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Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03341-3
Nature staff discuss a new ink that could be useful for medical tattooing — plus, an insight into why small dogs live longer than big ones.Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03195-9
The mitoproteomes of five parasites and a plant hold medical potential — and reignite the question of just when the mitochondrion evolved.Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03112-0
A note to self.Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03303-9
Data from mouse brains and 13 human brains show a link between levels of a lipid-degrading enzyme and cognitive resilience.Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:00 am
IceCube just won a Nobel prize. Protect astroparticle physics projects with the same potential
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03308-4
Building the Nobel-prizewinning neutrino experiment was a big risk. To continue its success, scientists — and funders — need to stay bold.Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:00 am
PhD students who write dissertation with AI less likely to stay in academia
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03253-2
US PhD graduates who used artificial intelligence were more likely to work in industry.Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:00 am
History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03338-y
Cryptographers’ inboxes are being flooded with requests to validate cipher solutions.Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Is AI eroding PhD students’ critical thinking and analysis skills?
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03178-w
An expert panel debates the impact of artificial intelligence on doctoral programmes.Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am
World’s timekeepers upend how they adjust time to avoid catastrophic ‘negative second’
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03329-z
Governments have voted to abolish the leap second immediately and replace it with a leap hour.Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Give me the good news: four science stories to brighten your day
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03152-6
Drugs that can reverse multiple sclerosis in mice and a new species of penguin are just the beginning.Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Orangutan mothers arrange play dates for their babies
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03238-1
Solitary primates spend energy and time travelling to patches of forest for get-togethers.Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Nearly half of reef-building corals face elevated relative risk of extinction
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11263-3
Nearly half of reef-building corals face elevated relative risk of extinctionPosted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Daily briefing: Bleached corals revived by healthy neighbour’s touch
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03336-0
Ghostly white corals are fully restored in eight weeks by contact with a healthy counterpart. Plus, arXiv is capping submissions per researcher and four good news stories to brighten your day.Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03233-6
Programmer whose forward-thinking and reliable code helped to save the Apollo 11 mission.Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am
ArXiv versus AI slop: will capping preprint submissions work?
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03194-w
Major preprint platform tightens its rules to curb a surge of submissions, including those generated by artificial-intelligence tools.Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:00 am