Elizabeth Holmes film enthralls — but her legacy haunts science

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03383-7Diagnostic start-ups inch towards the goal of Holmes’s failed company, Theranos, to run a multitude of tests on drops of blood.

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03383-7

Diagnostic start-ups inch towards the goal of Holmes’s failed company, Theranos, to run a multitude of tests on drops of blood.

Briefing Chat: How physicists successfully trapped the electron’s antimatter equivalent

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03418-zNature staff discuss how precisely measuring a positron could shed light on one of physics’ greatest mysteries — plus, the latest on an ambitious mission to a Mar…

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03418-z

Nature staff discuss how precisely measuring a positron could shed light on one of physics’ greatest mysteries — plus, the latest on an ambitious mission to a Martian moon.

I’m expected to work excessive hours in the lab. Should I speak up about my disability?

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02582-6What can a researcher in an overworked laboratory do to take care of themselves and their lab-mates, and how should they navigate medical disclosure?

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02582-6

What can a researcher in an overworked laboratory do to take care of themselves and their lab-mates, and how should they navigate medical disclosure?

Sleep declines in rural communities after electricity arrives

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03318-2Scientists tracked the changing sleep patterns of Indigenous people in Argentina who gained access to mains electricity — and smart phones.

Nature, Published online: 23 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03318-2

Scientists tracked the changing sleep patterns of Indigenous people in Argentina who gained access to mains electricity — and smart phones.