A queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10772-5Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) queens produce isopropyl myristate, a low-volatility ester that high-ranking animals detect and avoid, which alters prolactin …

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10772-5

Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) queens produce isopropyl myristate, a low-volatility ester that high-ranking animals detect and avoid, which alters prolactin and progesterone in other females to suppress reproduction and preserve eusocial hierarchy.

Universal gates from braiding and fusing anyons on quantum hardware

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10709-yA 54-qubit realization of non-Abelian S3 topological order demonstrates that combining anyon braiding with fusion enables universal topological quantum computation.

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10709-y

A 54-qubit realization of non-Abelian S3 topological order demonstrates that combining anyon braiding with fusion enables universal topological quantum computation.

Fractional high-Chern insulator in twisted rhombohedral graphene

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10762-7A rich variety of both integer and fractional high-Chern insulators are observed in a moiré system composed of Bernal bilayer graphene and rhombohedral tetralayer gr…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10762-7

A rich variety of both integer and fractional high-Chern insulators are observed in a moiré system composed of Bernal bilayer graphene and rhombohedral tetralayer graphene.

Catalyst-free, microdroplet-mediated waste plastic conversion to diacids

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10746-7A catalyst-free upcycling strategy based on in situ generation of hydroxyl radicals at microdroplet interfaces is described for efficient and scalable processing of …

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10746-7

A catalyst-free upcycling strategy based on in situ generation of hydroxyl radicals at microdroplet interfaces is described for efficient and scalable processing of polymers with minimal infrastructure, using only water and oxygen under mild conditions.

Magnetic character of the low-energy enhancement in <sup>70</sup>Zn

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10758-3The low-energy enhancement in the γ-ray strength function of 70Zn is due to magnetic dipole transitions between nuclear states.

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10758-3

The low-energy enhancement in the γ-ray strength function of 70Zn is due to magnetic dipole transitions between nuclear states.

Improvements in educational opportunities go hand in hand with innovation

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02016-3The first longitudinal regional atlas of intergenerational educational mobility shows that the subnational regions of Europe in which individuals’ educational opport…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02016-3

The first longitudinal regional atlas of intergenerational educational mobility shows that the subnational regions of Europe in which individuals’ educational opportunities are least dependent on the educational background of their parents tend to have the most innovation, as shown by the number of patents.