Could small-team science be dying out?

Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02174-4The proportion of one- and two-author papers in the Nature Index is shrinking rapidly, as science done by big teams continues to surge.

Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02174-4

The proportion of one- and two-author papers in the Nature Index is shrinking rapidly, as science done by big teams continues to surge.

How to use AI to make a graphical abstract in minutes

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02072-9Artificial intelligence is a democratizing force for those without graphic-design experience, as long as it is used conscientiously.

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02072-9

Artificial intelligence is a democratizing force for those without graphic-design experience, as long as it is used conscientiously.

Celebrating <i>Nature</i>’s covers — past, present and future

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02227-8Nature’s iconic front page uses inspiration, creativity and ingenuity to unite science and technology with art and design.

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02227-8

Nature’s iconic front page uses inspiration, creativity and ingenuity to unite science and technology with art and design.

Imaging of nanoscale polar textures in quantum paraelectric SrTiO<sub>3</sub>

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10823-xCryo-STEM reveals that SrTiO3 forms periodic polar nanodomains below 105 K, but these fragment below 40 K, linking quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale polar orderin…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10823-x

Cryo-STEM reveals that SrTiO3 forms periodic polar nanodomains below 105 K, but these fragment below 40 K, linking quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale polar ordering and disordering.

Non-Gaussian statistics of the order parameter across a phase transition

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10811-1Single-atom measurements show non-Gaussian order-parameter fluctuations and critical scaling across a continuous phase transition, highlighting the importance of ful…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10811-1

Single-atom measurements show non-Gaussian order-parameter fluctuations and critical scaling across a continuous phase transition, highlighting the importance of full statistical distributions in understanding universality.

Fly neurons carry a molecular ‘timestamp’ that encodes their birth order

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02240-xA single-cell gene-expression atlas of the fly nerve cord mapped onto its wiring diagram has uncovered a simple shared gene-expression code. The code enables neurons…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02240-x

A single-cell gene-expression atlas of the fly nerve cord mapped onto its wiring diagram has uncovered a simple shared gene-expression code. The code enables neurons to carry a molecular memory of the order of their birth from a parent cell, and shapes their diversity.