Fires in Europe are breaking records: here’s what the future holds

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02361-3Countries such as Spain and France can expect fire regimes more like those of California as climate change favours hot, dry conditions, scientists suggest.

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02361-3

Countries such as Spain and France can expect fire regimes more like those of California as climate change favours hot, dry conditions, scientists suggest.

Job insecurity is chipping away at me and my cohort. Is it us, or the state of the economy?

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01843-8The career market is difficult to navigate — and academic achievements feel like they’re no longer enough, says Daniella Watson.

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01843-8

The career market is difficult to navigate — and academic achievements feel like they’re no longer enough, says Daniella Watson.

How I use statistics and my law degree to fight human-rights abuses

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02079-2Some 50 years after exposing gender discrimination in US academics’ retirement benefits, Mary Gray works as a statistician and social-justice campaigner.

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02079-2

Some 50 years after exposing gender discrimination in US academics’ retirement benefits, Mary Gray works as a statistician and social-justice campaigner.

Miniaturizing and modifying natural proteins with Raygun

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10842-8Probabilistic sequence encoding from language model embeddings within a generative AI framework enables protein miniaturization, modification and augmentation while …

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10842-8

Probabilistic sequence encoding from language model embeddings within a generative AI framework enables protein miniaturization, modification and augmentation while maintaining native architecture and functional integrity.

Underdog ‘spin qubits’ leap forward in race to a useful quantum computer

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02357-zFour independent research teams report big advances in devices built with the underestimated quantum bits, including lower error rates.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02357-z

Four independent research teams report big advances in devices built with the underestimated quantum bits, including lower error rates.