When should you treat a fever? Evolution holds the answer
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02313-xUnderstanding natural selection can improve medical treatments, social policies and…
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Researchers are building computers that run on brain organoids — but have neglected a major ethical issue
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02316-8People who give tissue samples for biomedical research might have no idea that their cells are being used for biocomputers.
A fever dream of jellies and slugs
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02314-wA celebration of Ernst Haeckel’s sketches of life forms, from…
Phase-homogeneous mixed halide perovskites for stable tandem photovoltaics
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10929-2Phase-homogeneous mixed halide perovskites for stable tandem photovoltaics
How to prevent AI from harming mathematics
Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02309-7Mathematicians must urgently recognize AI’s impacts on their field —…
A single dose reversed autism-like symptoms in adult mice within hours
Even mild inflammation during pregnancy led mouse offspring to develop persistent brain overactivity, sensory sensitivity, repetitive…
Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain why
Scientists expected SuperAgers might simply inherit fewer Alzheimer’s-related risks, but their genes looked much like those…
Scientists put the “recycling is a distraction” claim to the test
Recycling, greener diets, and other personal climate choices do not seem to distract people from supporting…
The Universe can outrun light without breaking Einstein’s rules
Cosmic expansion allows distant galaxies to move away faster than light, while still letting us see…
Coffee may help shield the liver from fat, scarring, and cancer
A major long-term study linked coffee consumption with lower risks of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death…