Nature is the foremost international weekly scientific journal in the world and is the flagship journal for Nature Portfolio. It publishes the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature publishes landmark papers, award winning news, leading comment and expert opinion on important, topical scientific news and events that enable readers to share the latest discoveries in science and evolve the discussion amongst the global scientific community. http://feeds.nature.com/nature/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature © 2026 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. [email protected] https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/nature/rss.png http://feeds.nature.com/nature/rss/current https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00841-0 Nature, Published online: 16 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00841-0

An exemplary book gets much right, but misses the point that the nation’s tech dominance has more to do with globalization than with policy choices.]]> Xiaoyu Zhang doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00841-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00841-0 2026-03-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00841-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00841-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00842-z Nature, Published online: 16 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00842-z

More-rigorous testing is required before artificial-intelligence approaches are widely adopted by public forecasting agencies.]]> Shruti NathTim Palmer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00842-z Nature, Published online: 2026-03-16; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00842-z 2026-03-16 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00842-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00842-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00814-3 Nature, Published online: 14 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00814-3

The new five-year plan calls for more original scientific research to facilitate the country's bid for self-reliance.]]> Xiaoying You doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00814-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-14; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00814-3 2026-03-14 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00814-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00814-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10376-z Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10376-z

Author Correction: SLAMF6 as a drug-targetable suppressor of T cell immunity against cancer]]> Bin LiMing-Chao ZhongCristian Camilo GalindoJiayu DouJin QianZhenghai TangDominique DavidsonAndré Veillette doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10376-z Nature, Published online: 2026-03-13; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10376-z 2026-03-13 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10376-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10376-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00767-7 Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00767-7

Tightly packed molecular chains can start to wiggle in many directions when an enzyme introduces energy.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00767-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-13; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00767-7 2026-03-13 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00767-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00767-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00845-w Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00845-w

Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.]]> Doom?’ — why scientists got brain cells and a satellite to play the classic game]]> Benjamin ThompsonRachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00845-w Nature, Published online: 2026-03-13; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00845-w 2026-03-13 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00845-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00845-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00813-4 Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00813-4

The 1990s game has been run on bacteria and a satellite and played by neurons in a dish.]]> Doom became a tool for science]]> Rachel Fieldhouse doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00813-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-13; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00813-4 2026-03-13 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00813-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00813-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00844-x Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00844-x

The soaring cost and limited supply of computer memory is slowing some projects — and spurring creative approaches.]]> Heidi Ledford doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00844-x Nature, Published online: 2026-03-13; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00844-x 2026-03-13 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00844-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00844-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00743-1 Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00743-1

The government’s plans to poach 100 US researchers might make good economic sense. But what about the existing community?]]> Amanda BatesMarni Mishna doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00743-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-13; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00743-1 2026-03-13 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00743-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00743-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00859-4 Nature, Published online: 13 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00859-4

Is there no such thing as a shark? Plus, the role of videogame icon Doom in science and how people with a religious connection to glaciers are responding to their loss.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00859-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-13; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00859-4 2026-03-13 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00859-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00859-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00782-8 Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00782-8

Activity levels and daytime sleepiness can be combined into a ‘behavioural clock’ that predicts whether a fish will have a short life or a long one.]]> Gemma Conroy doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00782-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00782-8 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00782-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00782-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00825-0 Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00825-0

New technique aims to prevent bats from spreading disease, the science behind health supplements and the ‘same-ifying’ effect of writing with AI.]]> Jacob Smith doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00825-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00825-0 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00825-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00825-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00594-w Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00594-w

Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.]]> Ewen Callaway doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00594-w Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00594-w 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00594-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00594-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00764-w Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00764-w

Faculty members are spending ever more time outmanoeuvring students who want to cut corners with artificial intelligence.]]> Amanda Heidt doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00764-w Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00764-w 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00764-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00764-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04062-9 Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9

I have a five-year gap in my publication record. Last year, I published seven academic articles as either the first or corresponding author. Here’s why one level of output isn’t better than any other.]]> Michael L. Wong doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04062-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00598-6 Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00598-6

Potatoes, coffee and protein are at the centre of some intriguing studies from the past five years.]]> Bianca Nogrady doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00598-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00598-6 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00598-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00598-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00709-3 Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00709-3

Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence.]]> Chris Simms doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00709-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00709-3 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00709-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00709-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00547-3 Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00547-3

The author of Just F**cking Say It offers tips to boost your confidence as a public speaker.]]> Holly Newson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00547-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-12; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00547-3 2026-03-12 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00547-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00547-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10302-3 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10302-3

Author Correction: Gut stem cell necroptosis by genome instability triggers bowel inflammation]]> Ruicong WangHongda LiJianfeng WuZhi-Yu CaiBaizhou LiHengxiao NiXingfeng QiuHui ChenWei LiuZhang-Hua YangMin LiuJin HuYaoji LiangPing LanJiahuai HanWei Mo doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10302-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10302-3 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10302-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10302-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00801-8 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00801-8

Wobbling signal could explain some extremely bright supernovae]]> Elizabeth GibneyDan Fox doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00801-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00801-8 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00801-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00801-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00798-0 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00798-0

A study reveals how the asexual Amazon molly defies evolutionary expectations — plus, evidence of what might be powering superluminous supernovae.]]> Benjamin ThompsonShamini Bundell doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00798-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00798-0 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00798-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00798-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10228-w Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10228-w

Conventional and time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy reveal how NTSR1 dynamically engages and releases different G proteins, capturing over 20 intermediates and uncovering key mechanistic steps in GDP- and GTP-driven activation, subtype selectivity and distinct dissociation pathways.]]> Kazuhiro KobayashiKouki KawakamiToshiki E. MatsuiShun YokoiMasahiro FukudaTomohiro J. NaritaHiroki AraiMai TamboTakashi SumikamaManae TatsumiKeitaro YamashitaJunki KoyanagiMai KugawaHisako IkedaAyumi SuminoAyori MitsutakeBrian K. KobilkaAsuka InoueHideaki E. Kato doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10228-w Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10228-w 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10228-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10228-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10183-6 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10183-6

A 4D imaging architecture using a large-scale, coherent LiDAR focal plane array comprising more than 0.6 million photonic components and associated electronics integrated on-chip can obtain coherent images at high frame rates over useful distances.]]> Francesca Fabiana SettembriniArif Can GungorAndres ForrerSteven A. FortuneAlessandro Dell’AquilaPreethi PadmanabhanIon E. OprisMoise SottoNikola DordevicYevgeny PerelmanThomas ChristenMi WangRemus Nicolaescu doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10183-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10183-6 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10183-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10183-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10136-z Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10136-z

The acquisition of a parasitic anti-phage mobile genetic element, PLE11, showing potent anti-phage activity against cocirculating ICP1, and the subsequent evolution of ICP1 to escape this defense, are captured, revealing the molecular basis of the natural selection of a globally notable pathogen and its virus.]]> Yamini MathurCaroline M. BoydJeannette E. FarnhamMd Mamun MonirMohammad Tarequl IslamMarzia SultanaTahmeed AhmedMunirul AlamKimberley D. Seed doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10136-z Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10136-z 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10136-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10136-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10214-2 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10214-2

Individual supratentorial ependymoma tumour subgroups have two distinct progenitor-like cell states—neuroepithelial-like and embryonic-like—that are reminiscent of early human brain development and diverge in the extent of their neuronal or ependymal differentiation.]]> Daeun JeongSara G. DanielliKendra K. MaaßDavid R. GhasemiSvenja K. TetzlaffEkin ReyhanLi JiangShashank KatiyarJulia K. SundheimerCostanza Lo CascioSina NeyaziCarlos Alberto Oliveira de Biagi-JuniorElsa CouvillonSophia CastellaniMaria Pazyra-MurphyMatthew MullallyMarc Philipp DehlerBernhard EnglingerAndrezza NascimentoGustavo Alencastro Veiga CruzeiroJoana G. MarquesRebecca D. HaaseCuong M. NguyenAlicia-Christina BaumgartnerJacob S. RozowskyOlivia A. HackMcKenzie L. ShawDaniela Lotsch-GojoKatharina BrucknerAndrey KorshunovStefan M. PfisterMarcel KoolTomasz J. NowakowskiJohannes GojoLissa BairdSanda AlexandrescuKristian W. PajtlerVarun VenkataramaniMariella G. Filbin doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10214-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10214-2 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10214-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10214-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10240-0 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10240-0

Marburgvirus glycoprotein binds to the endosomal receptor NPC1 in a distinct orientation with higher affinity compared with Ebola virus glycoprotein, accompanied by fusion-relevant rearrangements, enabling more efficient viral entry.]]> Gang YeFan BuHailey Turner-HubbardMorgan HerbstLanying DuGe YangBin LiuFang Li doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10240-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10240-0 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10240-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10240-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10238-8 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10238-8

A multimodal in situ electron microscopy approach enables direct visualization of structural and chemical evolution in a working halide perovskite light-emitting diode with nanometre precision.]]> Xinjuan LiQichun GuWei HuangSimon M. FaircloughRichard H. FriendSamuel D. StranksTianjun LiuCaterina Ducati doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10238-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10238-8 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10238-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10238-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10151-0 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10151-0

Observations of a nearby type I superluminous supernova showing oscillating light-curve bumps provide evidence of a centrally located magnetar in the wake of the explosion, surrounded by an infalling accretion disk undergoing Lense–Thirring precession.]]> Joseph R. FarahLogan J. PrustD. Andrew HowellYuan Qi NiCurtis McCullyMoira AndrewsHarsh KumarDaichi HiramatsuSebastian GomezKathryn WynnAlexei V. FilippenkoK. Azalee BostroemEdo BergerPeter Blanchard doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10151-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10151-0 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10151-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10151-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10208-0 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10208-0

A fusion protein designed to comprise IL-2 and a helminth-derived TGFβ mimic activates IL-2 and TGFβ signalling pathways in IL-2 receptor-expressing T cells and induces stable antigen-specific regulatory T cells in peripheral lymphoid organs.]]> Qinli SunAlison K. BarrettMasato OgishiHuiyun LyuHua JiangHonghui LiuYang ZhaoGrayson E. RodriguezPingdong TaoMatthias ObenausKarsten D. HouseholderQizhi TangTobias V. LanzK. Christopher Garcia doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10208-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10208-0 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10208-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10208-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10120-7 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10120-7

Time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy during activation of Gαi1βγ and Gα11βγ heterotrimers bound to NTSR1 enables isolation of multiple transient complexes along the activation pathway and reveals structural motifs that stabilize these intermediates.]]> Alina A. VoArnab ModakSumin LuScott C. BlanchardNevin A. LambertMichael J. Robertson doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10120-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10120-7 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10120-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10120-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10191-6 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10191-6

Age-related microbiome changes increase medium-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, driving GPR84-mediated myeloid inflammation, impaired vagal signalling and hippocampal dysfunction; targeting this gut–brain pathway restores memory in aged mice.]]> Timothy O. CoxAshwarya S. DevasonAlan de AraujoSydney MasonMadhav SubramanianAndrea F. M. SalvadorHélène C. DescampsJunwon KimYixuan ZhuLev LitichevskiySunhee JungWon-Suk SongAdrián Cortés-MartínNathan T. HendersonKuei-Pin HuangThao NguyenWisath Sae-LeeIboro C. UmanaMaria SactaRyan J. RahmanStephen WisserJ. Andrew D. NelsonIlona GolynkerAlana M. McSweenEric F. HohmannShaan PatelAnna L. BubClara SoeklerNiklas BlankKevt’her HoxhaLavinia BocciaAndrea C. WongKlaas BahnsenJihee KimNatalie BidermanDina AbbasianClarissa ShofflerChristopher PetucciFiona E. McAllisterAmber L. AlhadeffMarc V. FuccilloColin HillCholsoon JangJ. Nicholas BetleyGuillaume de LartigueVirginia Y.-M. LeeMaayan LevyChristoph A. Thaiss doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10191-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10191-6 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10191-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10191-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10215-1 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10215-1

SUMM2, a coiled-coil NLR, promotes the assembly of higher-order resistosome clusters to initiate cell death in plants.]]> Dongdong GeFausto Andres Ortiz-MoreaYingpeng XieIn-Cheol YeoQiaochu ShenYulu ZhouGuangchao LiuLiang KongLibo ShanPing He doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10215-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10215-1 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10215-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10215-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10229-9 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10229-9

A pangenome reference for the phenotypically diverse crop sorghum aims to help accelerate future efforts to breed crops that are better adapted to changing environments.]]> Geoffrey P. MorrisAvril M. HarderAdam L. HealeyChloee M. McLaughlinJoanna L. RifkinClara Cruet-BurgosJerry W. JenkinsShengqiang ShuJohn J. SpiekermanCarl J. VanGesselErica AgnewAlain AudebertKerrie BarryIvan BaxterGregory BeurierLori Beth BostonRichard E. BoylesSiobhan M. BradyVictoria BuntingJacqueline M. ChaparroChaney CourtneyJoseph Sékou B. DembeleSantosh DeshpandeCyril DiattaNathaniel EckAndrea L. EvelandJacques M. FayeDave FlowersDaniel FoncekaBoubacar GanoMarie de Gracia CoquerelDavid GoodsteinJane GrimwoodMatthew E. HudsonJana KholovaKatherine JohnsonKristen K. JohnsonDorota KawaMamoutou KouressyStephen KresovichScott LeePeggy G. LemauxRobert LoweryDelphine LuquetFanna MainaSujan MamidiJohn K. McKayTodd P. MichaelTaye T. MindayeJohn MulletPhilip OzerskyChristopher PlottJessica E. PrenniGael PressoirJean-François RamiTrevor W. RifeJocelyn SaxtonBassirou SineAvinash SreedasyamJayson TalagNiaba TemeMitchell R. TuinstraVincent VadezJohn P. VogelRachel WalsteadJianan WangJenell WebberMelissa WilliamsYuxing XuTodd C. MocklerJesse R. LaskyBrian R. RiceJeremy SchmutzNadia ShakoorJohn T. Lovell doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10229-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10229-9 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10229-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10229-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10248-6 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10248-6

Imprinting by influenza viruses can cause a deleterious shift of nearly the entire memory recall response against key, conserved epitopes.]]> Jiayi SunGyunghee JoChloe A. TroxellYanbin FuRobert HoezlHuibin LvHassanein H. AbozeidQi Wen TeoTossapol PholchareeJoshua J. C. McGrathSiriruk ChangrobSean A. NelsonAtsuhiro YasuharaMin HuangNai-Ying ZhengJordan C. ChervinLei LiMonica L. Fernández-QuinteroJohannes R. LoefflerAlesandra J. RodriguezJiachen HuangOlivia M. SwansonAngel BalmasedaGuillermina KuanLora CampredonE. Kaitlynn AllenGabriele NeumannNicholas C. WuYoshihiro KawaokaFlorian KrammerAsuncion MejiasOctavio RamiloPaul G. ThomasAubree GordonAndrew B. WardJulianna HanPatrick C. Wilson doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10248-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10248-6 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10248-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10248-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10038-6 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-10038-6

A monolithically integrated photonic ski-jump enables scalable, diffraction-limited 2D beam scanning from photonic chips, achieving ultrahigh spot rates, compact footprints and applications spanning displays, sensing and quantum photonics.]]> Matt SahaY. Henry WenAndrew S. GreensponMatthew ZimmermannKevin J. PalmAlex WitteYin Min GohChao LiJonathan BumsteadKevin SchädlerRyan FortinMark DongAndrew J. LeenheerGenevieve ClarkGerald GilbertMatt EichenfieldDirk Englund doi:10.1038/s41586-025-10038-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-025-10038-6 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-025-10038-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10038-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10206-2 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10206-2

A community-wide intervention in northern Nigeria reduced rates of child marriage from 79% to 14%, showing that bundled, big-push approaches can dramatically shift entrenched behaviours.]]> Isabelle CohenMaryam AbubakarDaniel Perlman doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10206-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10206-2 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10206-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10206-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10241-z Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10241-z

INSTALL overcomes fundamental challenges for DNA delivery and integration methods by synergizing immune-stealth nucleic acids with recombinases to enable kilobase-scale integration strategies without viral vectors.]]> Connor J. TouKeqiang XieJoana Ferreira da SilvaPazhanichamy KalailingamEliz Amar-LewisDavid Rufino-RamosWilliam SawyerMadeline L. EllerJakob StarzykIshita MajumdarJiao WangDanna LeeShaobo YangRonald J. MeisGary A. DahlJiahe LiRichard ShanNatalie ArtziPatricia L. MusolinoHao WuBenjamin P. Kleinstiver doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10241-z Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10241-z 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10241-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10241-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10225-z Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10225-z

Neonatal sepsis caused by Escherichia coli is associated with reduced transfer of pathogen-specific maternal antibodies and, in a mouse model, can be prevented by maternal preconceptual colonization with probiotic E. coli.]]> Escherichia coli sepsis]]> Raymond E. DiepUjjwal AdhikariKubra Gokce TezelGiang PhamAllison R. BurrellMary A. StaatNguyen Thi Khanh NhuMinh-Duy PhanKate M. PetersMark A. SchembriScott H. SaundersDavid B. HaslamJohn J. EricksonSusana Chavez-BuenoSing Sing Way doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10225-z Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10225-z 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10225-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10225-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10216-0 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10216-0

Ageing reprograms the evolutionary trajectory of KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma, limiting primary tumour growth while promoting metastatic dissemination through epigenetic activation of the integrated stress response, and a therapeutic opportunity in older patients is revealed.]]> Angana A. H. PatelJozefina J. DzananKevin X. AliElla A. EklundSamantha W. AlvarezDorota RajMartin DankisIlayda AltinönderMaria SchwarzKristell Le GalEmre BedelAhmed Ezat El ZowalatyEmma JonassonHeba AlbatrokNadia GulJozef P. BossowskiRay PillaiPatrick MickeJohan BotlingLevent M. AkyürekDavide AngelettiSama I. SayinAnetta HärtlovaThales PapagiannakopoulosRoger Olofsson BaggeAnders StåhlbergAndreas HallqvistClotilde WielVolkan I. Sayin doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10216-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10216-0 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10216-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10216-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10244-w Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10244-w

A clinical trial testing whether monitoring ctDNA clearance during treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer could be used to inform decisions about an individual’s subsequent therapeutic programme shows promising results.]]> Jiawei LvDan-Xue ZhengJin-Hui LiangNing ZhangZu-Lu YeXu-Dong XuMelvin. L. K. ChuaLu-Lu ZhangZi-Ming DuZi-Chen ZhangWen-Fei LiLing-Long TangLei ChenYan-Ping MaoRui GuoYu-Pei ChenLi LinYuan ZhangXu LiuCheng XuZhi-Xuan LiLing-Xin XuPan-Yang YangKun ChenDeng BinTian-Sheng GaoJian-Ye YanLu-Si ChenShao Hui HuangHong-Yun ZhaoShu-Bin HongYu-Sheng JieHui-Ling HuangXu-Hua TangJing-Ping YunLi-Zhi LiuLi TianHao-Jiang LiJi-Bin LiGuan-Qun ZhouJun MaYing Sun doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10244-w Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10244-w 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10244-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10244-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10180-9 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10180-9

Analysis of the asexually reproducing Amazon molly Poecilia formosa and its sexually reproducing progenitors Poecilia mexicana and Poecilia latipinna reveals that it maintains a divergent mutational landscape and has evaded functional mutational decay via gene conversion.]]> Edward S. RicemeyerNathan K. SchaeferKang DuIrene da CruzSusanne KneitzRafael D. AcemelDarío G. LupiáñezRachel A. CarrollRosie DrinkwaterManfred SchartlWesley C. Warren doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10180-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10180-9 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10180-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10180-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10256-6 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10256-6

Myelopoiesis in response to a parasitic worm infection and the mechanism selective to this form of parasite are revealed.]]> Alexandre FagnanCristina Di GenuaYiran MengRoy DrissenZishan ZhangBowen ZhangPadraic G. FallonVassilis PachnisErika J. ManciniFränze ProgatzkyClaus Nerlov doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10256-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10256-6 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10256-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10256-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00815-2 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00815-2

A new simulation models processes such as DNA replication and cell division in a virtual bacterial cell. Plus, China is giving science a billion-dollar spending boost and why national statistics are in trouble.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00815-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00815-2 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00815-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00815-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00768-6 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00768-6

If confirmed in people, the finding might lead to gut-targeted therapies that could reverse cognitive decline.]]> Edward Chen doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00768-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00768-6 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00768-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00768-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00770-y Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00770-y

Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.]]> Xiaoying You doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00770-y Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00770-y 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00770-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00770-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00707-5 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00707-5

The task of decoding the research underlying the nutritional claims of health supplements is rarely straightforward.]]> Oscar Allan doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00707-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00707-5 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00707-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00707-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00490-3 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00490-3

Oscillations in the brightness of a ‘superluminous’ supernova reveal it to be powered by a magnetized neutron star that distorts the orbit of surrounding gas.]]> Adam Ingram doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00490-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00490-3 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00490-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00490-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00610-z Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00610-z

Fresh connections.]]> Preston Grassmann doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00610-z Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00610-z 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00610-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00610-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00493-0 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00493-0

Asexual reproduction should be an evolutionary dead end. A study of asexual fish shows that a genetic ‘copy and paste’ helps to overcome the predicted costs of asexuality.]]> Waldir M. Berbel-Filho doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00493-0 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00493-0 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00493-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00493-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00724-4 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00724-4

Particles entangled over long distances can, in theory, improve the sensitivity of long-baseline interferometers that are observing weak thermal light sources. A proof-of-concept experiment now demonstrates entanglement-assisted interferometry, paving the way for entanglement-enhanced non‑local sensing techniques.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00724-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00724-4 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00724-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00724-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00757-9 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00757-9

Paul Howarth, president of the Institute of Physics, says ‘constructive dialogue’ with the government is needed, or the country risks losing the next generation of scientists.]]> Davide Castelvecchi doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00757-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00757-9 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00757-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00757-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00795-3 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00795-3

But scientists say there are practical and ethical challenges to overcome before the strategy could be deployed in real-world settings.]]> Mohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00795-3 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00795-3 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00795-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00795-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00489-w Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00489-w

Chip-based beam scanners use tiny electrically controlled cantilevers instead of moving mirrors to control the direction of light projected into free space.]]> Cheryl Sorace-Agaskar doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00489-w Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00489-w 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00489-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00489-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00727-1 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00727-1

The development of an affordable, low-power and scalable sensor to map the position and velocity of 3D objects in a dynamically evolving scene has so far proved difficult. An imaging system formed using integrated silicon photonic circuits has now been developed as an equivalent to a camera, but for 4D imaging.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00727-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00727-1 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00727-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00727-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00715-5 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00715-5

A phase II trial shows that the risk of cancer recurrence as reflected by circulating tumour DNA can guide a risk-adaptive treatment strategy that improves participants’ survival compared with the current standard of care. Our biological insights can be translated into clinical decision-making — challenging the conventional fixed-course, therapeutic approach.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00715-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00715-5 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00715-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00715-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00699-2 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00699-2

Some researchers are sounding the alarm over the official data sets that track crucial aspects of life in the United States, Argentina, the United Kingdom and India.]]> Ehsan MasoodSubhra PriyadarshiniLucila Pinto doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00699-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00699-2 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00699-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00699-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04167-1 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04167-1

In the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore, universities are operating as developers and landlords. Where does science fit in?]]> Anna McKie doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04167-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04167-1 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-025-04167-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04167-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00781-9 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00781-9

Emerging evidence suggests that LLM outputs can shape the text and thoughts of human users.]]> Jenna Ahart doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00781-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00781-9 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00781-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00781-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00494-z Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00494-z

Infected plants assemble immune-protein complexes on cell membranes to induce defence responses and cell death. Some such complexes can form large ring-like clusters.]]> Jane E. ParkerJunli Wang doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00494-z Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00494-z 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00494-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00494-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00796-2 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00796-2

Collaboration between researchers and religious leaders led to a cut in the likelihood of early marriage by 80%.]]> Mariana Lenharo doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00796-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00796-2 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00796-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00796-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00831-2 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00831-2

A new simulation models processes such as DNA replication and cell division in a virtual bacterial cell. Plus, China is giving science a billion-dollar spending boost and why national statistics are in trouble.]]> Flora Graham doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00831-2 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00831-2 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00831-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00831-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00800-9 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00800-9

Toxic smoke from burning oil depots has blanketed Iran’s capital following missile strikes.]]> Rachel FieldhouseMohana Basu doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00800-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00800-9 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00800-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00800-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00492-1 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00492-1

As mice age, changes in the microorganisms in their guts contribute to cognitive decline by altering signalling between the gut and brain.]]> Yi-Ting ChengSarkis K. Mazmanian doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00492-1 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00492-1 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00492-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00492-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00720-8 Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00720-8

A locally tailored, big-push intervention to educate unmarried adolescent girls in 18 communities in northern Nigeria reduced rates of marriage from 86% to just 21%. Interventions that address complex, entrenched social problems from various angles simultaneously might be considerably more effective than smaller-scale, cheaper alternatives are.]]> Isabelle CohenMaryam AbubakarDaniel Perlman doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00720-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00720-8 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00720-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00720-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00756-w Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00756-w

‘Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing.]]> Tosin Thompson doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00756-w Nature, Published online: 2026-03-11; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00756-w 2026-03-11 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00756-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00756-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10351-8 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10351-8

Maximizing carrier extraction in hybrid back-contact silicon solar cells]]> Zilong ZhengXiqi YangJiaxing WangQinghua ZengChaohua ZhangHong ZhangJiarong HuangYuhua WangZeguo TangRongkun ZhouHongbo CaiXiaofei XuShenghou ZhouWanyu LuQian KangXiaoqing ChenKun ZhengYongzhe ZhangZhiyong WangYusheng YangJinyan ZhangHui Yan doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10351-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10351-8 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10351-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10351-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10347-4 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10347-4

Alcohol group migration by proximity-enhanced H atom abstraction]]> Qian XuYichen NieJacob-Jan HaaksmaRonghua ZhangNatalie Holmberg-DouglasFarid van der MeiPaul M. ScolaChloe WilliamsJeremiah A. JohnsonAlison E. Wendlandt doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10347-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10347-4 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/s41586-026-10347-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10347-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00775-7 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00775-7

Artificial general intelligence must be assessed in its scientific and societal context]]> Tithnara Anthony Sun doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00775-7 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00775-7 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00775-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00775-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00778-4 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00778-4

Prevent pandemics through One Health commitments]]> Marisa PeyreDenise RaboldNina JamalStella Chungong doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00778-4 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00778-4 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00778-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00778-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00766-8 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00766-8

Experiments with simulated magma show it can be pulled into long strands similar to those seen in lava tubes.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00766-8 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00766-8 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00766-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00766-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00776-6 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00776-6

The ethical risks of open-access agreements being used for authorship leverage]]> Giovanni SpitaleFederico GermaniNikola Biller-Andorno doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00776-6 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00776-6 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00776-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00776-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00642-5 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00642-5

A suggestion that mutant insects could detect narcotics or explosive substances, and how ash seeds feature a screw propeller, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00642-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00642-5 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00642-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00642-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00777-5 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00777-5

Privilege, power and vulnerability in science: precarious funding can prompt unethical ties]]> Joana RibeiroLuís ReinoPedro Bingre doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00777-5 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00777-5 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00777-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00777-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00765-9 Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00765-9

Ancient DNA and other clues from feathers found in modern Peru hint that the ancient Ychsma culture imported birds from the distant Amazon.]]> doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00765-9 Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00765-9 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00765-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00765-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00763-x Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00763-x

Retractions correct the scientific record, but they have stigma attached to them. Some in the research community want that to change.]]> Sofia Caetano Avritzer doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00763-x Nature, Published online: 2026-03-10; | doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00763-x 2026-03-10 Nature 10.1038/d41586-026-00763-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00763-x