Briefing Chat: Sweet! Elusive sugar molecules found in space

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02263-4Nature staff discuss the discovery of a four carbon ‘true sugar’ in interstellar space — plus, a formula inscribed on a wall reveals a Maya mathematician’s name….

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02263-4

Nature staff discuss the discovery of a four carbon ‘true sugar’ in interstellar space — plus, a formula inscribed on a wall reveals a Maya mathematician’s name.

Man’s ability to make sperm restored after testicular tissue transplant: what scientists think

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02191-3Testicle sample removed from a ten-year-old before chemotherapy and frozen proves viable 16 years later.

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02191-3

Testicle sample removed from a ten-year-old before chemotherapy and frozen proves viable 16 years later.

AI is set to completely transform cybersecurity — here’s how researchers must prepare

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02214-zAs automated tools accelerate both the discovery and the exploitation of software vulnerabilities, organizations must redesign their defences and workflows to keep p…

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02214-z

As automated tools accelerate both the discovery and the exploitation of software vulnerabilities, organizations must redesign their defences and workflows to keep pace.

‘Explosive diarrhoea’ outbreak grips US: how researchers are hunting its source

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02225-wCases have hit record levels, and scientists are racing to pinpoint where the Cyclospora parasite entered the food supply.

Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02225-w

Cases have hit record levels, and scientists are racing to pinpoint where the Cyclospora parasite entered the food supply.