Phone tutoring boosts math scores when schools are forced to close
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02843-4 Evidence suggests that regular calls can keep kids learning […]
[POLICY FORUM] PUBLIC HEALTH: Enhanced: Will Vaccines Be Available for the Next Influenza Pandemic?
For the first time in history, influenza vaccine could be available at the beginning of an influenza pandemic. This is the result of the removal of major technical barriers; however, political and economic hurdles remain. In this Policy Forum, the authors describe solutions outlined by the World Health Organization Influenza Programme for expediting progress and increasing market forces to develop influenza pandemic vaccines.
Author: Klaus Stöhr, Marja Esveld
Why the super-fun Ig Nobel prizes bring serious value to science
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02793-x Awards that celebrate humour, curiosity and irreverence are a […]
Why we need an International Panel on Inequality
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02806-9 Disparities in income and wealth are growing. A scientific […]
[BOOKS ET AL.] BEHAVIOR: Murder They Wrote
Through a consideration of the treatment of murder in novels, the author explores how our understanding of human behavior has changed since the early 19th century.
Author: Richard A. Posner
[BOOKS ET AL.] HEALTH CARE: Toward Better Drugs for Less
Angell offers an expose of the pharmaceutical industry, which she describes as "primarily a marketing machine to sell drugs of dubious benefit." Avorn discusses how prescription drugs are approved, promoted, and used. To contain costs, he argues for an agenda of comparative studies that would inform physicians, patients, and those who pay the bills.
Author: Daniel Philip Kessler
Author Correction: Contrasting roles of histone 3 lysine 27 demethylases in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11081-7 Author Correction: Contrasting roles of histone 3 lysine 27 […]