Scientific expedition makes the best of bad weather

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02381-zResearchers grapple with the causes of evolution, and a sea voyage is blighted by storms, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02381-z

Researchers grapple with the causes of evolution, and a sea voyage is blighted by storms, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Five ways 3D printing is improving lab work

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02535-zAs 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology in their studies.

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02535-z

As 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology in their studies.

Will you be wearing an exoskeleton in ten years? The tech that could change how we move

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02527-zRobotic supports were once designed for clinical use, but researchers are now developing cheaper, smaller devices aimed at everyone — from people with ageing knees…

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02527-z

Robotic supports were once designed for clinical use, but researchers are now developing cheaper, smaller devices aimed at everyone — from people with ageing knees to 20-somethings seeking to climb mountains.

How the Middle East can become a hub for sustainable aviation fuels

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02531-3Building on the region’s oil infrastructure, investment funds and shipping corridors, Gulf nations can thrive in the clean-energy economy.

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02531-3

Building on the region’s oil infrastructure, investment funds and shipping corridors, Gulf nations can thrive in the clean-energy economy.