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Vol. 652, Issue 8109 Issue 8109 2026
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First atlas of brain organization shows development over a lifetime

Gemma Conroy Apr 09, 2026 pp. 286-286 10.1038/d41586-026-00975-1

Decadal-scale droughts disrupted the African Humid Period in the Sahara

Florence Sylvestre, Martin Melles, Volker Wennrich et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 365-370 10.1038/s41586-026-10336-7

Disequilibrium response to tapping crustal magma reveals storage conditions

Janine Birnbaum, Fabian B. Wadsworth, Jackie E. Kendrick et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 387-392 10.1038/s41586-026-10317-w

Abstract The conditions under which magma accumulates and is stored are fundamental to unravelling the processes of crust formation, planetary differentiation, g...

Major conference catches illicit AI use — and rejects hundreds of papers

Elizabeth Gibney Apr 09, 2026 pp. 281-282 10.1038/d41586-026-00893-2

Astrocytes enable amygdala neural representations supporting memory

Olena Bukalo, Ruairi O’Sullivan, Yuta Tanisumi et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 434-441 10.1038/s41586-025-10068-0

Abstract Brain systems mediating responses to previously encountered threats provide critical survival functions. Fear memory and extinction are underpinned by n...

Author Correction: 7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis

Florencio Porto Freitas, Hamed Alborzinia, Ancély Ferreira dos Santos et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. E5-E5 10.1038/s41586-026-10403-z

Striatum-wide dopamine encodes trajectory errors separated from value

Eleanor H. Brown, Yihan Zi, Mai-Anh Vu et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 424-433 10.1038/s41586-025-10083-1

Author Correction: A PP1–PP2A phosphatase relay controls mitotic progression

Agnes Grallert, Elvan Boke, Anja Hagting et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. E6-E6 10.1038/s41586-026-10411-z

Observing the tidal pulse of rivers from wide-swath satellite altimetry

M. G. Hart-Davis, D. Scherer, C. Schwatke et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 371-378 10.1038/s41586-026-10287-z

Abstract The characteristic tides of coastal rivers influence the distribution of estuarine and wetland habitats 1 , the...

High-precision calculation of the quark–gluon coupling from lattice QCD

Mattia Dalla Brida, Roman Höllwieser, Francesco Knechtli et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 328-334 10.1038/s41586-026-10339-4

Abstract The outcomes of modern particle physics experiments, such as proton–proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organization for Nu...

Mini models of the human brain are revealing how this complex organ takes shape

Alison Abbott Apr 09, 2026 pp. 288-290 10.1038/d41586-026-01025-6

High-precision measurement of the W boson mass with the CMS experiment

V. Chekhovsky, A. Hayrapetyan, V. Makarenko et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 321-327 10.1038/s41586-026-10168-5

Abstract In the standard model of particle physics, the masses of the W and Z bosons, the carriers of the weak interaction, are uniquely related. A precise deter...

Brain organoids are a transformative technology — but they need regulation

Apr 09, 2026 pp. 274-274 10.1038/d41586-026-01021-w

CLCC1 promotes hepatic neutral lipid flux and nuclear pore complex assembly

Alyssa J. Mathiowetz, Emily S. Meymand, Güneş Parlakgül et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 462-470 10.1038/s41586-025-10064-4

Abstract Imbalances in lipid storage and secretion lead to hepatic steatosis, the accumulation of lipid droplets in hepatocytes 1,2...

Metabolomics across scales: from single cells to population studies

Theodore Alexandrov, Nicola Zamboni Apr 09, 2026 pp. 313-320 10.1038/s41586-026-10277-1

Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity

Tian Li, Zhuosen Wang, Christopher C. M. Kyba et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 379-386 10.1038/s41586-026-10260-w

Abstract Artificial light at night (ALAN) marks the global impact of humanity 1,2 . Yet, our understanding of its true eb...

High-precision measurement of the W boson’s mass lends weight to the standard model

Mika Anton Vesterinen, Hang Yin Apr 09, 2026 pp. 306-307 10.1038/d41586-026-00630-9

This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans

Heidi Ledford Apr 09, 2026 pp. 291-293 10.1038/d41586-026-01024-7

How DNA forensics is transforming studies of ancient manuscripts

Marla Broadfoot Apr 09, 2026 pp. 529-531 10.1038/d41586-026-01029-2

Cleavage of mRNAs by a minority of pachytene piRNAs improves sperm fitness

Katharine Cecchini, Mina Zamani, Nandagopal Ajaykumar et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 508-516 10.1038/s41586-026-10102-9

Abstract Animals use 18–33-nucleotide PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) to silence transposons in germ cells 1–3 . In additi...

Regulation of STING activation by phosphoinositide and cholesterol

Jie Li, Jay Xiaojun Tan, Zhijian J. Chen et al. Apr 09, 2026 pp. 499-507 10.1038/s41586-025-10076-0

Don’t rush use of lymphatic surgery in Alzheimer’s disease

Jinru Zhang, Zhanao Liu Apr 09, 2026 pp. 534-534 10.1038/d41586-026-01093-8

‘Net zero’ isn’t madness: the staggering economic costs of climate change

Apr 09, 2026 pp. 273-273 10.1038/d41586-026-01020-x

Representation without power in science isn’t equity

Richa Chaudhary, Varun Chaudhary Apr 09, 2026 pp. 534-534 10.1038/d41586-026-01095-6

AI and the human mind: only one is a black box

Alfredo Vannacci Apr 09, 2026 pp. 534-534 10.1038/d41586-026-01094-7

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