Nature, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01920-y

Softening cells enable flytraps to shut with astonishing speed. Plus, the cutting-edge science happening at the World Cup and why scientists shouldn’t ignore the Pope’s AI message.

Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01929-3

Newly uncovered bones hint at how Iron Age Britons treated their dead. Plus, AI models have failed to beat human mathematicians at research-level problems and the everyday items that make great scientific tools.