Month: November 2026

Tracing the spread of Celtic languages using ancient genomics

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11198-9Genome-wide data from 4,587 ancient individuals are analysed, focusing on Bronze and Iron Age Europe, to test the extent to which alternative archaeological and …

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11198-9

Genome-wide data from 4,587 ancient individuals are analysed, focusing on Bronze and Iron Age Europe, to test the extent to which alternative archaeological and linguistic models for the origin and spread of Celtic fit reconstructed demographic histories.

People’s social networks can be unintentionally reshaped during randomized interventions

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03267-wA re-examination of a randomized controlled trial for a health-advice intervention reveals ripple effects and altered relationships in communities in rural Hondu…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03267-w

A re-examination of a randomized controlled trial for a health-advice intervention reveals ripple effects and altered relationships in communities in rural Honduras.

Hard X-ray attosecond metrology

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11245-5Metrology techniques are developed to characterize and control attosecond hard X-ray pulses, directly measuring a 170-attosecond duration and enabling ultrafast …

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11245-5

Metrology techniques are developed to characterize and control attosecond hard X-ray pulses, directly measuring a 170-attosecond duration and enabling ultrafast studies of electronic dynamics in quantum systems.

Faint exoplanets detected using computational approach to remove glare from stars

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03295-6An image-processing framework for detecting exoplanets directly has been developed. The technique overcomes the telescope-stability barrier that has limited prev…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03295-6

An image-processing framework for detecting exoplanets directly has been developed. The technique overcomes the telescope-stability barrier that has limited previous methods, reveals fainter exoplanets than other approaches can detect and could make imaging exo-Earths easier for future observatories.

A death sentence for ‘sloppy’ cancers

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03269-8The process of making protein from RNA can go awry in cancer cells. This malfunction might be harnessed to create an effective gene-therapy tool that targets tum…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03269-8

The process of making protein from RNA can go awry in cancer cells. This malfunction might be harnessed to create an effective gene-therapy tool that targets tumours.

Multimodal X-ray imaging reveals hierarchical fibre mechanics

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11148-5The X-ray visualization platform TomoSAXS, demonstrated here on intervertebral spinal discs, can visualize nanoscale to macroscale mechanics in intact biological…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11148-5

The X-ray visualization platform TomoSAXS, demonstrated here on intervertebral spinal discs, can visualize nanoscale to macroscale mechanics in intact biological organs and fibrous materials.

Cutting-edge technique uncovers how the spine’s shock absorbers bear load

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03264-zAn exciting imaging approach reveals how discs of soft tissue in the spine respond to compressive force at the micrometre and nanometre scales.

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03264-z

An exciting imaging approach reveals how discs of soft tissue in the spine respond to compressive force at the micrometre and nanometre scales.

Ecological and social cues orchestrate concerted courtship in <i>Drosophila</i>

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11209-9In Drosophila erecta, food odours initiate male sexual arousal, which is subsequently reinforced by the visual motion of other courting flies, creating a multise…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11209-9

In Drosophila erecta, food odours initiate male sexual arousal, which is subsequently reinforced by the visual motion of other courting flies, creating a multisensory mechanism that synchronizes courtship in groups when conditions are favourable for reproduction.

In vivo CAR-T double knockout screen maps synergistic antitumour gene pairs

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10956-zUsing high-throughput in vivo CAR-T double knockout screening, synergistic gene combinations to improve CAR-T cell therapy are revealed.

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10956-z

Using high-throughput in vivo CAR-T double knockout screening, synergistic gene combinations to improve CAR-T cell therapy are revealed.

Fruit, flies and getting frisky: how food odours trigger sexual arousal

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03271-0Males of a Drosophila species that thrives on a particular fruit need the smell of food to begin courtship. This environmental cue acts on defined mating circuit…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03271-0

Males of a Drosophila species that thrives on a particular fruit need the smell of food to begin courtship. This environmental cue acts on defined mating circuits in the brain.