Month: August 2026

Ultrafast temporal engineering of optical properties using terahertz light

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02478-5A photonic time crystal is an optical system of which properties such as its refractive index are modulated strongly and rapidly over time. One has now been obtain…

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02478-5

A photonic time crystal is an optical system of which properties such as its refractive index are modulated strongly and rapidly over time. One has now been obtained all-optically by delivering an intense terahertz light wave onto a material with a specialized microstructure that hosts collective waves of electrons known as plasmons.

Intraspecific variation in tropical trees can drive resistance to drought

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02292-zDifferent tropical tree species can vary in their ability to withstand drought — and so too, it seems, can distinct populations of the same tree species.

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02292-z

Different tropical tree species can vary in their ability to withstand drought — and so too, it seems, can distinct populations of the same tree species.

Biomarkers of nivolumab benefit in resectable non-small cell lung cancer

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10925-6Potential predictive biomarkers of perioperative nivolumab therapy benefit in non-small cell lung cancer are identified from evaluable participants in the CheckMat…

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10925-6

Potential predictive biomarkers of perioperative nivolumab therapy benefit in non-small cell lung cancer are identified from evaluable participants in the CheckMate 77T trial.

Superconducting 2D cuprate with a single CuO<sub>2</sub> plane

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10857-1A high-quality, pristine monolayer cuprate superconductor with a single CuO2 plane is fabricated and used to identify two quantum critical phenomena emerging betwe…

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10857-1

A high-quality, pristine monolayer cuprate superconductor with a single CuO2 plane is fabricated and used to identify two quantum critical phenomena emerging between the Mott insulating phase and the superconducting phase.

Procognitive restoration of PV neuron plasticity in neurodevelopmental disorders

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10907-8Expression of Meis2 in hippocampal parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in an adult mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders rescues experience-dependent plastic…

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10907-8

Expression of Meis2 in hippocampal parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in an adult mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders rescues experience-dependent plasticity, improves memory and network function and suppresses seizures.

Evidence for the first globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10878-wDeep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 reveals an extragalactic globular cluster stream, with analysis and modelling probing …

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10878-w

Deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 reveals an extragalactic globular cluster stream, with analysis and modelling probing the rich dark matter content of the host galaxy.

Rb-driven transcription limits its tumour-suppressive effects in breast cancer

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10886-wCDK4/6 inhibition redirects Rb chromatin occupancy to activate oestrogen-responsive genes, counteracting its own ability to maintain therapeutic cell-cycle arrest.

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10886-w

CDK4/6 inhibition redirects Rb chromatin occupancy to activate oestrogen-responsive genes, counteracting its own ability to maintain therapeutic cell-cycle arrest.

Numerous bow shocks in the outer Helix Nebula

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10724-zShocks in the eastern outskirts of the Helix Nebula, detected in Hα emission with the MOTHRA telescope, provide evidence for the recycling of fragmented stellar ej…

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10724-z

Shocks in the eastern outskirts of the Helix Nebula, detected in Hα emission with the MOTHRA telescope, provide evidence for the recycling of fragmented stellar ejecta into the surrounding gas.