Nature

Vol. 654, Issue 8120 Issue 8120 2026

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Abstract Social media platforms increasingly mediate political information exposure, yet the role of algorithmic curation in shaping political exposure remains c...

A brain reward circuit inhibited by next-generation weight-loss drugs in mice

Elizabeth N. Godschall, Taha Bugra Gungul, Isabelle R. Sajonia et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 1055-1064 10.1038/s41586-026-10444-4

The latest benefit of obesity drugs: boosting testosterone and sperm quality

Mariana Lenharo Jun 25, 2026 pp. 851-852 10.1038/d41586-026-01867-0

At-home brain implant gives man with motor neuron disease his daily life back

Miryam Naddaf Jun 25, 2026 pp. 849-850 10.1038/d41586-026-01863-4

Humans outperform AI at this highly rigorous mathematics test

Davide Castelvecchi Jun 25, 2026 pp. 847-848 10.1038/d41586-026-01888-9

Non-invasive profiling of the tumour microenvironment with spatial ecotypes

Wubing Zhang, Erin L. Brown, Abul Usmani et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 1076-1087 10.1038/s41586-026-10452-4

My diverse academic background is affecting my PhD studies — what do I do?

Xiaoying You Jun 25, 2026 pp. 1119-1120 10.1038/d41586-026-01129-z

This World Cup could be the most high-tech yet — the innovations to watch for

Mariana Lenharo Jun 25, 2026 pp. 854-854 10.1038/d41586-026-01866-1

HIV-1 signalling remodels nuclear pores to licence infection

Dejan Mesner, Matthew V. X. Whelan, Maitreyi Shivkumar et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 1044-1054 10.1038/s41586-026-10453-3

Abstract HIV-1 is readily detected in resting CD4 + T cells in vivo 1–4 . However...

The neural mechanisms supporting the rise and fall of maternal aggression

Takashi Yamaguchi, Rongzhen Yan, Mashrur Khan et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 1012-1022 10.1038/s41586-026-10354-5

A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone

Xiaotong Peng, Peng Zhou, Xikun Song et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 978-983 10.1038/s41586-026-10546-z

Light slows down carbon nanotubes in water

Nikita Kavokine Jun 25, 2026 pp. 870-871 10.1038/d41586-026-01701-7

Light-induced quantum friction of carbon nanotubes in water

Tanuja Kistwal, Krishan Kanhaiya, Adrian Buchmann et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 941-947 10.1038/s41586-026-10632-2

Abstract Friction slows down moving objects at both macroscopic and microscopic scales 1 . At the electronic level, quant...

A vast whale necropolis has been found

Stephen J. Godfrey Jun 25, 2026 pp. 869-870 10.1038/d41586-026-01581-x

Amplified Arctic iceberg traffic reshapes benthic biodiversity

Thomas Krumpen, Kirstin S. Meyer-Kaiser, Claudia Wekerle et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 963-970 10.1038/s41586-026-10630-4

Abstract The Arctic is undergoing rapid warming, resulting in retreating sea ice and glaciers 1 , yet how cryospheric cha...

Spinal neuromotor rehabilitation using a portable isokinetic training robot

Yuebing Li, Jiaxin Ren, Tony Shu et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 932-940 10.1038/s41586-026-10642-0

Author Correction: De novo design of quasisymmetric two-component protein cages

Shunzhi Wang, Ying Xie, David Chmielewski et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. E31-E31 10.1038/s41586-026-10763-6

Author Correction: A broadly protective antibody targeting gammaherpesvirus gB

Cong Sun, Chu Xie, Bing-Zhen Cheng et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. E30-E30 10.1038/s41586-026-10745-8

Author Correction: PTC-bearing mRNA elicits a genetic compensation response via Upf3a and COMPASS components

Zhipeng Ma, Peipei Zhu, Hui Shi et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. E32-E32 10.1038/s41586-026-10769-0

An AI system to help scientists write expert-level empirical software

Eser Aygün, Anastasiya Belyaeva, Gheorghe Comanici et al. Jun 25, 2026 pp. 909-916 10.1038/s41586-026-10658-6

Abstract The cycle of scientific discovery is frequently bottlenecked by the slow, manual creation of software to support computational experiments...