Ancient surveying instrument found in Egypt

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02382-yThe earliest known example of a tool used to build in a straight line, and remembering an early trailblazer in radio communication in this week’s pick from the Nat…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02382-y

The earliest known example of a tool used to build in a straight line, and remembering an early trailblazer in radio communication in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

A guide to securing your first research fellowship: what reviewers are looking for

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02115-1How early-career researchers can strengthen their track record, boost their research proposal and assess institutional fit.

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02115-1

How early-career researchers can strengthen their track record, boost their research proposal and assess institutional fit.

These rodent OnlyFans stars are helping to fund scientific research

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02550-0The platform, mostly known for its adult content, has provided a financial lifeline amid US federal-funding uncertainty. And now the marmots have their own cryptoc…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02550-0

The platform, mostly known for its adult content, has provided a financial lifeline amid US federal-funding uncertainty. And now the marmots have their own cryptocurrency too.

How one researcher captured a vanished world of UK government science

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02094-3Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02094-3

Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.

How tech-enhanced sleep could improve rest but erode privacy

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02573-7Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethic…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02573-7

Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed.

China is changing the shape of global health. The terms are still up for negotiation

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02622-1Health-care partnerships can provide other nations with cheap diagnostics, medicines and more — but global institutions should help to ensure that they also streng…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02622-1

Health-care partnerships can provide other nations with cheap diagnostics, medicines and more — but global institutions should help to ensure that they also strengthen local capacity and preserve sovereignty.