AI-powered medical devices must be tested in real-world settings

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03046-7Tools that inform clinical decision-making require rigorous assessments equivalent to processes used to approve drugs and self-driving cars.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03046-7

Tools that inform clinical decision-making require rigorous assessments equivalent to processes used to approve drugs and self-driving cars.

Strange and beautiful creatures spotted on the <i>Challenger</i> expedition

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02972-wA genus of soil-dwelling beetle discovered in Italy, and a glimpse at the wonders of the deep sea, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02972-w

A genus of soil-dwelling beetle discovered in Italy, and a glimpse at the wonders of the deep sea, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Chinese-owned science journal created to rival the best

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02759-zNewly-launched Vita is part of a broader government plan to give China a bigger say in what counts as high quality science.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02759-z

Newly-launched Vita is part of a broader government plan to give China a bigger say in what counts as high quality science.

How to put people first in cyberspace

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02960-0Digital technologies increasingly shape everyday life. Computer scientist Francine Berman tells Nature that stronger safeguards are required to protect the publ…

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02960-0

Digital technologies increasingly shape everyday life. Computer scientist Francine Berman tells Nature that stronger safeguards are required to protect the public interest.

A new chapter in targeting kinase enzymes in cancer

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02776-yInhibitors of tyrosine kinase enzymes have been a cornerstone in precision cancer treatments. Now, targeted protein degraders could reshape therapeutic options.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02776-y

Inhibitors of tyrosine kinase enzymes have been a cornerstone in precision cancer treatments. Now, targeted protein degraders could reshape therapeutic options.

AI can widen science — but only if institutions stop rewarding the already measurable

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02961-zFunders, journals and universities must reward the creation of new scientific terrain, not just the efficient mining of old ground.

Nature, Published online: 29 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02961-z

Funders, journals and universities must reward the creation of new scientific terrain, not just the efficient mining of old ground.