscienza: probabilmente i bambini piccoli hanno una percezione cosciente già molto prima di quanto si sia creduto per molto tempo, forse addirittura già nell’utero materno
Mind di novembre 2025
Il sommario del n.251 di Mind, in edicola il 23 ottobre
Le stagioni della vita , l'editoriale di Marco Cattaneo
Verso una nuova dipendenza
Confezioni colorate, aromi fruttati e tanta promozione sui social media stanno facendo esplodere una nuova (e pericolosa) moda tra i più giovani: quella dei sacchetti di nicotina. Facili da usare, favoriscono la concentrazione e anche il relax. Ma a quale prezzo?
Mirror replication of sexual facial expressions increases the success of sexual contacts in bonobos
Nome rivista: Scientific Reports
Numero: 10: 18979
Data pubblicazione: 04/11/2020
Autori:
Nome: Elisabetta
Cognome: Palagi
Affiliazione: Dipartimento di Biologia e Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Pisa
Nome: Marta
Cognome: Bertini
Affiliazione: Museo di...
Dare forma all’acqua in un attimo con un vestito polimerico su misura
Comunicato stampa - Una pellicola sottilissima e biodegradabile in grado di rivestire volumi di acqua che rimangono così racchiusi e sigillati. Possibili applicazioni in ambito agroalimentare, farmaceutico e biomedicale. Questo il risultato dello studio pubblicato su Science...
Leggere il DNA in tempo reale
Comunicato stampa - Un nuovo strumento bioinformatico individua rapidamente le alterazioni del genoma grazie a sequenziatori di ultima generazione. I risultati di una ricerca dell’Università di Firenze, sostenuta da AIRC, sono pubblicati sulla rivista "Bioinformatics"
Etna: svelata la causa dello sciame sismico durante l’eruzione laterale dell’Etna del dicembre 2018
Comunicato stampa - Individuate le relazioni causa-effetto che hanno determinato lo sciame simico durante l’eruzione laterale dell’Etna del dicembre 2018, culminato con il forte sisma (ML 4.8) del 26 dicembre, grazie ad un approccio multidisciplinare che ha integrato i dati...
Crudo o cotto: così riconosciamo il cibo
Comunicato stampa - Grazie a una particolare organizzazione della nostra memoria, due diverse regioni del cervello sono implicate nell’identificazione degli alimenti naturali rispetto a quelli processati: a dirlo è una nuova ricerca pubblicata su "Scientific Reports"
L’attività fisica accresce le capacità olfattive
Comunicato stampa - Lo rivela uno studio condotto dal Cnr-Ibcn in collaborazione con il laboratorio di Neuroimmunologia della Fondazione Santa Lucia e con la Fondazione Ebri, secondo il quale il movimento attiva cellule staminali neurali, aumentando il numero di neuroni maturi...
La "Resilienza” del Plancton nel Golfo di Napoli
Comunicato stampa - La prestigiosa rivista scientifica "Nature Conservation" ha pubblicato lo studio dei ricercatori dell’Ente partenopeo che mostra la capacità dei micro-organismi marini partenopei di resistere ai cambiamenti climatici
Individuata per la prima volta una gigantesca eruzione stellare
Comunicato stampa - Individuata caratterizzata, per la prima volta in modo completo, una potentissima esplosione nell’atmosfera della stella attiva HR 9024, segnata da un intenso lampo di raggi X seguito dall’espulsione di una gigantesca bolla di plasma. Il lavoro è stato...
Nuovi materiali intelligenti: un passo verso il cuore artificiale
Comunicato stampa - Un approccio interdisciplinare che vede coinvolti l’Istituto nazionale di ottica del Cnr, l’Università di Firenze e il Lens ha reso possibile lo sviluppo di un innovativo materiale foto-responsivo, capace di riprodurre le proprietà meccaniche del cuore...
Battaglia di comete e pianeti attorno alla stella HD 163296
Comunicato stampa - Appena pubblicato su The Astrophysical Journal uno studio su HD 163296, giovane stella di massa circa doppia di quella del Sole circondata da un altrettanto giovane sistema planetario in formazione ancora ricco di gas e polveri. Le osservazioni più recenti...
Movimenti nel micromondo
Comunicato stampa - Nei loro spostamenti sulle superfici, le particelle sembrano seguire dei binari invisibili. La spiegazione in una ricerca pubblicata su Nature Physics dalla Sissa di Trieste, il Cnr-Iom le università di Milano e Costanza
Mercurio in acque minerali italiane sotto la soglia
Comunicato stampa - Pubblicato sulla rivista Chemosphere uno studio coordinato dall’Istituto per la dinamica dei processi ambientali del Cnr. La ricerca, con una tecnica analitica specifica per la determinazione del metallo contaminante, conferma i livelli trascurabili per la...
Fondali della Laguna di Venezia: erosione e rifiuti
Comunicato stampa - Un nuovo studio dell’Istituto di scienze marine del Cnr, uscito sulla rivista Scientific Reports del gruppo Nature, documenta ad altissima risoluzione l’impronta delle attività dell’uomo in un ambiente spesso trascurato perché non visibile. L’innovativa...
Come smascherare il latte straniero nella mozzarella di bufala
Comunicato stampa - Un test per scoprire la presenza di latte importato in un prodotto derivante da materie prime italiane, come la mozzarella di bufala campana Dop. È quanto elaborato dall’Istituto per il sistema produzione animale in ambiente mediterraneo del Consiglio...
Le diverse abitudini di mobilità di due culture paleolitiche e il possibile ruolo del cambiamento climatico
Comunicato stampa - I gruppi umani Gravettiani, probabilmente scomparsi a ridosso dell’Ultimo Massimo Glaciale, e i successivi Epigravettiani si spostavano sul territorio in modo diverso. Lo rivela un’innovativa analisi su alcuni denti rinvenuti nel sito pugliese di Grotta...
Sicurezza informatica e comunicazione quantistica
Comunicato stampa - Da UNIPD nasce “POGNAC”: semplifica la generazione di qubit ed è superiore nelle comunicazioni da satellite verso Terra o tra terminali mobili
L’ottica svela la meccanica dei tessuti umani
Comunicato stampa - Grazie alla sinergia di diversi Istituti del Cnr con ricercatori di Lens e Università di Perugia è stato possibile correlare l’elasticità del collagene alla sua morfologia ultrastrutturale più che alle sue caratteristiche biochimiche. Il risultato,...
Due specchi sono meglio di uno per osservare il cielo gamma
Comunicato stampa - Prima osservazione nei raggi gamma di altissima energia della Nebulosa del Granchio con il telescopio ASTRI-Horn sull’Etna. Questa è la prima osservazione di una sorgente celeste nei raggi gamma alle energie del TeV rilevata da un telescopio a luce Chernekov...
Allergie alimentari: Il paradosso della desensibilizzazione, aumentano i casi di anafilassi
Comunicato stampa - Uno studio internazionale pubblicato su The Lancet mette in discussione la sicurezza della cosiddetta immunoterapia orale per l’arachide, uno degli alimenti allergizzanti più aggressivi. Il Bambino Gesù unico Centro europeo a partecipare alla ricerca
La meccanica quantistica domina anche l'antimateria
Comunicato stampa - Realizzato per la prima volta con singoli antielettroni il classico esperimento della doppia fenditura: viene così dimostrato in modo diretto che il dualismo onda-particella vale anche per l’antimateria
Stromboli: realizzata la prima radiografia muonica del vulcano
Comunicato stampa - La prima muografia dello Stromboli, realizzata da una collaborazione INFN/INGV con istituti di ricerca giapponesi, rivela la presenza di una zona a bassa densità nei pressi della cima del vulcano. Il risultato servirà a capire meglio i processi eruttivi...
Se "She" diventa "it"
Comunicato stampa - Uno studio mette in evidenza cosa accade nel cervello umano quando una donna viene percepita come oggetto. La ricerca, svolta da un gruppo del Dipartimento di Psicologia e Scienze cognitive e del Centro interdipartimentale Mente/Cervello dell’Università di...
La materia oscura esiste: smentite le osservazioni che ne mettevano in dubbio la presenza nelle galassie
Comunicato stampa - Una ricerca SISSA chiarisce una tra le controversie recenti più intriganti riguardo alla forma di materia più diffusa nell’Universo, che non emette alcun tipo di radiazione elettromagnetica, e ne descrive la relazione con la materia ordinaria
Individuata la terza misteriosa grande eruzione dei Campi Flegrei
Comunicato stampa - Attribuita ai Campi Flegrei l’origine di una misteriosa grande eruzione che 29mila anni ha ricoperto di ceneri l’area del Mediterraneo centrale. A svelarlo, uno studio condotto da Cnr, Ingv, università britanniche di Oxford, Durham, St Andrews, Cnrs francese...
Per ridurre le emissioni di monossido di carbonio basta un atomo di platino
Comunicato stampa - Ricercatori dell’Università di California e dell’Università di Milano-Bicocca hanno scoperto come il metallo nobile possa essere utilizzato in ridotte quantità per controllare le prestazioni dei catalizzatori. Lo studio è stato pubblicato su Nature Materials
