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 from Mongolia suggest that underground fungal networks might be key for reviving degraded land and preserving plant biodiversity.

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

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

Why your physics project needs an anthropologist

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03623-wPicking a site for an observatory should be about more than science. Humanities scholars have a crucial role in responsible siting.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03623-w

Picking a site for an observatory should be about more than science. Humanities scholars have a crucial role in responsible siting.

How microbes can secure the critical minerals the world needs

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03629-4To sustain supplies of key metals, policymakers should support the infrastructure needed to deploy mining biotechnologies on a large scale.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03629-4

To sustain supplies of key metals, policymakers should support the infrastructure needed to deploy mining biotechnologies on a large scale.

Some people are resistant to dementia — here’s what their genes can teach us

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03625-8For years, researchers have studied people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They might have even more to learn from those who do…

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03625-8

For years, researchers have studied people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They might have even more to learn from those who don’t get the disease.

PhDs worldwide are having a shake up — why now?

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03017-yGovernment-supported initiatives around the globe aim to change the PhD, with the goal of providing fresh talent to the private sector.

Nature, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03017-y

Government-supported initiatives around the globe aim to change the PhD, with the goal of providing fresh talent to the private sector.

How to make failure your friend and teacher in science

Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03654-3Apprentices develop expertise after doing monotonous tasks repeatedly and learning from their mistakes. Scientists are no different, argues Ruth Morgan.

Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03654-3

Apprentices develop expertise after doing monotonous tasks repeatedly and learning from their mistakes. Scientists are no different, argues Ruth Morgan.