CRISPR crops are coming to Europe — why bolder would be better

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02848-zFor farmers and consumers to reap the benefits, guidelines for farming gene-edited plants must be implemented with careful thought.

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02848-z

For farmers and consumers to reap the benefits, guidelines for farming gene-edited plants must be implemented with careful thought.

Cities and countryside are intimately linked — green initiatives must recognize that

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02853-2Urban areas depend on resources from the land that surrounds them. Managing regions in their entirety is the best way to avoid rural decline.

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02853-2

Urban areas depend on resources from the land that surrounds them. Managing regions in their entirety is the best way to avoid rural decline.

Donor-funded science is rising in Brazil ― upending a long tradition

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02829-2Philanthropists are stepping up support for research in a country where scientists have relied on the government alone for funding.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02829-2

Philanthropists are stepping up support for research in a country where scientists have relied on the government alone for funding.

‘Multifunctional’ brain implant translates speech and gestures in real time

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02895-6A neural device uses artificial intelligence to read brain activity for intended words and gestures simultaneously.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02895-6

A neural device uses artificial intelligence to read brain activity for intended words and gestures simultaneously.

How is climate change affecting conifers and their ability to sequester carbon?

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02847-0Fresh evidence reveals that the interplay of several factors could affect the ability of these trees to grow.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02847-0

Fresh evidence reveals that the interplay of several factors could affect the ability of these trees to grow.

Drug firms’ secret data supercharge AI protein models

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02882-xAn AI system trained on more than 20,000 protein structures from pharmaceutical companies outperforms AlphaFold-like models that use only public data.

Nature, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02882-x

An AI system trained on more than 20,000 protein structures from pharmaceutical companies outperforms AlphaFold-like models that use only public data.