The dark horse of biology: how RNA is becoming a nanotool maker’s dream

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02180-6Scientists are harnessing its ability to fold, switch and reorganize itself to create a new generation of cellular technologies.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02180-6

Scientists are harnessing its ability to fold, switch and reorganize itself to create a new generation of cellular technologies.

A guide to the Nature Index

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02183-3A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02183-3

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.

How mosquitoes are conquering the world — in four charts

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03966-wMosquito-borne diseases are breaking records as climate change and other human influences allow the insects to expand their range.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03966-w

Mosquito-borne diseases are breaking records as climate change and other human influences allow the insects to expand their range.

Daily briefing: Ice-age art hints at how humans flourished

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02400-zTiny bird figurines hint at the sophistication of Europe’s earliest Homo sapiens. Plus, open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted and a mission to fly…

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02400-z

Tiny bird figurines hint at the sophistication of Europe’s earliest Homo sapiens. Plus, open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted and a mission to fly over dangerous ‘fire clouds’.