Author: Flora Graham

Daily briefing: We’re close to reaching a 30% land-conservation target

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03348-wMore land for conservation is positive, but doesn’t necessarily protect biodiversity, say researchers. Plus, say goodbye to the leap second and how the Inca empir…

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03348-w

More land for conservation is positive, but doesn’t necessarily protect biodiversity, say researchers. Plus, say goodbye to the leap second and how the Inca empire lasted longer than we thought.

Daily briefing: China’s extraordinary rise in science

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03322-6Explore China’s efforts to grow its scientific and technological might. Plus, how butterflies trick the eye and what could be the oldest shipwreck ever found.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03322-6

Explore China’s efforts to grow its scientific and technological might. Plus, how butterflies trick the eye and what could be the oldest shipwreck ever found.

Daily briefing: What makes a happy scientist at work?

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03306-6Hear how researchers answered Nature’s 2026 science-job satisfaction survey. Plus, a detector for AI-generated ideas and the winners of the economics Nobel prize.

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03306-6

Hear how researchers answered Nature’s 2026 science-job satisfaction survey. Plus, a detector for AI-generated ideas and the winners of the economics Nobel prize.

Daily briefing: Visit a huge climate experiment in the Amazon rainforest

Nature, Published online: 12 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03255-0Step into the rainforest with climatologist David Lapola. Plus, watch an ‘invisible’ tattoo be revealed by ultraviolet light and explore PhD remuneration across E…

Nature, Published online: 12 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03255-0

Step into the rainforest with climatologist David Lapola. Plus, watch an ‘invisible’ tattoo be revealed by ultraviolet light and explore PhD remuneration across Europe.

Daily briefing: Rogue ‘jumping genes’ age bigs dogs faster than little ones

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03243-4Epigenetic genes accumulate faster in big dogs. Plus, what’s know about reports of plague in Russia and the legacy of software engineer Margaret Hamilton.

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03243-4

Epigenetic genes accumulate faster in big dogs. Plus, what’s know about reports of plague in Russia and the legacy of software engineer Margaret Hamilton.

Daily briefing: Chemistry Nobel goes to mirror-molecule researchers

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03212-xHenri Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Plus, the biggest success stories in cancer survival and one of the biggest debates in neuroscie…

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03212-x

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Plus, the biggest success stories in cancer survival and one of the biggest debates in neuroscience.

Daily briefing: Physics Nobel for founder of neutrino-hunting observatory

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03190-0Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in founding the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Plus, a call to prevent a privacy crisis driven by sm…

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03190-0

Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in founding the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Plus, a call to prevent a privacy crisis driven by smart glasses and has flu season come early?

Daily briefing: Medicine Nobel prize goes to optogenetics

Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03185-xThree pioneers of optogenetics have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Plus, the funniest nature photography and the physics behind a new science…

Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03185-x

Three pioneers of optogenetics have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Plus, the funniest nature photography and the physics behind a new science-fiction novel.

Daily briefing: Can you name every female Nobel laureate?

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03164-2Test yourself on your science Nobel knowledge. Plus, how butterfly markings mislead the eye and how to respond to hate speech without fuelling it further.

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03164-2

Test yourself on your science Nobel knowledge. Plus, how butterfly markings mislead the eye and how to respond to hate speech without fuelling it further.

Daily briefing: How to save corals from the El Niño

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03138-4Scientists are trying to help coral reefs survive record ocean temperatures. Plus, the aftermath of a deadly attack on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences an…

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03138-4

Scientists are trying to help coral reefs survive record ocean temperatures. Plus, the aftermath of a deadly attack on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences and whether it’s OK to dodge small talk.