AI bots are flooding researchers with requests for money and time

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03005-2Many scientists use artificial intelligence in their work, but agents are increasingly soliciting researchers for collaborations.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03005-2

Many scientists use artificial intelligence in their work, but agents are increasingly soliciting researchers for collaborations.

AI agent hacks government website for first time: why this breach matters

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03024-zAn OpenAI agent accessed secure data on an Australian health-care website, but the incident wasn’t reported for months.

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03024-z

An OpenAI agent accessed secure data on an Australian health-care website, but the incident wasn’t reported for months.

Glacier collapse caused Nepal’s deadly flash flood — a sign of things to come?

Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02716-wGlobal warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods.

Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02716-w

Global warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods.

A particle made of force: physicists say they’ve found mysterious ‘glueball’

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02498-1Scientists have predicted the existence of a particle made of gluons for a long time, but detecting it has taken decades.

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02498-1

Scientists have predicted the existence of a particle made of gluons for a long time, but detecting it has taken decades.