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.

China is changing the shape of global health. The terms are still up for negotiation

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02622-1Health-care partnerships can provide other nations with cheap diagnostics, medicines and more — but global institutions should help to ensure that they also streng…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02622-1

Health-care partnerships can provide other nations with cheap diagnostics, medicines and more — but global institutions should help to ensure that they also strengthen local capacity and preserve sovereignty.