40,000-year-old bird carvings provide clues to how ice age humans flourished

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02312-yNewly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02312-y

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

Which ‘AI scientist’ suits your lab? A guide for the perplexed

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02091-6General purpose AI tools for science, such as Claude Science, promise to accelerate research. But which is right for you?

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02091-6

General purpose AI tools for science, such as Claude Science, promise to accelerate research. But which is right for you?

Making samples one billion times bigger lets simple microscopes pinpoint amino acids

Nature, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01842-9Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light microscopy.

Nature, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01842-9

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light microscopy.