Month: July 2026

Spanish National Research Council, established under Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, has published the stories of some 500 researchers and support staff purged after civil war

Agency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions

Malaria, not poisoning, killed a prominent 16th century duke

Shrunken version of Archimedes screw could allow researchers to move molecules around at tiny scales

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10853-5Author Correction: Authigenic mineral phases as a driver of the upper-ocean iron cycle

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02113-3Pachyderms would have lost substantial amounts of weight traversing the mountains, as would have horses and soldiers.

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/d41586-026-02091-6General 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/d41586-026-02167-3Central conclusions rarely change when biomedical preprints go on to be published in journals.

Nature, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02172-6Sci-fi procedure generates immature human sperm from stem cells, nurturing them on a mouse’s kidney.