Month: September 2026

Uniform film formation helps tandem solar cells work better for longer

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9

When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a molecule tuned to bind selectively to bromide-bound lead synchronizes the crystallization rates, yielding uniform films, better operating stability and a more-efficient perovskite–organic tandem.

Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-yOne-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt sc…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y

One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling.

Special delivery: bacterial couriers are smuggling drugs into cancers

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4Microorganisms that deliver treatments to tumours could make chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy safer and more effective.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4

Microorganisms that deliver treatments to tumours could make chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy safer and more effective.

Combined satellite and news data capture unseen aspects of war

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that understanding — if access sta…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3

Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that understanding — if access stays open.

DNA-editing ‘pencils’ probe early human development

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02840-7A genome-rewriting approach known as adenine base editing offers a precise way to investigate gene function in early human embryos.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02840-7

A genome-rewriting approach known as adenine base editing offers a precise way to investigate gene function in early human embryos.

Mobile education builds resilience during shocks in five countries

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10990-xRemote phone-based targeted tutoring in five countries produced large, cost-effective learning gains during school closures, outperforming text messaging and wo…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10990-x

Remote phone-based targeted tutoring in five countries produced large, cost-effective learning gains during school closures, outperforming text messaging and working effectively when delivered by governments or non-governmental organizations to strengthen education resilience.

A serpin–myeloid axis in pancreatic cancer heterogeneity and immune evasion

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11002-8SERPINE1 and SERPINB2-driven fibrin-rich niches locally programme immunosuppressive macrophages and exclude T cells, enabling spatially organized immune evasion…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11002-8

SERPINE1 and SERPINB2-driven fibrin-rich niches locally programme immunosuppressive macrophages and exclude T cells, enabling spatially organized immune evasion in pancreatic ductal carcinoma.

‘Superdark’ protein looks like a G-protein-coupled receptor — but shows unconventional behaviour

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02472-xMining millions of AI-predicted structures reveals an evolutionarily conserved protein that resembles a receptor family member but functions differently.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02472-x

Mining millions of AI-predicted structures reveals an evolutionarily conserved protein that resembles a receptor family member but functions differently.

Denisovans from southwestern China and their subsistence strategies

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4Evidence from Bianfu Cave shows specialized hunting, expedient stone-tool production and extensive bone use of Denisovans, providing new insights into their eco…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4

Evidence from Bianfu Cave shows specialized hunting, expedient stone-tool production and extensive bone use of Denisovans, providing new insights into their ecology, behaviour and cultural legacy in eastern Asia.