The World Bank is right to prioritize reproducibility

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-zThe development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies sh…

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02678-z

The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based reports and papers. Other agencies should do the same.

The Kelvin scale’s creator William Thomson made many scientific advances

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-yA physics pioneer who provided a new way to describe temperature, and the value of studying fossilized tracks in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02722-y

A physics pioneer who provided a new way to describe temperature, and the value of studying fossilized tracks in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Two children died from gene therapies in China: where the field goes next

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2Strengthened laws should help to ensure future deaths are quickly disclosed to the public, but China’s reputation for such research is at risk.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02497-2

Strengthened laws should help to ensure future deaths are quickly disclosed to the public, but China’s reputation for such research is at risk.

A data leak shut a top research biobank: lessons from the recovery

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02803-yThe UK Biobank is imposing new safety measures after a security incident, but safeguarding biomedical data while enabling researcher access remains a challenge.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02803-y

The UK Biobank is imposing new safety measures after a security incident, but safeguarding biomedical data while enabling researcher access remains a challenge.

Daily briefing: Gene-therapy deaths put spotlight on trials in China

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02838-1The deaths of two children in separate gene-therapy trials could have a profound effect on China’s biomedical industry, say researchers. Plus, an AI system has …

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02838-1

The deaths of two children in separate gene-therapy trials could have a profound effect on China’s biomedical industry, say researchers. Plus, an AI system has formalized Fermat’s last theorem and the impact of Nancy Grace Roman.

OpenAI claims huge maths breakthrough on a famed ‘Millennium Problem’

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02842-5The company says it has cracked the physics of fluids using artificial intelligence, solving one of the toughest puzzles in mathematics.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02842-5

The company says it has cracked the physics of fluids using artificial intelligence, solving one of the toughest puzzles in mathematics.

‘Mother of Hubble’: how Nancy Grace Roman ushered in a new era of astronomy

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02802-zThe scientist honoured by the newest telescope in space spearheaded a pioneering programme as NASA’s first chief astronomer.

Nature, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02802-z

The scientist honoured by the newest telescope in space spearheaded a pioneering programme as NASA’s first chief astronomer.