Margaret Hamilton obituary: computer scientist who pioneered software engineering and helped us get to the Moon

Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03233-6Programmer whose forward-thinking and reliable code helped to save the Apollo 11 mission.

Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03233-6

Programmer whose forward-thinking and reliable code helped to save the Apollo 11 mission.

ArXiv versus AI slop: will capping preprint submissions work?

Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03194-wMajor preprint platform tightens its rules to curb a surge of submissions, including those generated by artificial-intelligence tools.

Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03194-w

Major preprint platform tightens its rules to curb a surge of submissions, including those generated by artificial-intelligence tools.

Growing plane and ship traffic degrade the air of western North America

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03239-0Pollution from transport across the Pacific Ocean is raising ozone levels above a region whose own emissions have dropped.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03239-0

Pollution from transport across the Pacific Ocean is raising ozone levels above a region whose own emissions have dropped.

‘Incredible’: bleached corals thrive within days when touching healthy neighbour

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03266-xA coral fragment can form a tissue bridge with a dying counterpart — and provide it with crucial microalgae.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03266-x

A coral fragment can form a tissue bridge with a dying counterpart — and provide it with crucial microalgae.