Month: July 2026

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02104-4How crimps form in the coats of sheep, and the history of the word ‘ionosphere’, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01935-5Researchers are alarmed that the procedure, which has not been rigorously studied, is being advertised by clinics around the world.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02125-zThe development of two medical AI assistants highlights an unnerving challenge: as the technology races ahead, what is the best way to evaluate what works?

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02311-zUltra-weak ‘biophotons’ might be used to diagnose disease, or could even represent a new signalling mechanism in cells.

“Huge” new study of Caribbean anole populations catches evolution in real time

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02346-2Values in science go beyond politics

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02347-1Use AI, but don’t mask it

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02348-0Conversational AI: align commercial incentives with public interests

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02349-zDeserts face unprecedented flash flooding

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02315-9A staging system based on how big a role AI has in patient care can help to identify who is responsible in cases in which care fails.