AI can widen science — but only if institutions stop rewarding the already measurable

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02961-zFunders, journals and universities must reward the creation of new scientific terrain, not just the efficient mining of old ground.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02961-z

Funders, journals and universities must reward the creation of new scientific terrain, not just the efficient mining of old ground.

Emissions after the Paris accord made Europe’s heatwaves more severe

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03035-wA heatwave in 2025 would have been one-third of a degree cooler without the greenhouse gases released since 2015.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03035-w

A heatwave in 2025 would have been one-third of a degree cooler without the greenhouse gases released since 2015.

Daily briefing: Old hearts ‘de-age’ in younger people

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03089-wEpigenetic ‘clocks’ suggest that transplanted organs adjust to the host’s biological age. Plus, a new biography of Stephen Hawking and how sham societies are mi…

Nature, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03089-w

Epigenetic 'clocks' suggest that transplanted organs adjust to the host's biological age. Plus, a new biography of Stephen Hawking and how sham societies are misleading star researchers.