Can pancreatic cancer be stopped in its tracks? Radical tactic raises hopes

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03119-7With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03119-7

With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

Sign of the times: AI lingo muscles into esteemed dictionary

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03044-9‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to Merriam-Webster’s online catalogue.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03044-9

‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to Merriam-Webster’s online catalogue.

Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the <i>CCR5</i> mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11149-4Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the CCR5 mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11149-4

Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the CCR5 mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway

Daily briefing: The sky as you’ve never seen it — the month’s best science images

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03141-9Coloured stripes across the sky and a crab caught in jellyfish tentacles are among this month’s sharpest science shots. Plus, a ‘speech clock’ could determine how…

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03141-9

Coloured stripes across the sky and a crab caught in jellyfish tentacles are among this month’s sharpest science shots. Plus, a ‘speech clock’ could determine how fast you’re ageing and how invasive plant species are displacing farmers in Africa.