Will this sleep-disorder drug be the next big blockbuster?

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03310-wOrexin agonists have been approved for the treatment of a type of narcolepsy, yet they could also treat conditions across the health spectrum.

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03310-w

Orexin agonists have been approved for the treatment of a type of narcolepsy, yet they could also treat conditions across the health spectrum.

Nepal’s disaster is an urgent wake-up call

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03314-6Record-breaking avalanches and floods are signs of things to come. Scientists must evaluate and respond to growing risks in mountain regions.

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03314-6

Record-breaking avalanches and floods are signs of things to come. Scientists must evaluate and respond to growing risks in mountain regions.

US government probe into postdoc visas worries scientists

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03345-zThe administration says that the universities being investigated are using the visas to undercut wages for US nationals, but researchers say that restricting inte…

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03345-z

The administration says that the universities being investigated are using the visas to undercut wages for US nationals, but researchers say that restricting international applications could harm science.

Experienced researchers ‘disrupt’ less than rookie scientists — but their ideas last

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03339-xResearchers have found a link between a scientist’s experience and and whether their ideas have a lasting influence.

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03339-x

Researchers have found a link between a scientist’s experience and and whether their ideas have a lasting influence.