How the calendar came to be

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02102-6The development of time-keeping, and a book that brings an immune cell back in vogue, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02102-6

The development of time-keeping, and a book that brings an immune cell back in vogue, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

DNA-shredding CRISPR enzyme takes aim at cancer cells

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02122-2A bacterial self-destruct mechanism has been repurposed as a potential therapy, selectively eliminating diseased cells — including tumour cells in mouse models of ca…

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02122-2

A bacterial self-destruct mechanism has been repurposed as a potential therapy, selectively eliminating diseased cells — including tumour cells in mouse models of cancer.

Africa’s response to this Ebola outbreak shows how to shape global health

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02148-6Countries elsewhere must learn from the continent’s example and combat disease outbreaks by working together, not by closing borders.

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02148-6

Countries elsewhere must learn from the continent’s example and combat disease outbreaks by working together, not by closing borders.

Four deep-sea technologies that could help detect deadly earthquakes and tsunamis

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01988-6Deep-sea drilling ships, sea-floor sensors and repurposed Internet cables are helping scientists to study the last unmapped area on Earth.

Nature, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01988-6

Deep-sea drilling ships, sea-floor sensors and repurposed Internet cables are helping scientists to study the last unmapped area on Earth.