Recent Nature & Science Papers
20 October 2026 – 27 October 2026
Nature (first 10)
The Selfish Gene, 50 years on — it’s time for an update. Nathaniel Comfort (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03393-5
Are salaries getting worse? Many scientists think so. Linda Nordling (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03398-0
Women might have invented language — but not alone. Andrew Robinson (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03392-6
Evolutionary ‘game-changer’: weird armoured amphibian lived in ancient seas. Sarah Wild (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03440-1
Nerve activity initiates autoimmune hair loss. Jarish N. Cohen (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03258-x
Glimpsing archaeal microbes on the move. Margaret A. Titus (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03259-w
Can science make your dog live longer? Longevity craze comes to pets. Heidi Ledford (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03447-8
Brazil election: many scientists relieved as Lula wins surprise victory. Mariana Lenharo (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03446-9
Mentoring a lab colleague? Share your ‘CV of failures’ with them. Dom Byrne (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03410-7
ctDNA clearance and outcomes for resectable lung cancer from NeoCOAST-2. Lara McGrath et al. (25 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11328-3
Nature Geoscience (3)
An Arctic ice shelf in the Last Glacial Maximum rivalled Antarctica’s modern ice shelves. Unknown author (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-02127-6
The Baffin Bay Ice Shelf stabilized three adjacent ice sheets during the last glacial period. Shannon A. Klotsko et al. (21 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-02126-7
Antarctic marine-based ice destabilized when warming outpaces solid-Earth feedbacks. Jan Swierczek-Jereczek et al. (20 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-02117-8
Nature Communications (first 10)
Single-cell landscape of human adipose tissue reveals THBS1 as a potential driver of fibro-inflammation in metabolic disease. Jisu Jung et al. (27 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77107-w
Synthesis-by-design of ferroelectric Dion–Jacobson two-dimensional hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites. Lulu Wang et al. (27 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78928-5
Tuning ferroptosis-like, cancer-selective cell death with charge-imbalanced nanoparticles. Diana V. Kolygina et al. (27 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78286-2
Increasing dengue outbreaks in temperate Brazil are associated with Aedes aegypti invasion and infestation levels. Thales de Lima Bermann et al. (27 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78978-9
Trace H2O2-triggered Fenton-like reaction by secondary coordination sphere in iron-based metal-organic frameworks. Limin Duan et al. (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-79095-3
Ureterovesical junction: a stem cell niche for ureteral urothelial renewal and bladder urothelial injury repair. Yi Liao et al. (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78820-2
Neural limits of temporal feature binding in human visual cortex. N Schönemann et al. (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78974-z
Platelet-engineered AAV silencing of myocardial CD36 reprograms fatty acid metabolism to promote cardiac regeneration in male mice. Ning Zhang et al. (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-79082-8
Plasmonic vortex cavities toward the ultra-compact limit. Da-Jie Yang et al. (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78518-5
Engineered d-p orbital hybridization unlocks dilute CO2 electrolysis to byproduct-free CH4-rich syngas. Bohua Ren et al. (26 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-79041-3
Nature Climate Change (3)
Climate warming boosts frequency and intensity of southern Africa’s rainfall extremes. Unknown author (23 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02772-0
Increased southward swings of the South Indian convergence zone under greenhouse warming. Haodong Wang et al. (20 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02767-x
Targeting high-value uses to unlock the mitigation potential of clean hydrogen. Unknown author (20 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02766-y
Scientific Reports (first 10)
Construction of a five-gene prognostic model involving T cell exhaustion and metabolic reprogramming for predicting hepatocellular carcinoma risk using LASSO: insights into immune infiltration and drug sensitivity. Shaogang Wang et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-68150-0
DAF-EfficientNetV2: distribution-aware feature enhancement for plant leaf disease recognition in complex environments. Lan Du et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-72750-1
Factors associated with chronicity in children with immune thrombocytopenia in Inner Mongolia. Qi Wu et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-52675-5
Aerobic exercise induced skeletal muscle MOTS-c secretion: A novel therapy for MASLD via hepatic ACE2 regulation. Rui Li et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-60273-8
Greater cirrhosis severity is associated with a higher prevalence of echocardiographically defined cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Nhu Ngoc Ngo et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-75528-7
Integrated mechanical, durability, and sustainability assessment of low-clinker hybrid-blended HSC under sulfate and elevated temperatures exposure conditions. Aya K. Elbauomy et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-64130-6
AI-quantum hybrid channel modeling and noise mitigation for 5G/6G wireless networks: the AQCME framework. Sanjay Sharma et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-67540-8
Coenzyme Q10 mitigates methotrexate induced salivary gland injury via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Eman M. Salem et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-73244-w
Psychological distress and sleep quality related to cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment. María del Mar Carcelén-Fraile et al. (22 October 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56229-7
Harmonizing national drug lists: an eight-pattern ATC/DDD analysis. Mohammad Javad Rajabi et al. (22 October 2026).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-75394-3


















