This AI tool claims to pick the top 1% of preprints. Should researchers trust it?

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02276-zQED Science says that its metrics reduce bias by assessing papers solely on the basis of their originality and validity.

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02276-z

QED Science says that its metrics reduce bias by assessing papers solely on the basis of their originality and validity.

Why paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chief

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01973-zA biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01973-z

A biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.

Oo oo, ha ha: why humans and great apes giggle alike when tickled

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01994-8The rhythmic patterns of laughter found in apes and humans reveal that complex primate vocal control might have started evolving 15 million years ago.

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01994-8

The rhythmic patterns of laughter found in apes and humans reveal that complex primate vocal control might have started evolving 15 million years ago.