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.

Anthropic bought a one-person, AI-powered biotech: is this drug discovery’s future?

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03640-9A promising biotechnology company developed a new approach that might treat a rare disease — but its sole employee didn’t do all the work.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03640-9

A promising biotechnology company developed a new approach that might treat a rare disease — but its sole employee didn’t do all the work.