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Uniform film formation helps tandem solar cells work better for longer

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9

When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a molecule tuned to bind selectively to bromide-bound lead synchronizes the crystallization rates, yielding uniform films, better operating stability and a more-efficient perovskite–organic tandem.

Family-based analyses show how children’s genetics shape key traits

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02689-wThe Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study, called MoBa, includes genetic data from around 230,000 parents and children. Using about 44,000 father–moth…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02689-w

The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study, called MoBa, includes genetic data from around 230,000 parents and children. Using about 44,000 father–mother–child trios, child and parental genetics were modelled together to estimate the effects of the children’s own genetic differences on their height, educational achievement, sleep duration and depressive symptoms.

Oddball fossils suggest that the first insects were a mixed bunch

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02710-2As the most diverse class of animals, insects have dominated terrestrial ecosystems for the past 320 million years. However, the origins of this successful grou…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02710-2

As the most diverse class of animals, insects have dominated terrestrial ecosystems for the past 320 million years. However, the origins of this successful group have faded into the abysses of geological time. A collection of fossils reveals the unusual body plans and evolutionary experiments that could have contributed to the success of insects.

The Kelvin scale’s creator William Thomson made many scientific advances

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-yA physics pioneer who provided a new way to describe temperature, and the value of studying fossilized tracks in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-y

A physics pioneer who provided a new way to describe temperature, and the value of studying fossilized tracks in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

The World Bank is right to prioritize reproducibility

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-zThe development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies sh…

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-z

The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies should do the same.

Savannah grass growth in dry conditions is boosted by increased CO<sub>2</sub> levels

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02480-xAnalysis of 70 experiments and 32 years of field observations shows that increasing the amount of carbon dioxide enhances the growth of the C4 group of grasses whe…

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02480-x

Analysis of 70 experiments and 32 years of field observations shows that increasing the amount of carbon dioxide enhances the growth of the C4 group of grasses when water is limited. These findings challenge the assumption that C4 grasses respond weakly to changes in carbon dioxide level, and reveal an overlooked driver of change across the world’s savannahs.

A practical recycling strategy for making thiophosphate molecules with enzymes

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02482-9An enzymatic platform for constructing the thiophosphate molecular motif without relying on large amounts of expensive reagents has been developed. The method lays…

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02482-9

An enzymatic platform for constructing the thiophosphate molecular motif without relying on large amounts of expensive reagents has been developed. The method lays the foundation for developing enzymatic cascades to synthesize thiophosphate-containing motifs in drug development.