Month: September 2026

Agricultural liming is a carbon sink in the Mississippi River Basin

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11040-2Century-scale records of agricultural liming and anthropogenic acidity inputs for the Mississippi River Basin show that agricultural liming has acted as a net c…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11040-2

Century-scale records of agricultural liming and anthropogenic acidity inputs for the Mississippi River Basin show that agricultural liming has acted as a net carbon sink over the past century.

Lifespan single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the human prefrontal cortex

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10271-7The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex exhibits non-linear, cell-type-specific transcriptional trajectories characterized by dynamic remodelling during development,…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10271-7

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex exhibits non-linear, cell-type-specific transcriptional trajectories characterized by dynamic remodelling during development, relative stability in midlife and selective molecular reactivation in late adulthood.

Gravitational tug-of-war inside Earth is changing the length of our days

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03018-xA battle of forces, driven by the motion of Earth’s core, can explain small variations in the planet’s rotation, study finds.

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03018-x

A battle of forces, driven by the motion of Earth’s core, can explain small variations in the planet’s rotation, study finds.

Anomalous metal and superconducting phases in rhombohedral graphene

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11033-1Observations of rhombohedral graphene on a WSe2 substrate at varying temperature, magnetic field and current indicate the presence of regions of gate space with…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11033-1

Observations of rhombohedral graphene on a WSe2 substrate at varying temperature, magnetic field and current indicate the presence of regions of gate space with zero-resistance superconductivity alongside others with finite saturation resistance.

Efficient yet stable large perovskite solar modules made using surface treatment

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02937-zNon-uniformities in the layer of passivator molecules, which are used to fix defects and protect the surface of perovskite material in solar cells, can limit th…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02937-z

Non-uniformities in the layer of passivator molecules, which are used to fix defects and protect the surface of perovskite material in solar cells, can limit the durability of the resulting modules. Large modules treated instead with chemically stable lead carboxylate passivators were efficient, reliable and had a higher yield than did commercial silicon modules.

Targeting ZMYND8 unleashes IL-2 signalling to override T cell exhaustion

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11059-5ZMYND8 suppresses IL-2R–STAT5 signalling by inhibiting p300-mediated transcriptional activation of Il2ra to enforce CD8+ T cell terminal exhaustion, and its del…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11059-5

ZMYND8 suppresses IL-2R–STAT5 signalling by inhibiting p300-mediated transcriptional activation of Il2ra to enforce CD8+ T cell terminal exhaustion, and its deletion boosts effector-like states and markedly enhances antiviral and antitumour immunity.

The mutational dynamics of the <i>Arabidopsis</i> centromeres

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11046-wCentromeres in Arabidopsis thaliana evolve through frequent insertions and deletions of repeat units and increased rates of point mutations driven by homology-d…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11046-w

Centromeres in Arabidopsis thaliana evolve through frequent insertions and deletions of repeat units and increased rates of point mutations driven by homology-directed repair, a mutation spectrum that is sufficient to generate and maintain large homogenized tandem-repeat blocks.

mTORC1 drives cell-autonomous astrocyte reactivity in tuberous sclerosis

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11054-wReactive astrocytes emerge as a primary consequence of TSC2 loss in tuberous sclerosis complex, implicating glial dysfunction as a primary driver of pathogenesi…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11054-w

Reactive astrocytes emerge as a primary consequence of TSC2 loss in tuberous sclerosis complex, implicating glial dysfunction as a primary driver of pathogenesis and highlighting the astrocytes as potential therapeutic targets for tuberous sclerosis complex-related neuropathology.

Neuronal detection of social actions directs collective escape behaviour

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11041-1Collective escape in Danionella cerebrum arises from visual detection of rapid, biologically realistic motion of other fish, with midbrain and thalamic neurons …

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11041-1

Collective escape in Danionella cerebrum arises from visual detection of rapid, biologically realistic motion of other fish, with midbrain and thalamic neurons encoding social offsets that enable fish to infer danger from others’ behaviour.