COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02443-2Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02443-2

Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.

‘Explosive diarrhoea’ outbreak grips US: how researchers are hunting its source

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02225-wCases have hit record levels, and scientists are racing to pinpoint where the Cyclospora parasite entered the food supply.

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02225-w

Cases have hit record levels, and scientists are racing to pinpoint where the Cyclospora parasite entered the food supply.

What’s the human cost of US research turmoil? A new film finds out

Nature, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01979-7Science is a complex, interconnected, deeply human enterprise involving hard grind — and funding cuts and grant delays have come as a sucker punch to many.

Nature, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01979-7

Science is a complex, interconnected, deeply human enterprise involving hard grind — and funding cuts and grant delays have come as a sucker punch to many.

Inside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grants

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01924-8Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01924-8

Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.