Who needs sex? Kelp reproduce asexually when no mate is nearby

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03665-0Insights into the reproductive modes of brown algae could help in the fight to protect them in warming climate.

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03665-0

Insights into the reproductive modes of brown algae could help in the fight to protect them in warming climate.

Record-breaking Ebola outbreak: phone data reconstruct first weeks of spread

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03666-zThe Bundibugyo virus strain was circulating for weeks before its detection in May, but was missed owing to surveillance failures, testing gaps and funding cuts, …

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03666-z

The Bundibugyo virus strain was circulating for weeks before its detection in May, but was missed owing to surveillance failures, testing gaps and funding cuts, researchers say.

This little brown mushroom is laced with a hallucinogen — and lethal toxins

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03639-2A Florida fungus might combine the psychedelic compound psilocybin with deadly chemicals to defend itself against hungry animals.

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03639-2

A Florida fungus might combine the psychedelic compound psilocybin with deadly chemicals to defend itself against hungry animals.

Massive atlas of brain region linked to a host of diseases is the most detailed yet

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03565-3A global team profiled nearly 26 million brain cells from the basal ganglia to build a cross-species reference database that will help to understand conditions f…

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03565-3

A global team profiled nearly 26 million brain cells from the basal ganglia to build a cross-species reference database that will help to understand conditions from Parkinson’s disease to addiction.

RSV vaccines slash infections: data show jabs’ staggering success against dangerous virus

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03573-3Vaccines and monoclonal-antibody injections are cutting hospitalizations linked to the respiratory virus.

Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03573-3

Vaccines and monoclonal-antibody injections are cutting hospitalizations linked to the respiratory virus.