ChatGPT and other AIs use a flood of facts, and the occasional lie, to persuade humans
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02586-2They release compounds that contribute to ozone emissions, and rising temperatures could exacerbate the problem.
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02586-2
They release compounds that contribute to ozone emissions, and rising temperatures could exacerbate the problem.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02537-xViruses that infect bacteria must either evade or counter the defence systems of their host. The viral kinase enzyme T7K has been found to phosphorylate nearly all…
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02537-x
Viruses that infect bacteria must either evade or counter the defence systems of their host. The viral kinase enzyme T7K has been found to phosphorylate nearly all bacterial proteins, but its specificity for DNA-binding proteins enables it to disable defence systems that target nucleic acids.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02554-wFemale treefrogs select less carefully when hearing a chorus of males.
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02554-w
Female treefrogs select less carefully when hearing a chorus of males.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02376-wSince 2020, snowfall has largely counterbalanced the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet. The atmospheric effect that causes this has been identified — and it’s tem…
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02376-w
Since 2020, snowfall has largely counterbalanced the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet. The atmospheric effect that causes this has been identified — and it’s temporary.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02373-zEngineering of polymer crystals has vastly increased the activity of these materials as catalysts for producing hydrogen fuel from water, using only sunlight.
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02373-z
Engineering of polymer crystals has vastly increased the activity of these materials as catalysts for producing hydrogen fuel from water, using only sunlight.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02585-3Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later in life.
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02585-3
Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later in life.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02587-1Research on people 110 years and older reveals an immune system that continues to adapt.
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02587-1
Research on people 110 years and older reveals an immune system that continues to adapt.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02377-9Rather than just scrambling neural activity, the psychedelic substance psilocybin also reorganizes brain dynamics so as to align with a person’s context and experi…
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02377-9
Rather than just scrambling neural activity, the psychedelic substance psilocybin also reorganizes brain dynamics so as to align with a person’s context and experiences.Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02375-xThe HydroGym computational environment teaches agents strategies for fluid-flow control that can be applied to scenarios they have not encountered before.
Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02375-x
The HydroGym computational environment teaches agents strategies for fluid-flow control that can be applied to scenarios they have not encountered before.