Ancient surveying instrument found in Egypt

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02382-yThe earliest known example of a tool used to build in a straight line, and remembering an early trailblazer in radio communication in this week’s pick from the Nat…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02382-y

The earliest known example of a tool used to build in a straight line, and remembering an early trailblazer in radio communication in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

A guide to securing your first research fellowship: what reviewers are looking for

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02115-1How early-career researchers can strengthen their track record, boost their research proposal and assess institutional fit.

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02115-1

How early-career researchers can strengthen their track record, boost their research proposal and assess institutional fit.

These rodent OnlyFans stars are helping to fund scientific research

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02550-0The platform, mostly known for its adult content, has provided a financial lifeline amid US federal-funding uncertainty. And now the marmots have their own cryptoc…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02550-0

The platform, mostly known for its adult content, has provided a financial lifeline amid US federal-funding uncertainty. And now the marmots have their own cryptocurrency too.

How one researcher captured a vanished world of UK government science

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02094-3Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02094-3

Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.

How tech-enhanced sleep could improve rest but erode privacy

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02573-7Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethic…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02573-7

Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed.