Why most stars don’t have outbursts like the Sun’s

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02833-6A strong magnetic field can disrupt a star’s ability to produce the fountains of matter called coronal mass ejections.

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02833-6

A strong magnetic field can disrupt a star’s ability to produce the fountains of matter called coronal mass ejections.

Scalable near-real-time Bayesian phylogenetics for outbreaks with Delphy

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11012-6Delphy makes near-real-time and scalable Bayesian phylogenetics possible for growing viral outbreaks, enabling public health bodies anywhere to analyse and reac…

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11012-6

Delphy makes near-real-time and scalable Bayesian phylogenetics possible for growing viral outbreaks, enabling public health bodies anywhere to analyse and react to their own data with state-of-the-art accuracy and minimal friction.

Tumour cells shape their environment to protect them from the immune system

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02703-1A subset of pancreatic cancer cells express the genes SERPINE1 or SERPINB2, which form a molecular mesh around them. This sticky matrix helps to retain immunosu…

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02703-1

A subset of pancreatic cancer cells express the genes SERPINE1 or SERPINB2, which form a molecular mesh around them. This sticky matrix helps to retain immunosuppressive cells and exclude the immune cells that kill cancer cells. Disrupting this process in mice improves immune control of pancreatic tumours and sensitizes them to immunotherapy.

Human brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration ever

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02912-8Lab-grown organoids wire into mice missing a key part of their brain, offering a new way to test drugs for developmental conditions.

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02912-8

Lab-grown organoids wire into mice missing a key part of their brain, offering a new way to test drugs for developmental conditions.

Targeted genomic integration and rearrangement using prime assembly

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11024-2Prime assembly enables RNA-guided integration of medium-to-large DNA sequences in human cells without requiring double-strand breaks or cell cycle progression, …

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11024-2

Prime assembly enables RNA-guided integration of medium-to-large DNA sequences in human cells without requiring double-strand breaks or cell cycle progression, and supports exon recoding, transgene insertion and megabase-scale rearrangements.

Molecular-level observation of the self-assembly of a virus-like particle

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10948-zUsing mass photometry combined with a single-molecule trapping method allows real-time monitoring of the assembly of individual virus-like particles with molecu…

Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10948-z

Using mass photometry combined with a single-molecule trapping method allows real-time monitoring of the assembly of individual virus-like particles with molecular resolution, enabling observation and quantification of their self-assembly pathways and dynamics.