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Barn owls’ ancestors made a transatlantic flight
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03385-5
Genomic analysis shows that the owls spread from Eurasia to the Caribbean, then colonized the rest of the Western Hemisphere.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Methane emissions remain flat even as biggest US oil region opens the tap
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03388-2
Output of the greenhouse gas from the Permian Basin has remained near constant over a period during which oil and gas production tripled.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Revered NASA spacecraft is about to perish in flames — astronomers are mourning
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03461-w
A failed rescue mission means that the Swift observatory will fall into Earth’s atmosphere next week, but it leaves a massive archive of data for scientists to explore.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
AI-hallucinated citations should be treated as research misconduct
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03407-2
AI-hallucinated citations should be treated as research misconductPosted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Gene therapy that led to boy’s death had limited efficacy
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03449-6
Therapy pioneered by biotechnology Chinese firm HuidaGene showed promise in animals but caused a fatal reaction in a child.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Short-term academic visits to China could sustain ties
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03405-4
Short-term academic visits to China could sustain tiesPosted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
AI watermarking efforts must encourage independent public scrutiny
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03406-3
AI watermarking efforts must encourage independent public scrutinyPosted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Making ‘mind pictures’ takes mental effort
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03276-9
How forming internal imagery is amusing but tiring, and the worry induced by lists of chemicals in foods, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
How to keep tabs on the tools in your lab
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02814-9
Misplaced or borrowed laboratory equipment can bring experiments to a halt. Scientists explain how they stop essential kit from going missing.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Author Correction: A chemical defence against phage infection
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11302-z
Author Correction: A chemical defence against phage infectionPosted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Why pharma firms are betting billions on psychedelic drugs despite setbacks
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03390-8
Regulatory pushback stalled the field. But researchers are optimistic about mind-altering drugs as potential treatments for depression and mood disorders.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Could measuring immune health reshape medical care?
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03396-2
Finding practical ways to analyse the state of a person’s immune system could guide treatment decisions and create opportunities for disease prevention.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
The Nobel prize in economic science has a serious gender problem
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03404-5
The Nobel prize in economic science has a serious gender problemPosted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Mysterious flickering brain signals could help to unlock secrets of consciousness
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03384-6
Monkeys’ brain activity flips 15 times per second between patterns linked to objects of which the monkeys are aware and patterns for objects outside their awareness.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am
Global climate body fights for survival: why the IPCC must be saved
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03403-6
The UN organization faces perhaps the most serious crisis in its nearly 40-year history — but it is too precious to lose.Posted on 27 October 2026 | 1:00 am