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Bureaucratic incentives shaped effectiveness of the one-child policy in China
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11232-w
Stronger bureaucratic incentives under China’s one vote veto policy intensified enforcement of the one-child policy, accounting for nearly half of China’s fertility decline during the 1990s.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Domain-alteration chimeras rewire oncogenic complexes in prostate cancer
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11262-4
A novel therapeutic modality enforces non-native androgen receptor (AR)–p300/CBP interactions to collapse AR transcriptional programs, producing super-inhibitory, lineage-selective suppression of metastatic prostate cancer and establishing domain-alteration chimeras as a broadly applicable therapeutic strategy leveraging induced proximity.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Iconic first image of black hole holds up to scrutiny
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03642-7
Picture produced by fresh analysis of the data that yielded the first-ever image of a black hole outputs the same, ring-like shape.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Flexible rubber blades for tidal turbines
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11278-w
Flexible tidal turbine blades with passive trailing-edge deformation match the energy yield of active pitch-controlled blades while reducing fatigue-inducing load fluctuations by up to one-third, lowering maintenance complexity.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Too dry for cacti: extreme droughts could push iconic species to extinction
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03671-2
Analysis reveals these plants face severe habitat loss across the Americas — plus, researchers test a new way to diagnose obesity.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Proposed approach for diagnosing obesity outperforms old method
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03425-0
A framework for diagnosing obesity that was proposed in 2025 incorporates waist circumference and related measures and distinguishes clinical from preclinical obesity on the basis of obesity-induced organ dysfunction. In an international multi-cohort study of 844,108 adults, this framework outperformed conventional body-mass-index-based criteria in diagnosing obesity and stratifying mortality risk.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Getting a grasp on the global wildlife trade
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03591-1
A study reports that about 107,000 species are traded worldwide, legally or illegally — more than double a previous estimate.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Non-halogen aqueous electrolytes for four-electron iodine conversion
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11282-0
An electrolyte framework that harnesses anionic chemistry to coordinate the interfacial microenvironment and molecular interactions enables reversible four-electron iodine conversion in halogen-free aqueous electrolytes, and is validated in metal–iodine batteries.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Efficient catalyst-controlled C–H arylation of arenes
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11391-w
Efficient catalyst-controlled C–H arylation of arenesPosted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Suppression of epithelial proliferation and tumorigenesis by IgA
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11264-2
Experiments in mouse models show that immunoglobulin A in the gut lumen has a role in regulating the turnover of colon epithelial cells and reduces the susceptibility of mice to colorectal cancer.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
A guide to Nature Index tables
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03441-0
Information on the methodology used in the ranking for the 2026 Nature Spotlight: Energy.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Independent interferometric observable confirms black hole shadow in M87*
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11241-9
An imaging algorithm using closure-invariant formalism and diffusion-based reconstruction applied to supermassive black hole very long baseline radio interferometry datasets enables independent recovery of the ring-like shadow and mass that is free from the usual calibration and imaging assumptions.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Even giant anteaters in remote Brazil have microplastics in their blood
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03660-5
Mapping the movements of wildlife across the Amazon and other regions to their exposure to human activities can inform protection initiatives.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Can green technologies deliver energy security in an unstable world?
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03409-0
As global energy markets grapple with a period of sustained political volatility, researchers are digging deep for solutions.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am
Microplastics change the colour of the sea near the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03637-4
The waters around the zone of floating debris appear greener and bluer on account of high levels of tiny bits of plastic.Posted on 11 November 2026 | 1:00 am