Author: Nature

Lab-grown brain organoids: time for international oversight

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03048-5Researchers in the field are right to focus on biosafety, ethics and the involvement of patient groups and the public.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03048-5

Researchers in the field are right to focus on biosafety, ethics and the involvement of patient groups and the public.

AI-powered medical devices must be tested in real-world settings

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03046-7Tools that inform clinical decision-making require rigorous assessments equivalent to processes used to approve drugs and self-driving cars.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03046-7

Tools that inform clinical decision-making require rigorous assessments equivalent to processes used to approve drugs and self-driving cars.

Strange and beautiful creatures spotted on the <i>Challenger</i> expedition

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02972-wA genus of soil-dwelling beetle discovered in Italy, and a glimpse at the wonders of the deep sea, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02972-w

A genus of soil-dwelling beetle discovered in Italy, and a glimpse at the wonders of the deep sea, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Emissions after the Paris accord made Europe’s heatwaves more severe

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03035-wA heatwave in 2025 would have been one-third of a degree cooler without the greenhouse gases released since 2015.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03035-w

A heatwave in 2025 would have been one-third of a degree cooler without the greenhouse gases released since 2015.

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.