Bumblebees don’t mind a little plastic in their honeypots

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02988-2Insects show off their adaptability by incorporating unfamiliar construction materials to build honey-storage vessels.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02988-2

Insects show off their adaptability by incorporating unfamiliar construction materials to build honey-storage vessels.

A plant that reproduces sexually but has clone-like offspring

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02789-7The plant Rhynchospora tenuis has no exchange of DNA between parental chromosomes during the production of male and female sex cells. Even so, it still transmit…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02789-7

The plant Rhynchospora tenuis has no exchange of DNA between parental chromosomes during the production of male and female sex cells. Even so, it still transmits chromosomes and retains sexual reproduction. This unusual system restores parental genetic variants, leading to clonal-like inheritance across generations despite sex-cell production and fertilization.

Efficient yet stable large perovskite solar modules made using surface treatment

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02937-zNon-uniformities in the layer of passivator molecules, which are used to fix defects and protect the surface of perovskite material in solar cells, can limit th…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02937-z

Non-uniformities in the layer of passivator molecules, which are used to fix defects and protect the surface of perovskite material in solar cells, can limit the durability of the resulting modules. Large modules treated instead with chemically stable lead carboxylate passivators were efficient, reliable and had a higher yield than did commercial silicon modules.

A guide to the Nature Index

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02858-xA description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02858-x

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.

In praise of human teachers: universities must resist outsourcing everything to AI

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02949-9An AI revolution is sweeping through education. But teachers who can convey the excitement of thinking and learning are irreplaceable.

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02949-9

An AI revolution is sweeping through education. But teachers who can convey the excitement of thinking and learning are irreplaceable.

Nepal floods pose biggest test yet for UN climate loss and damage fund

Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03000-7Countries should not have to wait months to receive relatively small grants for responding to the immediate impact of extreme weather.

Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03000-7

Countries should not have to wait months to receive relatively small grants for responding to the immediate impact of extreme weather.