Imaging of nanoscale polar textures in quantum paraelectric SrTiO<sub>3</sub>

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10823-xCryo-STEM reveals that SrTiO3 forms periodic polar nanodomains below 105 K, but these fragment below 40 K, linking quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale polar orderin…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10823-x

Cryo-STEM reveals that SrTiO3 forms periodic polar nanodomains below 105 K, but these fragment below 40 K, linking quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale polar ordering and disordering.

Non-Gaussian statistics of the order parameter across a phase transition

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10811-1Single-atom measurements show non-Gaussian order-parameter fluctuations and critical scaling across a continuous phase transition, highlighting the importance of ful…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10811-1

Single-atom measurements show non-Gaussian order-parameter fluctuations and critical scaling across a continuous phase transition, highlighting the importance of full statistical distributions in understanding universality.

Fly neurons carry a molecular ‘timestamp’ that encodes their birth order

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02240-xA single-cell gene-expression atlas of the fly nerve cord mapped onto its wiring diagram has uncovered a simple shared gene-expression code. The code enables neurons…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02240-x

A single-cell gene-expression atlas of the fly nerve cord mapped onto its wiring diagram has uncovered a simple shared gene-expression code. The code enables neurons to carry a molecular memory of the order of their birth from a parent cell, and shapes their diversity.

A global molecular code for birth order and neuronal identity in <i>Drosophila</i>

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10797-wA high-resolution developmental transcriptional atlas of the Drosophila melanogaster nerve cord identifies a shared transcriptional code that records neuronal birth …

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10797-w

A high-resolution developmental transcriptional atlas of the Drosophila melanogaster nerve cord identifies a shared transcriptional code that records neuronal birth order and organizes neuronal diversity.

AI identifies interactions in CRISPR complexes to improve specificity of DNA editing

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02042-1AlphaFold3 predictions of the molecular contacts made by a genome-editing enzyme have been used to improve the enzyme’s selectivity for target DNA sequences.

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02042-1

AlphaFold3 predictions of the molecular contacts made by a genome-editing enzyme have been used to improve the enzyme’s selectivity for target DNA sequences.

The planktonic microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10778-zThe Great Barrier Reef Microbial Genomes Database compiles prokaryotic, viral and eukaryotic genomes from seawater collected from the Great Barrier Reef, providing a…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10778-z

The Great Barrier Reef Microbial Genomes Database compiles prokaryotic, viral and eukaryotic genomes from seawater collected from the Great Barrier Reef, providing a rich resource for the study of marine microbial communities and ecosystem research and management.