Author: Flora Graham

Daily briefing: Ice-age art hints at how humans flourished

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02400-zTiny bird figurines hint at the sophistication of Europe’s earliest Homo sapiens. Plus, open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted and a mission to fly…

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02400-z

Tiny bird figurines hint at the sophistication of Europe’s earliest Homo sapiens. Plus, open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted and a mission to fly over dangerous ‘fire clouds’.

Daily briefing: Why all living cells emit a faint glow

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02363-1The emission of ‘biophotons’ could be a cell’s way of communicating with its neighbours. Plus, a ‘timer’ in the brain that tracks sleep and who is accountable when p…

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02363-1

The emission of ‘biophotons’ could be a cell’s way of communicating with its neighbours. Plus, a ‘timer’ in the brain that tracks sleep and who is accountable when physicians and AI work together.

Daily briefing: The town heated by one big battery

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02355-1A sand battery can keep Pornainen, Finland, toasty for up to a week in winter. Plus, UK physics facilities face a funding threat and examine MAHA health claims under…

Nature, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02355-1

A sand battery can keep Pornainen, Finland, toasty for up to a week in winter. Plus, UK physics facilities face a funding threat and examine MAHA health claims under the microscope.

Daily briefing: The science of <i>The Odyssey</i>

Nature, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02345-3The tale gives us glimpses of the medicine and technology of the Homeric world. Plus, this year’s El Niño is set to be the largest on record and the boom in language…

Nature, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02345-3

The tale gives us glimpses of the medicine and technology of the Homeric world. Plus, this year’s El Niño is set to be the largest on record and the boom in languages at the dawn of farming.

Daily briefing: Can the world finally eradicate polio?

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02302-0Some researchers think the current eradication strategy is outdated. Plus, goats hurt their brains when they butt heads and what scientist will never hand over to AI.

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02302-0

Some researchers think the current eradication strategy is outdated. Plus, goats hurt their brains when they butt heads and what scientist will never hand over to AI.

Daily briefing: Baby <i>T. rex </i>were tiny but deadly

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02298-7Tyrannosaurus rex of any size were not to be messed with. Plus, the first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder and a step closer to understanding the wa…

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02298-7

Tyrannosaurus rex of any size were not to be messed with. Plus, the first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder and a step closer to understanding the wasting that often accompanies cancer.

Daily briefing: How to nail an industry interview

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02285-yCareers coaches shed some light on multi-stage interviews for roles in industry. Plus, a man’s ability to make sperm has been restored by a testicular-tissue transpl…

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02285-y

Careers coaches shed some light on multi-stage interviews for roles in industry. Plus, a man’s ability to make sperm has been restored by a testicular-tissue transplant and the deadly toll of a ‘disease of the built environment’.

Daily briefing: CRISPR gets an AI-designed upgrade

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02272-3Synthetic CRISPR proteins edit the genome more efficiently than their natural counterparts. Plus, a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere and the mathematical wonderlan…

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02272-3

Synthetic CRISPR proteins edit the genome more efficiently than their natural counterparts. Plus, a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere and the mathematical wonderland of footballs.

Daily briefing: The battery that could change everything

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02249-2How sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Plus, the evolution of handedness with an ancient worm and how scientists are revealing the mysteries of the deep oc…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02249-2

How sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Plus, the evolution of handedness with an ancient worm and how scientists are revealing the mysteries of the deep ocean.

Daily briefing: Can regrowing the thymus slow down ageing?

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02222-zTreatments to regrow the peculiar immune organ could also help to prevent cancer. Plus, a four-carbon sugar found in the stars and the name of an important Maya math…

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02222-z

Treatments to regrow the peculiar immune organ could also help to prevent cancer. Plus, a four-carbon sugar found in the stars and the name of an important Maya mathematician revealed.