How digital breakdowns affect supply chains — and endanger the global economy

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03105-zWhen supply chains fail, it’s often because of energy, computer or data-network failures. Addressing these requires a way to make interdependencies visible.

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03105-z

When supply chains fail, it’s often because of energy, computer or data-network failures. Addressing these requires a way to make interdependencies visible.

Nobel physics prize awarded for detection of cosmic neutrinos

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03092-1Francis Halzen wins this year’s award for his work on a neutrino observatory at the South Pole that has helped to unlock mysteries of the Universe.

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03092-1

Francis Halzen wins this year’s award for his work on a neutrino observatory at the South Pole that has helped to unlock mysteries of the Universe.

Cells, who needs them? Biochemists turn to proteins in a tube

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03136-6Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and develop synthetic cells.

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03136-6

Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and develop synthetic cells.

The top cancer success stories of the past 50 years, by the numbers

Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03157-1Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag.

Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03157-1

Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag.