Too dry for cacti: extreme droughts could push iconic species to extinction

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03671-2Analysis reveals these plants face severe habitat loss across the Americas — plus, researchers test a new way to diagnose obesity.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03671-2

Analysis reveals these plants face severe habitat loss across the Americas — plus, researchers test a new way to diagnose obesity.

Give biologists the space to be curious, not just better tools

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03669-wTechnology is making biological studies more powerful than ever. But people are the real force behind discovery.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03669-w

Technology is making biological studies more powerful than ever. But people are the real force behind discovery.

Iconic first image of black hole holds up to scrutiny

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03642-7Picture produced by fresh analysis of the data that yielded the first-ever image of a black hole outputs the same, ring-like shape.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03642-7

Picture produced by fresh analysis of the data that yielded the first-ever image of a black hole outputs the same, ring-like shape.

Evolutionary dynamics in the years preceding acute myeloid leukaemia

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11269-xThe somatic evolutionary histories of haematopoietic cells in the years preceding acute myeloid leukaemia diagnosis show that the clonal dynamics of blood comply…

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11269-x

The somatic evolutionary histories of haematopoietic cells in the years preceding acute myeloid leukaemia diagnosis show that the clonal dynamics of blood comply with a set of simple evolutionary rules.

Mitochondrial protein import defects enhance tumour immunogenicity

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11249-1Inhibition of mitochondrial protein import can enhance tumour immunogenicity by promoting mitochondrial DNA release.

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11249-1

Inhibition of mitochondrial protein import can enhance tumour immunogenicity by promoting mitochondrial DNA release.

Human replisomes direct a dedicated leading-strand primase for fork restart

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11204-0Structural and biochemical studies show that the CMG helicase directly recruits PRIMPOL for leading-strand repriming, enabling replication fork restart and limit…

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11204-0

Structural and biochemical studies show that the CMG helicase directly recruits PRIMPOL for leading-strand repriming, enabling replication fork restart and limiting post-replicative DNA gaps.

Low-power 2D CFETs using single-crystal high-<i>κ</i> dielectrics

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11272-2A transferable single-crystal anatase titanium dioxide dielectric enables high-quality interfaces with two-dimensional semiconductors, yielding near-ideal switch…

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11272-2

A transferable single-crystal anatase titanium dioxide dielectric enables high-quality interfaces with two-dimensional semiconductors, yielding near-ideal switching, low hysteresis and ultra-low-power complementary transistors and inverters.

Glycosylation and importins liquefy the FG barrier in live nuclear pores

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11258-0Nuclear pore proteins maintain a fluid, spatially organized barrier through coordinated molecular interactions, explaining how cells achieve selective transport …

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11258-0

Nuclear pore proteins maintain a fluid, spatially organized barrier through coordinated molecular interactions, explaining how cells achieve selective transport and reconciling competing models of pore structure.

Personal incentives for public officials drove a drop in China’s fertility

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03274-xOnce the promotion prospects of bureaucrats became tied to birth targets, the country’s one-child policy became more effective. Can the state now reverse this ef…

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03274-x

Once the promotion prospects of bureaucrats became tied to birth targets, the country’s one-child policy became more effective. Can the state now reverse this effect?