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Author Correction: The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2
Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11079-1
Author Correction: The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2Posted on 10 September 2026 | 2:00 am
The neurons that can put a brake on a nervous-system cancer
Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02834-5
Drugs that imitate the effect of GABAergic neurons slow the growth of tumours called gliomas in mice.Posted on 10 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Distant sensors announced a fearsome tsunami’s birth
Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02809-6
Seismic data pinpoint the collapse of an underwater volcano, and reveal how the eruption triggered a destructive tsunami.Posted on 10 September 2026 | 2:00 am
AI researchers reckon with the $1.5 million ‘academia tax’
Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02026-1
Academics explain that their research freedom beats the increased salary they would get in the corporate sector, but emerging hybrid models might allow them to get the best of both worlds.Posted on 10 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Why the super-fun Ig Nobel prizes bring serious value to science
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02793-x
Awards that celebrate humour, curiosity and irreverence are a balm in hard times.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools shut down
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02825-6
The low-cost intervention was trialled in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
DeepMind’s new genome ‘atlas’ charts effects of all nine billion human gene mutations
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02835-4
AI model AlphaGenome forecasts the consequences of altering every single DNA letter in the human genome.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Special delivery: bacterial couriers are smuggling drugs into cancers
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4
Microorganisms that deliver treatments to tumours could make chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy safer and more effective.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Highly efficient base editing at <i>PCSK9</i> and normal human embryo development
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11118-x
Highly efficient base editing at PCSK9 and normal human embryo developmentPosted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y
One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Phone tutoring boosts math scores when schools are forced to close
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02843-4
Evidence suggests that regular calls can keep kids learning when schooling is disrupted — plus, why a familiar world map may be about to change.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Electric charge makes drops of water more destructive
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02705-z
In many real-world settings, water droplets can become slightly charged as they slide across solid surfaces. This charge has been found to enable water droplets to damage protective coatings more easily than uncharged droplets do, and to cause the underlying metal to corrode.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
How AI is changing PhD programmes: join our free webinar
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02751-7
Learn how artificial intelligence can hone your research skills as well as the potential pitfalls of relying too heavily on it.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Drug delivery gets subcellular
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02659-2
Therapies that target mitochondria and other organelles are being put to test in the clinic.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am
Bacteria recruited to treat cancer
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02823-8
Anticancer drugs could be manufactured and delivered by modified microorganisms.Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:00 am