Hideki Shirakawa obituary: chemist who showed that plastics can conduct electricity

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03633-8Nobel prizewinner’s accidental discovery led to new forms of materials, light-emitting diodes and solar cells.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03633-8

Nobel prizewinner’s accidental discovery led to new forms of materials, light-emitting diodes and solar cells.

Biotech innovations are an opportunity to limit climate change

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03621-yAgricultural biotechnology once found itself in opposition to environmental science. Now it could reduce the impact of food systems on global warming and biodive…

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03621-y

Agricultural biotechnology once found itself in opposition to environmental science. Now it could reduce the impact of food systems on global warming and biodiversity loss.

Author or just ‘acknowledged’? How women are not gaining full credit for research

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03448-7An analysis of who is more likely to get authorship than acknowledgement highlights the influence of a researcher’s gender and status.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03448-7

An analysis of who is more likely to get authorship than acknowledgement highlights the influence of a researcher’s gender and status.

Metascience should be a source of evidence, not a means of control

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-zThe field has captured the interest of politicians. There are positives — but governments must not misuse the data.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03620-z

The field has captured the interest of politicians. There are positives — but governments must not misuse the data.

California votes to give record $8.4 billion to medical research

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03635-6The cash infusion, earmarked for immunology studies, is the largest ever for science authorized by a US public vote — but it has drawn criticism.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03635-6

The cash infusion, earmarked for immunology studies, is the largest ever for science authorized by a US public vote — but it has drawn criticism.

A practically perfect plesiosaur

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7A very well preserved ancient marine reptile and a Latin poem that describes an optical phenomenon, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03278-7

A very well preserved ancient marine reptile and a Latin poem that describes an optical phenomenon, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

The public trusts scientists with AI — more than it does anyone else

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03578-yPublic confidence in scientists’ use of generative artificial intelligence remains high, but that trust comes with conditions.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03578-y

Public confidence in scientists’ use of generative artificial intelligence remains high, but that trust comes with conditions.

Mongolia’s iconic grasslands are in crisis — invisible fungi could help save them

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03589-9Clues suggest that underground fungal networks might be key to reviving degraded land and preserving plant biodiversity.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03589-9

Clues suggest that underground fungal networks might be key to reviving degraded land and preserving plant biodiversity.