Medicines do no good if people don’t take them

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02658-3Health psychologist Rob Horne explains why medication non-adherence is such a problem, and how behavioural science can help to address it.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02658-3

Health psychologist Rob Horne explains why medication non-adherence is such a problem, and how behavioural science can help to address it.

Predicting genome-wide functional constraints with GPN-Star

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11005-5GPN-Star, a genomic language model with a phylogeny-aware architecture for whole-genome alignment data, is shown to be a scalable and flexible tool for genetic …

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11005-5

GPN-Star, a genomic language model with a phylogeny-aware architecture for whole-genome alignment data, is shown to be a scalable and flexible tool for genetic variant effect prediction across species.

Drug-delivering particles aim to breach the blood–brain barrier

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02655-6The inability to get drugs into the brain has impeded the treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases for decades. Techniques based on nanoparticles and …

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02655-6

The inability to get drugs into the brain has impeded the treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases for decades. Techniques based on nanoparticles and exosomes are vying to provide a solution.

Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Deni…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9

Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribution.

Uniform film formation helps tandem solar cells work better for longer

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02709-9

When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a molecule tuned to bind selectively to bromide-bound lead synchronizes the crystallization rates, yielding uniform films, better operating stability and a more-efficient perovskite–organic tandem.

Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-yOne-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt sc…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y

One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling.

Special delivery: bacterial couriers are smuggling drugs into cancers

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4Microorganisms that deliver treatments to tumours could make chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy safer and more effective.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02657-4

Microorganisms that deliver treatments to tumours could make chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy safer and more effective.

Combined satellite and news data capture unseen aspects of war

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that understanding — if access sta…

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02523-3

Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that understanding — if access stays open.