China abruptly delays mission to probe Moon’s hidden water
Chang’e-7, which will investigate the origin of and abundance of lunar ice, set back until 2027
Chang’e-7, which will investigate the origin of and abundance of lunar ice, set back until 2027
Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02572-8Governments need to keep their procurement processes as open as possible, or they will face risks of technological lock-in down the line.
Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02572-8
Governments need to keep their procurement processes as open as possible, or they will face risks of technological lock-in down the line.Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02571-9A book outlines how the fields of artificial intelligence, psychology and philosophy have neglected a key aspect of consciousness: the body.
Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02571-9
A book outlines how the fields of artificial intelligence, psychology and philosophy have neglected a key aspect of consciousness: the body.Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02616-zInjection of a person’s own mitochondria into the retina was safe but had only a temporary effect on restoring vision.
Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02616-z
Injection of a person’s own mitochondria into the retina was safe but had only a temporary effect on restoring vision.Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02596-0Seismologists measured the varying speeds of a ‘thunderquake’ to survey an area with little seismic activity.
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02596-0
Seismologists measured the varying speeds of a ‘thunderquake’ to survey an area with little seismic activity.Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02626-xNature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02626-x
Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02352-4The case is the latest example of a scientific workhorse being misused in experiments.
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02352-4
The case is the latest example of a scientific workhorse being misused in experiments.Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02638-7Good news from a trial of a vaccine against melanoma. Plus, the US NSF is set to issue its lowest number of new grants in 40 years, and the living layer that prote…
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02638-7
Good news from a trial of a vaccine against melanoma. Plus, the US NSF is set to issue its lowest number of new grants in 40 years, and the living layer that protects and produces desert soils.Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02566-6Rather than racing to replace people, we should build AI tools that amplify human expertise and expand opportunity.
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02566-6
Rather than racing to replace people, we should build AI tools that amplify human expertise and expand opportunity.Appointment of John Gaitanis increases concern that scientific qualifications are no longer driving leadership picks