Nature Communications

Vol. 17, Issue 1 Issue 1 2026
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Harmonic non-Hermitian skin effect

Qicheng Zhang, Liwei Xiong, Shuaishuai Tong et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69043-6

Twist engineering induced spin-orbit coupling for photosynthesis of ethane from carbon dioxide and water

Zhaoli Liu, Yixuan Gao, Long Chen et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68901-7

Crowdsourced biodiversity monitoring fills gaps in global plant trait mapping

Daniel Lusk, Sophie Wolf, Daria Svidzinska et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68996-y

Abstract Plant functional traits are fundamental to ecosystem dynamics and Earth system processes, but their global characterization is limited by available fiel...

Supercharging-enhanced nDIA-MS enables global profiling of drug-induced proteome solubility shifts

Yun Xiong, Huimin Zhang, Lin Tan et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69025-8

On-surface synthesis platform for highly branched oligomers based on sequential C—C coupling and C—H activation of carbenes

Yunjun Cao, Joel Mieres-Perez, Julien Frederic Rowen et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-025-67604-9

Abstract On-surface synthesis is an emerging field for fabricating low-dimensional nanostructures. While carbenes are versatile reactive intermediates in solution-phase organic synth...

Evolutionary repurposing of a metabolic thiolase complex enables antibiotic biosynthesis

Ge Liao, Ruolan Sun, Zilin Shen et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68910-6

Global metagenomics reveals plastid diversity and unexplored algal lineages

Bikash Shrestha, Miguel F. Romero, Juan C. Villada et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68871-w

Structural basis of pausing during transcription initiation in mycobacterium tuberculosis

Litao Zheng, Ke Xu Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69104-w

Abstract In bacteria, RNA polymerase (RNAP) often pauses during the early stages of transcription initiation. The structural basis for these transient pauses rem...

Bio-based oxalic acid production in Issatchenkia orientalis enables sustainable rare earth recovery

Jingxia Lu, Wenjun Guo, Ziye Dong et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68957-5

Hand-like autonomous flying robot for airborne grasping and interaction

Yuze Wu, Fan Yang, Rui Jin et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68967-3

Abstract Birds’ extraordinary aerial agility and environmental interaction enable complex tasks such as mid-air hunting, perching, and nest-building, inspiring the development of adv...

A radiolabeled dendrimer non-invasively identifies and tracks innate immune cell activation in a mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Renesmee C. Kuo, Mackenzie L. Carlson, Samantha T. Reyes et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-025-67907-x

Clonal expansion of cytotoxic CD8⁺ T cells in lecanemab-associated ARIA

Lance A. Johnson, Kai Saito, Akhil V. Pallerla et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68921-3

Social connections are differentially related to subjective age and physiological age acceleration amongst older adults

Daisy Fancourt, Andrew Steptoe, Mikaela Bloomberg Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68977-1

Abstract Human social connections are complex ecosystems formed of structural, functional and quality components. Weak social connections are associated with adverse age-related heal...

A neutral cyclic aluminium (I) trimer

Imogen Squire, Matthew de Vere-Tucker, Michelangelo Tritto et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68432-1

Abstract As part of the quest to develop metal-based redox chemistry beyond the d-block, low oxidation state aluminium complexes have gained wide recognition as...

Governing black soils for food and climate security

Xiaoyong Liao, You Li, Jieyong Wang et al. Jan 30, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69018-7

A synergistic strategy of crosslinking and filler toughening enabling stretchable organic photovoltaics for wearable applications

Xuanang Luo, Xinrui Liu, Wenyu Yang et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-025-68000-z

The mosaic memory of large language models

Igor Shilov, Matthieu Meeus, Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68603-0

Abstract As Large Language Models (LLMs) become widely adopted, understanding how they learn from, and memorize, training data becomes crucial. Memorization in LLMs is widely assumed...

Olutasidenib in recurrent/relapsed locally advanced or metastatic IDH1-mutated chondrosarcoma: phase 1b/2 trial

Robin L. Jones, Roman Groisberg, Jean-Yves Blay et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68716-6

Net widening of Southern California beaches

Jonathan A. Warrick, Kilian Vos, Daniel D. Buscombe et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68880-9

Abstract Human impacts from dams reduce river sediment fluxes and are primary causes of coastal erosion worldwide. Here we provide new satellite-derived shorelin...

AACRNL evolved from virulence factor to epigenetic parasite driving genome expansion in free-living eukaryotes

Tianjun Xu, Shang Geng, Xing Lv et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69012-z

Plant diversity within communities, not among them, stabilizes grassland productivity across spatial scales

Mengjiao Huang, Rodrigo R. Granjel, Daniel Montoya et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-69028-5

Hydrocyclone-enhanced scalable photocatalytic hydrogen generation, from macroscale turbulence to nanoscale reaction dynamics

Danhui Yang, Yizhou Yang, Fanghe Zhou et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68895-2

Structural basis for selective inhibition of human GABA transporter GAT3

Jonas Sigurd Mortensen, Francesco Bavo, Malene Hall Jensen et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68479-0

Coordinated gene family evolution shapes the genome of dimorphic Mucorales

Ghizlane Tahiri, María I. Navarro-Mendoza, Carlos Lax et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68866-7

NR6A1 is essential for neural crest cell specification, formation and survival

Emma L. Moore Zajic, William A. Muñoz, Jennifer F. Dennis et al. Jan 29, 2026 10.1038/s41467-026-68647-2

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