Nature

Vol. 650, Issue 8102 Issue 8102 2026
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Statistical approximation is not general intelligence

Walter Quattrociocchi, Valerio Capraro, Gary Marcus Feb 19, 2026 pp. 792-792 10.1038/d41586-026-00495-y

Population-scale sequencing resolves determinants of persistent EBV DNA

Sherry S. Nyeo, Erin M. Cumming, Oliver S. Burren et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 664-672 10.1038/s41586-025-10020-2

Abstract Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is an endemic herpesvirus implicated in autoimmunity, cancer and neurological disorders. Although primary infection is often su...

Plastic landmark anchoring in zebrafish compass neurons

Ryosuke Tanaka, Ruben Portugues Feb 19, 2026 pp. 673-680 10.1038/s41586-025-09888-x

The funding system needs fixing — but it’s not a ‘waste of time and money’

Tom Stafford Feb 19, 2026 pp. 792-792 10.1038/d41586-026-00498-9

How to wow a popular-science writer with your research expertise

Oscar Allan Feb 19, 2026 pp. 787-789 10.1038/d41586-026-00475-2

‘What are we doing here?’ The polymaths who searched for the meaning of life

Urmila Chadayammuri Feb 19, 2026 pp. 548-549 10.1038/d41586-026-00473-4

Can consciousness ever be understood — this side of death?

Christof Koch Feb 19, 2026 pp. 546-548 10.1038/d41586-026-00448-5

Intratumoural vaccination via checkpoint degradation-coupled antigen presentation

Yu Han, Yicong Ma, Miao Pei et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 736-747 10.1038/s41586-025-09903-1

Why we don’t really know what the public thinks about science

Gordon Gauchat Feb 19, 2026 pp. 551-553 10.1038/d41586-026-00467-2

Parasitic wasps use tamed virus to castrate caterpillars

Feb 19, 2026 pp. 527-527 10.1038/d41586-026-00411-4

Scraps of viral DNA in biobank samples reveal secrets of Epstein–Barr virus

Kristen J. Wade, Jill A. Hollenbach Feb 19, 2026 pp. 561-563 10.1038/d41586-026-00038-5

Electrochemical defluorinative Matteson-type homologation

Tsoh Lam Cheung, Yujun Li, Peiqi Zhang et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 621-628 10.1038/s41586-025-10002-4

A mechanical ratchet drives unilateral cytokinesis

Alison Kickuth, Urša Uršič, Michael F. Staddon et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 759-767 10.1038/s41586-025-09915-x

Abstract The canonical mechanism that drives cell division comprises the formation and constriction of a contractile actin ring 1–3...

Bandwidth-tuned Mott transition and superconductivity in moiré WSe2

Yiyu Xia, Zhongdong Han, Jiacheng Zhu et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 585-591 10.1038/s41586-025-10049-3

Abstract The emergence of high-transition-temperature ( T c ) superconductivity in strongly correlate...

CAR-T therapy provides relief for children with autoimmune diseases

Feb 19, 2026 pp. 527-527 10.1038/d41586-026-00412-3

Flexible joints: robot morphs into a range of cyborg species

Feb 19, 2026 pp. 527-527 10.1038/d41586-026-00410-5

Evidence accumulation from experience and observation in the cingulate cortex

Ruidong Chen, Setayesh Radkani, Neelima Valluru et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 681-689 10.1038/s41586-025-09885-0

Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms

John S. Tregoning Feb 19, 2026 pp. 525-525 10.1038/d41586-026-00447-6

Stress controls heterochromatin inheritance via histone H3 ubiquitylation

Bharat Bhatt, Yi Wei, Ashis Kumar Pradhan et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 768-778 10.1038/s41586-025-09899-8

Abstract Heterochromatin, marked by histone H3 lysine 9 methylation, can be epigenetically inherited through cell division 1–3...

Distinct neuronal populations in the human brain combine content and context

Marcel Bausch, Johannes Niediek, Thomas P. Reber et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 690-700 10.1038/s41586-025-09910-2

China to punish universities that fail to sanction research misconduct

Mohana Basu Feb 19, 2026 pp. 534-534 10.1038/d41586-026-00321-5

Trump team’s new rule could make firing government scientists easier

Dan Garisto Feb 19, 2026 pp. 532-533 10.1038/d41586-026-00443-w

An ancient Roman game board’s secrets are revealed — with AI’s help

Feb 19, 2026 pp. 527-527 10.1038/d41586-026-00413-2

Sustained HIV-1 remission after heterozygous CCR5Δ32 stem cell transplantation

Christian Gaebler, Samad Kor, Kristina Allers et al. Feb 19, 2026 pp. 701-709 10.1038/s41586-025-09893-0

Abstract HIV cure is exceptionally rare, with only six cases documented among the estimated 88 million individuals who have acquired HIV since the onset of the e...

Illuminating how the bird inner retina works without oxygen solves a 350-year-old structural mystery

Michael Berenbrink, Jenni M. Prokkola Feb 19, 2026 pp. 563-564 10.1038/d41586-025-04095-0

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Subject Health Sciences
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