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 […]
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 […]
Catalytic transfer of carbon atoms enables spirofusion of C–C σ-bonds
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11242-8 Catalytic transfer of carbon atoms enables spirofusion of C–C […]
This is why butterflies are so hard to catch
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03301-x High-speed camera footage reveals the visual tricks butterflies use […]
Becoming real
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03114-y An endless blessing.
China’s AI research is booming. Where is it headed?
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03223-8 Nature speaks to analysts and researchers about what it’s […]
China’s extraordinary rise in science and how it will change the world
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03222-9 The nation is on a trajectory to lead the […]
Preserve research data for tomorrow’s AI-enabled integrity checks
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03244-3 Preserve research data for tomorrow’s AI-enabled integrity checks
Decentralized AI needs more evidence on energy use
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03245-2 Decentralized AI needs more evidence on energy use
When microbes degrade plastic, where does it go?
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03246-1 When microbes degrade plastic, where does it go?