Is it ‘moon-stroke’, or a chill?

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02975-7An explanation for the injurious effect of sleeping in the moonlight, and a proponent of all-electronic televisions, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02975-7

An explanation for the injurious effect of sleeping in the moonlight, and a proponent of all-electronic televisions, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Butterfly wing patterns make motion hard to read

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03062-7Movement can expose camouflaged prey, yet whether colour patterns help moving prey to avoid capture is a long-standing puzzle. Butterfly wings might offer an answer.

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03062-7

Movement can expose camouflaged prey, yet whether colour patterns help moving prey to avoid capture is a long-standing puzzle. Butterfly wings might offer an answer.

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.