Author: Jacob Smith

Daily briefing: What scientists can learn from a solar eclipse

Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02519-zResearchers will have two minutes to gather data on the solar corona. Plus, people across cultures are all ticklish in the same way and how the El Niño could spell…

Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02519-z

Researchers will have two minutes to gather data on the solar corona. Plus, people across cultures are all ticklish in the same way and how the El Niño could spell disaster for the Amazon rainforest.

Daily briefing: AI agents sniff out decades-old errors in scientific literature

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02500-wAI can spot errors quickly, but should only be used to check ‘objective’ facts, researchers say. Plus, a Tupperware-sized magnetic-field detector and Gen Z researc…

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02500-w

AI can spot errors quickly, but should only be used to check ‘objective’ facts, researchers say. Plus, a Tupperware-sized magnetic-field detector and Gen Z researchers’ tips on building resilience.

Daily Briefing: How smallpox reached the Americas

Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02432-5Viral sequences from Chilean mummies confirm smallpox was introduced to the Americas from Europe. Plus, the month’s best science images and the changing patterns of …

Nature, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02432-5

Viral sequences from Chilean mummies confirm smallpox was introduced to the Americas from Europe. Plus, the month’s best science images and the changing patterns of Europe’s wildfires.

Daily briefing: ‘Raygun’ AI can shrink or supersize proteins

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02420-9The tool can add, remove or swap protein subunits using similar steps to natural evolution. Plus, spin qubits are back in the quantum race and the drugs that could p…

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02420-9

The tool can add, remove or swap protein subunits using similar steps to natural evolution. Plus, spin qubits are back in the quantum race and the drugs that could prevent long COVID.

Daily briefing: Orcas smash sunfish to smithereens

Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02307-9The dolphins might be helping their young eat, or just having fun. Plus, the beauty and skill of scientific illustration and a crash course in quantum computing.

Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02307-9

The dolphins might be helping their young eat, or just having fun. Plus, the beauty and skill of scientific illustration and a crash course in quantum computing.

Daily briefing: Naked mole rat queens use a smell to stay on top

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02261-6Just one chemical is enough to maintain the status quo in naked mole rat colonies. Plus, the hunt for the origins of a cyclosporidia outbreak and whether it’s possib…

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02261-6

Just one chemical is enough to maintain the status quo in naked mole rat colonies. Plus, the hunt for the origins of a cyclosporidia outbreak and whether it’s possible to end poverty without economic growth.

Daily briefing: ‘Cyborg’ cockroaches breathe underwater with printed suit

Nature, Published online: 02 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02108-0The insects could explore underwater for up to three hours. Plus, fake cancer studies rake in the citations and how scientists can build trust by recognizing their b…

Nature, Published online: 02 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02108-0

The insects could explore underwater for up to three hours. Plus, fake cancer studies rake in the citations and how scientists can build trust by recognizing their biases.

Daily briefing: Humans and great apes giggle in the same rhythms

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02060-zThe findings hint that vocal motor control might have evolved from a shared ancestor. Plus, sea turtles’ navigation skills are only so-so and what’s next for the Int…

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02060-z

The findings hint that vocal motor control might have evolved from a shared ancestor. Plus, sea turtles’ navigation skills are only so-so and what’s next for the International Space Station.