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25 headlinesNature's 'master painters': Study reveals how damselflies break optical barriers to create saturated colors
Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have uncovered for the first time the "ingenious" biological strategies that allow blue-tailed damselflies to produce strikingly vivid, angle-independent colors. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pr...
AI in nature conservation: Powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?
Conservationists analyze overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work. For example, they might need to process decades of weather data or the movements of millions of insects. Up until now, these scientists and decision makers have had to manually find and sort information, then use st...
'Double-edged' nature of workplace resilience examined
From underdog stories to comeback victories, everyone loves a tale of perseverance. But a new study suggests that highlighting workplace resilience can sometimes leave observers feeling anxious instead of inspired.
Author Correction: A broadly protective antibody targeting gammaherpesvirus gB
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.
A unicellular relative links aggregative multicellularity to animal origins
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.
AI technology must serve human cognitive development, not the other way around
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.
A treasure trove of Neolithic necklace beads
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01810-3 Archaeological findings from Italy, and machines with a life of their own, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
Arson attacks at Ebola hospitals are a cry for regional development
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.
Science must be seen as a viable profession for the many, not the few
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.
Preventing cancer requires more than a list of carcinogens
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.
World-first: therapy to make cells young again given to a person
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01836-7 The first participant has been treated in a landmark clinical trial of cellular reprogramming, which aims to rejuvenate ageing cells.
Let’s talk about biomedical research kits
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-00799-z Although undoubtably helpful in many ways, experimental assay kits risk undermining the fundamentals of science. How can we course correct?
Don’t compete, collaborate: why collective funding applications are the future
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01815-y Scientists with disparate expertise writing grants together can identify knowledge gaps and drive progress — but systems must change to incentivize them.
Scientists have a bad case of AI FOMO, Nature poll reveals
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01690-7 Almost half of the scientists who responded said that they feel broadly negative towards artificial intelligence, but they think that some tools are better than others.
TB vaccine from the 1920s shows promise in diabetes trial
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01825-w The shot reduced insulin use for people with type 1 diabetes and another autoimmune condition.
Good recycling starts at home — and benefits the world
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01823-y New research supports the value of household-level waste separation. But policies must also carefully consider consumer behaviours to maximize the quality of material collected.
My overseas job offer was rescinded. Here’s how I bounced back
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01234-z Andrew Kythreotis re-evaluated his personal and professional priorities after a mid-career opportunity to move abroad fell through.
Seven steps for critically analysing research papers
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01209-0 By sticking to a clear strategy when reading, I get much more out of the literature, says Jacques Cornwell.
Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01840-x Fossilized poo harbours remains from mammoths, bison and big cats, including some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed.
How ice forms is a mystery — now scientists are cracking the case
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01817-w Theories about how ice crystals grow in cooling liquids are wildly inaccurate when compared with experimental data, but studies are starting to illuminate the earliest moments in freezing.
People are turning to AI chatbots to plug gaps in health information
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01737-9 A systematic assessment of health-related queries to a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence highlights shortfalls in health-care provision and the responsibilities of AI companies.
Scientists have a bad case of AI FOMO, <i>Nature</i> poll reveals
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01690-7 Almost half of the scientists who responded said that they feel broadly negative towards artificial intelligence, but they think that some tools are better than others.
Ocean ‘cold blob’ is evidence for a troubling climate trend
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01826-9 Weakening of a major ocean-current system is causing temperatures to drop in a patch of the Atlantic Ocean.