Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03536-8A snake’s defensiveness might affect how much venom it produces in a laboratory test.
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03536-8
A snake’s defensiveness might affect how much venom it produces in a laboratory test.Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03496-zForecasts of the effects that climate change will have on biodiversity typically rely on long-term climate averages while excluding extreme events. Projections t…
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03496-z
Forecasts of the effects that climate change will have on biodiversity typically rely on long-term climate averages while excluding extreme events. Projections that include severe drought predict that a majority of the 993 cactus species assessed will see large losses of suitable climatic area: more than 25% of species could lose at least 80% of it by 2100.Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03428-xNuclear pores control molecular traffic into and out of the cell nucleus. Measurements in living cells, together with molecular-dynamics simulations, show that f…
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03428-x
Nuclear pores control molecular traffic into and out of the cell nucleus. Measurements in living cells, together with molecular-dynamics simulations, show that flexible protein chains that form the selectivity barriers of nuclear pores are highly mobile, and that a sugar modification and the carrier protein importin-β help to preserve this dynamic state.Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03499-wAncient rocks in northern China reveal that by 3.95 billion years ago, surface-altered oceanic crust had been buried rapidly to depths greater than 50 kilometres…
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03499-w
Ancient rocks in northern China reveal that by 3.95 billion years ago, surface-altered oceanic crust had been buried rapidly to depths greater than 50 kilometres and partly melted. This crust was derived from a mantle reservoir that had been left behind when the crust separated from the early mantle as early as 4.3 billion years ago.Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03425-0A framework for diagnosing obesity that was proposed in 2025 incorporates waist circumference and related measures and distinguishes clinical from preclinical ob…
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03425-0
A framework for diagnosing obesity that was proposed in 2025 incorporates waist circumference and related measures and distinguishes clinical from preclinical obesity on the basis of obesity-induced organ dysfunction. In an international multi-cohort study of 844,108 adults, this framework outperformed conventional body-mass-index-based criteria in diagnosing obesity and stratifying mortality risk.Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03441-0Information on the methodology used in the ranking for the 2026 Nature Spotlight: Energy.
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03441-0
Information on the methodology used in the ranking for the 2026 Nature Spotlight: Energy.Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03621-yAgricultural biotechnology once found itself in opposition to environmental science. Now it could reduce the impact of food systems on global warming and biodive…
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03621-y
Agricultural biotechnology once found itself in opposition to environmental science. Now it could reduce the impact of food systems on global warming and biodiversity loss.Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03637-4The waters around the zone of floating debris appear greener and bluer on account of high levels of tiny bits of plastic.
Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03637-4
The waters around the zone of floating debris appear greener and bluer on account of high levels of tiny bits of plastic.Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-zThe field has captured the interest of politicians. There are positives — but governments must not misuse the data.
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-z
The field has captured the interest of politicians. There are positives — but governments must not misuse the data.Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7A very well preserved ancient marine reptile and a Latin poem that describes an optical phenomenon, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.
Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7
A very well preserved ancient marine reptile and a Latin poem that describes an optical phenomenon, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.