Dendrite initiation and deflection in biaxially stressed solid electrolytes

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10734-xBy deflecting dendrite propagation, in-plane biaxial compression provided direct evidence that dendrite initiation occurs within the interior of garnet solid electro…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10734-x

By deflecting dendrite propagation, in-plane biaxial compression provided direct evidence that dendrite initiation occurs within the interior of garnet solid electrolytes during long-term cycling.

Hadean bridgmanite in the source of a present-day ocean island

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10719-wNew high-precision neodymium isotope data measured on recently erupted lavas from the submarine Fani Maoré volcano in the Comoros archipelago allow the identificatio…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10719-w

New high-precision neodymium isotope data measured on recently erupted lavas from the submarine Fani Maoré volcano in the Comoros archipelago allow the identification of heterogeneities dating back to Earth’s earliest history.

Competing programs shape cortical sensorimotor–association axis development

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10699-xMultispecies evidence supports the multinodal induction–exclusion in network development model, in which sensorimotor-to-association patterning is governed by compet…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10699-x

Multispecies evidence supports the multinodal induction–exclusion in network development model, in which sensorimotor-to-association patterning is governed by competing processes of induction and exclusion driven by two opposing transcriptomically defined programs.

Tin perovskite transistors stabilized through volatile coordination

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10714-1A volatile-assisted coordination strategy regulates surface defect chemistry and self-doping, thus stabilizing the stoichiometry of tin perovskite semiconductors, re…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10714-1

A volatile-assisted coordination strategy regulates surface defect chemistry and self-doping, thus stabilizing the stoichiometry of tin perovskite semiconductors, resulting in transistors that can maintain stable operation for a month at temperatures of 100 °C.

As transistors get smaller, electrodes must keep shrinking too

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01807-yDirect imaging shows that the contacts through which current flows into atomically thin transistors can be scaled down to just a few nanometres in length.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01807-y

Direct imaging shows that the contacts through which current flows into atomically thin transistors can be scaled down to just a few nanometres in length.

Restoring cortical disinhibition improves Huntington’s disease phenotypes

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10671-9In a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, targeted modulation of neuronal activity restores network function and improves motor deficits.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10671-9

In a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, targeted modulation of neuronal activity restores network function and improves motor deficits.

Plant membranes shuffle lipids around to stay firm under heat stress

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01809-wHigh temperatures make cell membranes weak and leaky. Rice plants rapidly counteract this effect by adjusting membrane lipid content, enabling them to resist heatwaves.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01809-w

High temperatures make cell membranes weak and leaky. Rice plants rapidly counteract this effect by adjusting membrane lipid content, enabling them to resist heatwaves.

Directly probing the carrier transfer length in 2D-material transistors

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10707-0Cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy shows a 2 nm carrier transfer length in bismuth-contacted monolayer MoS2 transistors, defining metal-contact scaling l…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10707-0

Cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy shows a 2 nm carrier transfer length in bismuth-contacted monolayer MoS2 transistors, defining metal-contact scaling limits for sub-10 nm 2D electronic devices.

Mysterious protein sets up a beneficial partnership between bacteria and insects

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02007-4Buchnera bacteria that live in the cells of insects known as aphids secrete a protein called SyeA, which is crucial for colonization. The structural similarity of Sy…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02007-4

Buchnera bacteria that live in the cells of insects known as aphids secrete a protein called SyeA, which is crucial for colonization. The structural similarity of SyeA to proteins secreted by disease-causing bacteria indicates that the beneficial symbiotic relationship between Buchnera and aphids had pathogenic origins.

Harmonizing standards and resources for the medical genome

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10621-5This Perspective examines the challenges and opportunities of genomic sequencing across multiple clinical applications, including genetic therapies, and calls for th…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10621-5

This Perspective examines the challenges and opportunities of genomic sequencing across multiple clinical applications, including genetic therapies, and calls for the establishment of new, centralized reference standards to improve consistency and accuracy in the field of precision medicine.