‘Fiercely stubborn’: the US scientists continuing their research amid funding cuts

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03315-5Researchers working on climate change, diversity, transgender health and international aid have turned to lawsuits, private donors and alternative topics to keep …

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03315-5

Researchers working on climate change, diversity, transgender health and international aid have turned to lawsuits, private donors and alternative topics to keep their projects going.

How pregnancy reshapes the brain throughout life

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03312-8Neuroscience is mapping changes in the brain during pregnancy. What they mean for future health is yet to be pinned down.

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03312-8

Neuroscience is mapping changes in the brain during pregnancy. What they mean for future health is yet to be pinned down.

Lessons from Katrina: how to rebuild academia from the ground up

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02623-0More than 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, universities in New Orleans have learnt what it takes to rebuild from ruin — including what gets in the way.

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02623-0

More than 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, universities in New Orleans have learnt what it takes to rebuild from ruin — including what gets in the way.

Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03313-7Large language models can mimic thought and feeling with uncanny skill. But evidence from neuroscience suggests that intelligence alone is not enough for subjecti…

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03313-7

Large language models can mimic thought and feeling with uncanny skill. But evidence from neuroscience suggests that intelligence alone is not enough for subjective experience.

Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03303-9Data from mouse brains and 13 human brains show a link between levels of a lipid-degrading enzyme and cognitive resilience.

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03303-9

Data from mouse brains and 13 human brains show a link between levels of a lipid-degrading enzyme and cognitive resilience.

Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03341-3Nature staff discuss a new ink that could be useful for medical tattooing — plus, an insight into why small dogs live longer than big ones.

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03341-3

Nature staff discuss a new ink that could be useful for medical tattooing — plus, an insight into why small dogs live longer than big ones.

IceCube just won a Nobel prize. Protect astroparticle physics projects with the same potential

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03308-4Building the Nobel-prizewinning neutrino experiment was a big risk. To continue its success, scientists — and funders — need to stay bold.

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03308-4

Building the Nobel-prizewinning neutrino experiment was a big risk. To continue its success, scientists — and funders — need to stay bold.