Author: Nick Petrić Howe

Briefing Chat: <b>Dog years: could longevity science extend your pets’ lives?</b>

Nature, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03553-7Nature staff discuss the emerging field of pet longevity — plus, a researcher decides not to care about their student reviews. Are they wrong?

Nature, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03553-7

Nature staff discuss the emerging field of pet longevity — plus, a researcher decides not to care about their student reviews. Are they wrong?

These optical illusions are why butterflies are so hard to catch

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03124-wHigh-speed footage of takeoffs reveal that the butterfly markings mislead the eye, making them harder to catch.

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03124-w

High-speed footage of takeoffs reveal that the butterfly markings mislead the eye, making them harder to catch.

Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02626-xNature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02626-x

Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.

Briefing Chat: What tickling a chimpanzee can tell us about the evolution of speech

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02059-6Nature staff discuss how apes share a rhythm of laughter, and how AI use might degrade skills in medicine and computer science.

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02059-6

Nature staff discuss how apes share a rhythm of laughter, and how AI use might degrade skills in medicine and computer science.