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Vol. 653, Issue 8115 Issue 8115 2026
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DNA damage burden causes selective CUX2 neuron loss in neuroinflammation

Laura Morcom, Wenlong Xia, Zhaoyang Xu et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 809-818 10.1038/s41586-026-10310-3

Abstract Neurodegeneration shows regional and cell-type-specific patterns in ageing and disease 1 , but the underlying me...

Expansion of outer cortical CUX2 neurons requires adaptations for DNA repair

Wenlong Xia, Laura Morcom, Zhaoyang Xu et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 819-830 10.1038/s41586-026-10290-4

Abstract During mammalian evolution, excitatory neurons in upper cortical layer 2 and layer 3 (L2/3) have shown a disproportionate expansion compared with other...

Gene regulatory landscape dissected by single-cell four-omics sequencing

Yujie Chen, Zhiyuan Liu, Heming Xu et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 942-951 10.1038/s41586-026-10322-z

Facile induction of immune tolerance by an interleukin-2–TGFβ surrogate agonist

Qinli Sun, Alison K. Barrett, Masato Ogishi et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 888-899 10.1038/s41586-026-10208-0

Abstract CD4 + regulatory T cells (T reg cells) are essential for immune toleranc...

Twenty-first century emergence of alpine fire in Central African mountains

Andrea L. Mason, Eleanor M. B. Pereboom, Sarah J. Ivory et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 746-751 10.1038/s41586-026-10511-w

Somatic evolution following cancer treatment in normal tissue

Oriol Pich, Sophia Ward, Andrew Rowan et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 900-910 10.1038/s41586-025-09792-4

Abstract The extent to which exogenous sources, including cancer treatment, contribute to somatic evolution in normal tissue remains unclear. Here we used high-d...

Specific combinations of human and viral genetic variants explain a cancer predisposition in southern China

Colm O’hUigin, Mary Carrington May 21, 2026 pp. 678-680 10.1038/d41586-026-01047-0

Pristine Antarctic ice records the Solar System’s travels

May 21, 2026 pp. 653-653 10.1038/d41586-026-01505-9

Ice core reveals longest-ever continuous record of Earth’s climate

Davide Castelvecchi May 21, 2026 pp. 657-658 10.1038/d41586-026-01523-7

Dried to survive: desiccated tardigrades tolerate high heat

May 21, 2026 pp. 653-653 10.1038/d41586-026-01502-y

Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers

Elizabeth Gibney May 21, 2026 pp. 656-657 10.1038/d41586-026-01481-0

Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical-science papers

Miryam Naddaf May 21, 2026 pp. 658-659 10.1038/d41586-026-00748-w

World’s largest forest research agency faces severe cutback by Trump administration

Edward Chen May 21, 2026 pp. 659-660 10.1038/d41586-026-01493-w

Beyond GDP: 31 alternatives to the world’s favourite measure of economic health

Mariana Lenharo May 21, 2026 pp. 660-661 10.1038/d41586-026-01511-x

World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court

Alexandra Witze May 21, 2026 pp. 661-662 10.1038/d41586-026-01501-z

Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion

Yingxi Xu, Yangtao Shangguan, Yu-Ming Chuang et al. May 21, 2026 pp. E11-E11 10.1038/s41586-026-10608-2

Early-career researchers do more ‘disruptive’ science than veterans

Mariana Lenharo May 21, 2026 pp. 655-656 10.1038/d41586-026-01466-z

J. Craig Venter obituary: maverick biotechnologist who sequenced the human genome

Kevin Davies May 21, 2026 pp. 673-673 10.1038/d41586-026-01433-8

Exposed phosphatidylserine is an inhibitory molecule in T cell exhaustion

Christopher B. Medina, Ewelina Sobierajska, Minghao Gong et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 879-887 10.1038/s41586-026-10266-4

Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas

Daeun Jeong, Sara G. Danielli, Kendra K. Maaß et al. May 21, 2026 pp. E9-E9 10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8

Foreshock-induced slip transients set mainshock nucleation timing

Barnaby Fryer, Dmitry Garagash, Mathias Lebihain et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 752-757 10.1038/s41586-026-10497-5

Abstract Foreshocks are sometimes observed before earthquakes 1–13 , yet their role in controlling rupture nucleation rem...

EBV strain interacts with host HLA to drive nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk

Yanhong Chen, Jingtong Liang, Wanlin Zhang et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 786-795 10.1038/s41586-026-10416-8

Structural energetics of cold sensitivity

Kevin Y. Choi, Xiaoxuan Lin, Yifan Cheng et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 962-970 10.1038/s41586-026-10276-2

Abstract Thermosensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels enable somatosensory nerve fibres to detect changes in our thermal environment over a wi...

Carbonyl swapping converts cyclic ketones to saturated heterocycles

Zisheng Xue, Zhengzhao Lou, Xiang Lou et al. May 21, 2026 pp. 731-738 10.1038/s41586-026-10508-5

Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction

Dafni Hadjieconomou, George King, Pedro Gaspar et al. May 21, 2026 pp. E10-E10 10.1038/s41586-026-10201-7

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ISSN 0028-0836
E-ISSN 1476-4687
Subject Health Sciences
Language English
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