Lead-tainted teeth reveal medieval mines’ unequal toll

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03236-3Burials in the United Kingdom’s Peak District, one of Europe’s largest lead-production regions in centuries past, hint at social inequality.

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03236-3

Burials in the United Kingdom’s Peak District, one of Europe’s largest lead-production regions in centuries past, hint at social inequality.

Can GLP-1s heal the brain? Obesity drugs get a makeover for addiction and depression

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03252-3Compounds inspired by the blockbuster weight-loss drugs are also being trialled for schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease, among other conditions.

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03252-3

Compounds inspired by the blockbuster weight-loss drugs are also being trialled for schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease, among other conditions.

Diversify Nobel-prize nominations before it’s too late

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03220-xInternational scientific organizations are ready to help the committees that award the prizes to invite a wider range of nominators.

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03220-x

International scientific organizations are ready to help the committees that award the prizes to invite a wider range of nominators.

A mysterious jelly seems to be left behind by toads

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02974-8A scientist puzzles over the origins of a curious gelatinous substance, and the complexities of measuring time, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02974-8

A scientist puzzles over the origins of a curious gelatinous substance, and the complexities of measuring time, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.