Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02367-xDiscovery of almost 400 structures may help to redefine the true scale of the Aquiry civilization — plus, tiny fossils of the earliest fossil squid ancestor.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02367-x

Discovery of almost 400 structures may help to redefine the true scale of the Aquiry civilization — plus, tiny fossils of the earliest fossil squid ancestor.

What counts as a moon? Huge ‘exosatellite’ sparks debate

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02299-6Discovery of a distant Jupiter-mass object could pave the way for detection of exomoons — plus, a rare transmissible cancer found in catfish.

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02299-6

Discovery of a distant Jupiter-mass object could pave the way for detection of exomoons — plus, a rare transmissible cancer found in catfish.

Briefing Chat: Sweet! Elusive sugar molecules found in space

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02263-4Nature staff discuss the discovery of a four carbon ‘true sugar’ in interstellar space — plus, a formula inscribed on a wall reveals a Maya mathematician’s name….

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02263-4

Nature staff discuss the discovery of a four carbon ‘true sugar’ in interstellar space — plus, a formula inscribed on a wall reveals a Maya mathematician’s name.

Briefing Chat: The 30 year-legacy of a science icon — Dolly the sheep

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02185-1Nature staff discuss the landmark moment when a mammal was first cloned from an adult cell — plus, the first direct observation of ocean-floor crust being created.

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02185-1

Nature staff discuss the landmark moment when a mammal was first cloned from an adult cell — plus, the first direct observation of ocean-floor crust being created.

Medical records could be revealed by AI training-data vulnerability

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02032-3Identification risks are more severe for underrepresented groups in the training data — plus, evidence that the Universe is more uneven than assumed.

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02032-3

Identification risks are more severe for underrepresented groups in the training data — plus, evidence that the Universe is more uneven than assumed.