Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02980-wA Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02980-w

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

Human brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration ever

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02912-8Lab-grown organoids wire into mice missing a key part of their brain, offering a new way to test drugs for developmental conditions.

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02912-8

Lab-grown organoids wire into mice missing a key part of their brain, offering a new way to test drugs for developmental conditions.

NIH proposes major revamp of how it scores research grant proposals

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02584-4Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could increase political interference.

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02584-4

Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could increase political interference.

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.