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Vol. 650, Issue 8102 Issue 8102 2026
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A nowhere-to-hide mechanism ensures complete piRNA-directed DNA methylation

Tamoghna Chowdhury, Shelagh Boyle, Ansgar Zoch et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 779-785 10.1038/s41586-025-09940-w

Author Correction: Increasingly negative tropical water–interannual CO2 growth rate coupling

Laibao Liu, Philippe Ciais, Mengxi Wu et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. E12-E12 10.1038/s41586-026-10147-w

Author Correction: Albumin orchestrates a natural host defence mechanism against mucormycosis

Antonis Pikoulas, Ioannis Morianos, Vassilis Nidris et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. E11-E11 10.1038/s41586-026-10188-1

Disease tolerance and infection pathogenesis age-related tradeoffs in mice

Karina K. Sanchez, Justin L. McCarville, Sarah J. Stengel et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 727-735 10.1038/s41586-025-09923-x

Abstract Disease tolerance is a defence strategy essential for survival of infections, limiting physiological damage without killing the pathogen...

A roadmap for evaluating moral competence in large language models

Julia Haas, Sophie Bridgers, Arianna Manzini et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 565-573 10.1038/s41586-025-10021-1

Publisher Correction: A domed pachycephalosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia

Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig, Ryuji Takasaki, Junki Yoshida et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. E13-E13 10.1038/s41586-026-10184-5

Publisher Correction: Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus coexisted at the close of the Cretaceous

Lindsay E. Zanno, James G. Napoli Feb 19, 2026 pp. E14-E14 10.1038/s41586-026-10185-4

Ageing rewires the body’s tolerance to infection

Miguel P. Soares, Elisa Jentho Feb 19, 2026 pp. 558-559 10.1038/d41586-025-04091-4

Neutrophils preserve energy storage in sympathetically activated adipocytes

Seunghwan Son, Cindy Xu, Haipeng Fu et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 718-726 10.1038/s41586-025-09839-6

Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests

Kelley R. Bassett, Stefan F. Hupperts, Sandra Jämtgård et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 629-635 10.1038/s41586-025-10039-5

Abstract Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) pollution is a cause of eutrophication globally 1 . However, recent datasets indicate...

Protected area management has significant spillover effects on vegetation

Graeme S. Cumming Feb 19, 2026 pp. 642-651 10.1038/s41586-025-09837-8

Author Correction: Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands

Eleanor M. L. Scerri, James Blinkhorn, Huw S. Groucutt et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. E10-E10 10.1038/s41586-025-10024-y

Laser-written glass tablets can preserve data for millennia

Feng Chen, Bo Wu Feb 19, 2026 pp. 557-558 10.1038/d41586-026-00286-5

How do autistic people age — and what does it mean for their health?

Miryam Naddaf Feb 19, 2026 pp. 538-540 10.1038/d41586-026-00471-6

Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage

James Allison, Patrick Anderson, Erika Aranas et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 606-612 10.1038/s41586-025-10042-w

Forest soils are running short of nutrients as CO2 emissions rise

Christine L. Goodale, Hannah M. Monti Feb 19, 2026 pp. 560-561 10.1038/d41586-026-00287-4

Why China and Europe should collaborate to ‘defossilize’ the world’s carbon

Feb 19, 2026 pp. 523-523 10.1038/d41586-026-00383-5

The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation

Catriona Clarke Feb 19, 2026 pp. 542-544 10.1038/d41586-026-00472-5

Optofluidic three-dimensional microfabrication and nanofabrication

Xianglong Lyu, Wenhai Lei, Gaurav Gardi et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 613-620 10.1038/s41586-025-10033-x

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) microfabrication/nanofabrication technologies have revolutionized various fields by enabling the precise construction of complex...

Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven research

Feb 19, 2026 pp. 524-524 10.1038/d41586-026-00469-0

Smartphones are a double-edged tool in classrooms

Xiaoming Li Feb 19, 2026 pp. 792-792 10.1038/d41586-026-00497-w

Why sky-high pay for AI researchers is bad for the future of science

Nathan E. Sanders, Bruce Schneier Feb 19, 2026 pp. 554-555 10.1038/d41586-026-00474-3

Updates to the ‘bible’ for mental-health conditions will miss the mark — is it time to ditch the DSM?

Jim van Os Feb 19, 2026 pp. 526-526 10.1038/d41586-026-00470-7

What’s behind ‘teensplaining’? Scientists should study this adolescent behaviour

Ivy N. Defoe, Dan Romer Feb 19, 2026 pp. 792-792 10.1038/d41586-026-00496-x

Optical switching of a moiré Chern ferromagnet

Xiangbin Cai, Haiyang Pan, Yuzhu Wang et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 580-584 10.1038/s41586-025-10048-4

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E-ISSN 1476-4687
Subject Health Sciences
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