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Retractions of old papers are on the rise: when should bad science be culled?
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03624-9
Decades-old papers are increasingly being pulled from the literature, bringing a host of challenges.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Author or just ‘acknowledged’? How women are not gaining full credit for research
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03448-7
An analysis of who is more likely to get authorship than acknowledgement highlights the influence of a researcher’s gender and status.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Biotech innovations are an opportunity to limit climate change
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03621-y
Agricultural biotechnology once found itself in opposition to environmental science. Now it could reduce the impact of food systems on global warming and biodiversity loss.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
The public trusts scientists with AI — more than it does anyone else
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03578-y
Public confidence in scientists’ use of generative artificial intelligence remains high, but that trust comes with conditions.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
How microbes can secure the critical minerals the world needs
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03629-4
To sustain supplies of key metals, policymakers should support the infrastructure needed to deploy mining biotechnologies on a large scale.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
California votes to give record $8.4 billion to medical research
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03635-6
The cash infusion, earmarked for immunology studies, is the largest ever for science authorized by a US public vote — but it has drawn criticism.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
PhD funding mechanisms should protect the right to disagree with supervisors
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03645-4
PhD funding mechanisms should protect the right to disagree with supervisorsPosted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Some people are resistant to dementia — here’s what their genes can teach us
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03625-8
For years, researchers have studied people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They might have even more to learn from those who don’t get the disease.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
A practically perfect plesiosaur
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7
A very well preserved ancient marine reptile and a Latin poem that describes an optical phenomenon, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Daily briefing: Where academic freedom is declining — and where it’s on the rise
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03664-1
Academic freedom is deteriorating globally, but has soared in a few countries in recent years. Plus, testimony from a member of a year-long simulated Mars mission and how key fungal networks could save Mongolia’s iconic grasslands.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Chile’s postdoc rules risk driving talent away
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03643-6
Chile’s postdoc rules risk driving talent awayPosted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Mongolia’s iconic grasslands are in crisis — invisible fungi could help save them
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03589-9
Clues suggest that underground fungal networks might be key to reviving degraded land and preserving plant biodiversity.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Students need AI-free spaces to learn core skills
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03644-5
Students need AI-free spaces to learn core skillsPosted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Why your physics project needs an anthropologist
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03623-w
Picking a site for an observatory should be about more than science. Humanities scholars have a crucial role in responsible siting.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Metascience should be a source of evidence, not a means of control
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-z
The field has captured the interest of politicians. There are positives — but governments must not misuse the data.Posted on 10 November 2026 | 1:00 am