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NATURE MAGAZINE – JANUARY 8, 2026

Volume 649 Issue 8096

NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Branch Management’ – How the need to minimize surface area governs growth of 3D physical networks.

Oddly cool super-hot planet has an atmosphere it shouldn’t

It’s a mystery why TOI-561 b’s blanket of gases hasn’t boiled off.

Hot spot: plants use infrared signals to say they’re ready to reproduce

Some cycads warm up their reproductive organs to attract specially equipped pollinating beetles in the dark.

How the Romans built their empire of concrete

A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.

NATURE MAGAZINE – JANUARY 1, 2026

Volume 649 Issue 8095

NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Regional Outlook’…Local expertise reveals detailed status of biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa.

Science in 2050: the future breakthroughs that will shape our world — and beyond

Nuclear fusion. People on Mars. Artificial general intelligence. These are just some of the advances that could come by the mid-century mark.

China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century

The United States tops the remaining areas in an assessment of 74 technologies.

Quantum computing ‘KPIs’ could distinguish true breakthroughs from spurious claims

Researchers are devising ways to make new machines face off, without the hype.

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even corruption.

NATURE MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 4, 2025

Volume 648 Issue 8092

NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Photo Realism’ – Ethical image data set help to benchmark bias in AI models…

Cooking up a storm of air pollution

A study of the effects of COVID-19 policies highlights the underexplored impacts of commercial cooking on air quality.

The mystery of emerald green — cracked

Emerald’ or ‘Paris’ green was once a highly popular pigment among painters, but the chemistry behind its slow decay over time has been unclear.

Laser cooling traps more antimatter atoms than ever before

Studying trapped antimatter could help to explain why our world is so full of matter.

AI finds signs of life in ancient rocks

A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

NATURE MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 6, 2025

Volume 647 Issue 8088

NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Brain Development’ – Mapping the distribution and diversity of cells in the growing brain.’

Artificial brains with less drain

Biologically inspired electronic neurons could boost the efficiency of artificial-intelligence systems.

Longer walks beat shorter strolls for heart health

People who rack up most of their daily steps in walks lasting less than five minutes have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than do those who amass their steps in big blocks.

Secret route to warm cosmic ‘inflation’: the nuclear force

Modelling shows how the infant Universe might have stayed warm and dense during its primoridal expansion.

Forests’ misty breath sustains crops in distant lands

The moisture emitted by forests travels across national borders to provide precipitation to far-away fields.

NATURE MAGAZINE – AUGUST 14, 2025 RESEARCH PREVIEW

Volume 644 Issue 8076

NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Troubled Waters’ – Iceberg formation sparks wave-driven melting at glacier fronts.

Globally recognized island is losing its trademark glaciers

Ice coverage is shrinking on Heard Island — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a haven of biodiversity.

Tiny motor uses heat to perform molecular magic

A nanoscopic machine transforms a molecular chain into interlocking loops.

How animal paw pads got their toughness

In creatures that walk on land, a protein called Slurp1 protects skin cells from stress.

Mystery of billions of sea-star deaths solved at last

Experiments identify a bacterium as the cause of sea-star wasting disease, which has devastated populations along the western coast of North America.

NATURE MAGAZINE – JULY 24, 2025 – RESEARCH PREVIEW

Volume 643 Issue 8073

NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Microbes Mapped’ – Spread of human pathogens across Eurasia plotted from ancient DNA.

Asia’s haze affects ice and weather on the Frozen Continent

Pollution emitted by fossil-fuel usage in Asia influences sea-ice coverage in Antarctica.

The mysterious missing ingredient in the highest-energy cosmic rays

Data from a South Pole observatory show that the fraction of protons in ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays is lower than expected.

How the world’s biggest bats got their enormous wingspans

Genetic analysis helps to reveal why flying foxes can measure almost 2 metres from wingtip to wingtip.

How sugar overload in early life affects the brain later

A study in mice finds that a high-sucrose diet during youth has long-term implications for learning and brain connectivity.

NATURE MAGAZINE – JUNE 26, 2025 – RESEARCH PREVIEW

Volume 642 Issue 8069

NATURE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Cyborg Tadpoles’ – Soft electrode implant maps neural activity in the developing brain…

This tiny robot moves mini-droplets with ease

Magnetially controlled device can combine or split microlitre-sized droplets.

Sensors pinpoint the exact time of a Yellowstone explosion

Data could help to reveal the warning signs of potentially dangerous eruptions caused by liquid groundwater abruptly turning into gas.

One dose of gene therapy gives years of relief from blood disorder

The average number of bleeding episodes for men with haemophilia B dropped almost tenfold after treatment.

Why pangolins are poached: they’re the tastiest animal around

Trafficking of scales for traditional medicine plays a relatively small part in the hunting of pangolins in Nigeria.

NATURE MAGAZINE – JUNE 19, 2025 – RESEARCH PREVIEW

Volume 642 Issue 8068

NATURE MAGAZINE (June 18, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Food Forecast’ – How climate change and adaptation could affect global agriculture…

Minuscule worms form living towers to hunt for food

Scientists observe the nematode’s behaviour in the wild for the first time.

Hungry caterpillars can brew exotic molecules in their guts

Researchers fed moth larvae the chemical building blocks, and the insects’ enzymes did the rest.

A cancer-causing mutation meets its match

In mice, engineered immune cells shrink pancreatic and other tumours bearing a mutant version of the KRAS protein.

A long-predicted cosmic collision might not happen after all

The pull of a third galaxy could yank the Milky Way out of the path of Andromeda.

NATURE MAGAZINE – JUNE 5, 2025 – RESEARCH PREVIEW

Volume 642 Issue 8066

NATURE MAGAZINE (June 4, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Carbon Flow’ – Radioactive archive reveals rivers release ancient carbon into the atmosphere…

How a freezing pond could kick-start life’s self-replication

Freeze–thaw cycles in an icy pond could let an enzyme copy RNA double helices indefinitely — suggesting one way in which evolution could have begun.

The perfect storm for dust storms, thanks to global warming

Climate change is lengthening the gap between snowmelt and vegetation growth.

Forehead ‘e-tattoo’ tracks how hard you’re thinking

Temporary device records eye movement and brain activity to monitor mental strain.

Bed bugs boomed as the world’s first cities did

Genomic evidence suggests that the bloodsuckers might have been among the first urban insect pests.

Nature Magazine – May 29, 2025 – Research Preview

Volume 641 Issue 8065

NATURE MAGAZINE (May 28, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Flight Path’ – Well preserved Archaeopteryx fossil reveals details birds evolution…

Telescope team reads the fine print — from more than a kilometre away

A pair of telescopes picking up reflected light achieve a performance 14 times better than a single telescope can manage alone.

Explosive volcanoes can bury carbon —a climate boon

Ash spread by violent eruptions in South American sequester carbon in the soil.

What big eyes this whale has — but not the better to see you with

The humpback whale has the whale equivalent of nearsightedness, which puts it at risk of being snarled in fishing gear.