Oil and gas drilling is shifting to the deep sea — here’s what is at stake

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02232-xTechnologies are taking the search for fossil fuels to the deepest parts of the ocean. Engineers must keep ecological risks manageable.

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02232-x

Technologies are taking the search for fossil fuels to the deepest parts of the ocean. Engineers must keep ecological risks manageable.

Ten years of mapping gene expression in tissues

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02212-1Spatially resolved transcriptomic technologies continue to enhance understanding of development and disease through a feedback loop involving academia and industry.

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02212-1

Spatially resolved transcriptomic technologies continue to enhance understanding of development and disease through a feedback loop involving academia and industry.

New hope in the fight against cachexia — cancer’s deadly co-conspirator

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02228-7Scientists are getting closer to understanding the wasting and fatigue that often accompanies cancer. Treatments could be on the horizon.

Nature, Published online: 21 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02228-7

Scientists are getting closer to understanding the wasting and fatigue that often accompanies cancer. Treatments could be on the horizon.

Smuggling charges against NIH virologists trigger political uproar

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01995-7Other researchers say that non-infectious viral samples in luggage posed no risk, but might have violated import rules.

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01995-7

Other researchers say that non-infectious viral samples in luggage posed no risk, but might have violated import rules.

Detailed maps of European wetlands reveal overlooked patches of ecosystems

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02211-2Satellite images have been analysed by a machine-learning algorithm to produce high-resolution maps of wetland environments — a boon for conservation efforts.

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02211-2

Satellite images have been analysed by a machine-learning algorithm to produce high-resolution maps of wetland environments — a boon for conservation efforts.

My job interviews for industry positions are going nowhere. How do I make myself stand out?

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02234-9A postdoc researcher trying to move into an industry role wants help gaining traction and making it past the first interview stage.

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02234-9

A postdoc researcher trying to move into an industry role wants help gaining traction and making it past the first interview stage.

The science of foresight: how to future-proof your research

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02231-yAnticipating from the start the various ways a research programme can succeed or fail can avoid problems later. Here’s how to do it.

Nature, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02231-y

Anticipating from the start the various ways a research programme can succeed or fail can avoid problems later. Here’s how to do it.