Nanodiamonds made from tiny graphene triangles

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02001-wNanodiamonds can host atom-sized light emitters for quantum sensing and imaging, but making nanodiamonds that are small, crystalline and uniform has been difficult. …

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02001-w

Nanodiamonds can host atom-sized light emitters for quantum sensing and imaging, but making nanodiamonds that are small, crystalline and uniform has been difficult. A single-step process for making nanodiamonds only 3–4 nanometres in size uses planar carbon ‘nanographene’ molecules with hydrogen atoms on the edges, and can be adapted to generate fluorescent nanodiamonds.

<i>Urokodia</i> sheds light on the origin of chelicerae and book gills of Chelicerata

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10713-2Microtomography reconstructions and phylogenetic analyses of Urokodia aequalis from the Chengjiang biota of China provide an updated interpretation of the evolution …

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10713-2

Microtomography reconstructions and phylogenetic analyses of Urokodia aequalis from the Chengjiang biota of China provide an updated interpretation of the evolution of anatomical structures in chelicerates.

Correcting congenital myasthenia-associated acetylcholine receptor defects

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10706-1Cryogenic electron microscopy, chemical biology and electrophysiology are used to determine the structures and functional consequences of representative congenital m…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10706-1

Cryogenic electron microscopy, chemical biology and electrophysiology are used to determine the structures and functional consequences of representative congenital myasthenic syndrome-associated mutant receptors with and without drugs, uncovering principles of pathogenesis and providing a framework for precision therapies.

Seeking universal malaria-vaccine targets

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01808-xEvolutionarily conserved targets have been identified that are shared across malaria-parasite species and their life stages and are recognized by the human immune sy…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01808-x

Evolutionarily conserved targets have been identified that are shared across malaria-parasite species and their life stages and are recognized by the human immune system.

Paper mill cancer studies get double the number of citations as genuine papers

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01908-8Potentially fraudulent papers often cite each other and could be inflating the impact factor of journals in which they are published.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01908-8

Potentially fraudulent papers often cite each other and could be inflating the impact factor of journals in which they are published.

Cancer Research UK bets on Manchester with £6-million funding boost

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02019-0The investment provides a ‘special opportunity’ to establish the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute as a world leader in emerging oncology therapies.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02019-0

The investment provides a ‘special opportunity’ to establish the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute as a world leader in emerging oncology therapies.

Scientists should recognize their own political biases to build public trust

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01975-xPublic trust in science can’t be sustained by the support of narrow constituencies at one end of an ideological spectrum.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01975-x

Public trust in science can’t be sustained by the support of narrow constituencies at one end of an ideological spectrum.

Why paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chief

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01973-zA biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01973-z

A biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.