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Introducing our first two journals under the Nature Progress banner: Nature Progress Brain Health and Nature Progress Oncology. Learn more about the two journals and how to submit your research here: go.nature.com/4lQhihD #SciencePublishing #Academicsky

Salt marshes can survive extreme wave events with modest erosion but are likely to offer the best flood protection to coastlines that experience moderate storms, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/4yDJ7yz 🌎🧪

A newly identified fossil amphibian, measuring 737 millimetres in length and dating back around 237 million years, may have been fully adapted to life in the sea, according to a study in Nature Ecology & Evolution. go.nature.com/4iiWdep #Paleosky #evosky 🧪

Although global measles incidence and mortality had declined in 1990−2019, its resurgence since 2020 reflects stalled vaccination progress worldwide, according to updates to the Global Burden of Disease Study presented in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/4i6ynCk #medsky 🧪

The authors of a Comment article write that they "feel that consciousness in #AI is extraordinarily unlikely, at least in the digital, silicon-based systems that underpin today’s technologies." They provide three reasons for their scepticism. 🧪

A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal from Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan, shows evidence of a potentially lethal spear wound, offering rare insight into violence among our ancient relatives. The findings are published in Scientific Reports. 🧪🏺

Orexin agonists have been approved for the treatment of a type of narcolepsy. A feature in Nature reports on how they could also treat conditions across the health spectrum, much like what has happened with GLP-1 drugs. #medsky 🧪

Denisovans from the Xujiayao and other East Asian sites are morphologically distinctive, with a low cranial profile with near-parallel lateral walls, a massive supraorbital torus, a flat zygomaxillary region and weak prognathism, according to a paper in Nature. go.nature.com/3WnOg04 🏺🧪

A paper in Nature Medicine presents a device platform that converses with patients to help them manage their epilepsy. In a small test, patient feedback helped the system improve seizure detection, cutting false alarms by about 80 percent. go.nature.com/489Oo5X #medsky 🧪

The final menstrual period is preceded by abrupt ‘cliff-like’ biological changes across multiple body systems, some of which show early signs more than a decade beforehand, according to research published in Nature Medicine. 🧪 🩺 #medsky

A pilot study in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and persistent psychosis, reported in npj Acoustics, shows that transcranial ultrasound stimulation produced a signal consistent with a possible treatment effect on delusions in patients with chronic psychosis. 🧪

Chronotherapy promises to improve medicine by aligning treatment with the body’s internal clock. As this idea moves into clinical trials, a high-profile retraction reveals the ups and downs of circadian medicine, according to a feature in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/3W2ghdv #medsky 🧪

A paper in Scientific Reports presents the discovery of submerged tropical peat reefs in the shallow coastal waters of the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique; a legacy of ancient coastal forests now transformed into benthic marine habitats. go.nature.com/4i1VTBX #Paleosky 🌍🧪

Land is sinking in some major cities worldwide, including Mexico City, Mexico and Medan, Indonesia, according to satellite observations of 465 cities published in Nature Cities. go.nature.com/4hRSi7Z 🧪

A case study in Communications Sustainability from Hurricane Ida suggests that communities impacted by prior catastrophic hurricanes exhibit better future-hazard preparedness. However, those exposed to frequent but non-catastrophic events show reduced preparedness. go.nature.com/4zPd4g1 🌎🧪

Why do people self-injure themselves? In this new paper with Jill Hooley and @chelseaboccagno.bsky.social, we link nonsuicidal self-injury (@NSSI) to intuitive dualism. Our results suggest that Dualism may play a role in affective processing and psychopathology. nature.com/articles/s41...

Interested in the story behind our recordanelle? Check out our Research Briefing: ➡️ nature.com/articles/s41... For the full paper: ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41... Thanks to @natbiotech.nature.com for the editorial summary and a huge thanks to @boeynaemssteven.bsky.social for the expert view.

In a new comment published in Nature Human Behavior with Steffen Lange, we make the case for degrowing AI. Free access rdcu.be/gNGnNEnMbMRa @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Out now in @nature.com : our paper on multimodal precision diagnostics in clinical xenotransplantation. Hyperacute rejection is largely solved. The next challenge is the immune injury hiding below the surface, and we propose a framework to see it early. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

As the journal turns 20, in this October 2026 issue we reflect on the journey nanoscale science has undertaken over the past two decades and how nanoscience-enabled technologies have had a real-world impact. Full issue: nature.com/nnano/volume... #Nanotechnology #Nanoscience

Can a human survive in a whale's belly? Nature spoke to marine and anatomy specialists about the science behind 'Whalefall.' Spoilers are ahead!

A Review in Nature Reviews Physics uses ecosystems as a paradigm of complex nonlinear open systems to survey the progress made in tipping point science over the past 15 years and identify gaps in the knowledge. 🔒

Happy to share our🆕 #OpenAccess article " #Engineering the #paclitaxel biosynthetic pathway in #Physcomitrium patens for de novo and stable biosynthesis🧬🌿" is now published in @natcomms.nature.com🥳🎉 Congrts to all authors👏 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com #plantscience

Around 44% of reef-building coral species are estimated to face an increased relative risk of extinction, according to an assessment of 774 reef-building coral species on the IUCN Red List, published in Nature. go.nature.com/3U1kP3e 🧪

Registration is open for the next Nature Flagship Conference, Sensing Technologies: Biosensors, taking place 2–4 June 2027 at COEX in Seoul, South Korea. Register before November to save up to 50 percent. go.nature.com/3VTWrkI #STEMConference

The night sky in Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night may have been inspired by a celestial arrangement visible before dawn on 22 July 1889, according to research in Scientific Reports. The authors argue that the conventional June dating of the work should potentially be reconsidered. 🔭🧪

A paper in Nature describes a multi-agent framework that coordinates data science, medical reasoning and health coaching over longitudinal wearable and clinical data to provide holistic personal health support. go.nature.com/4zNhHqV #AI #medsky 🧪

St. Jude is offering a free livestream of the Nature Conference, “Accelerating Pediatric Cancer Innovation: From Research to Real-World Impact,” Nov. 11-12. Join from anywhere in the world and hear from a global community dedicated to advancing pediatric cancer care. Register: bit.ly/4iuOI5h

A study in Nature Geoscience used mid-Holocene proxy records from 5,000-7,000 years ago to refine climate models, which suggest future winter sea ice could shrink by nearly 1 million square kilometers more than previously projected. go.nature.com/4i73WvR 🌏🌊🧪

A study published in Nature finds that microplastics can generate reactive oxygen species at their surfaces in water, challenging the idea that they are simply passive particles and revealing a potential mechanism for biological damage. 🧪

Salt marshes can survive extreme wave events with modest erosion but are likely to offer the best flood protection to coastlines that experience moderate storms, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/4yDJ7yz 🌎🧪

In this Behind the Paper post, Alice-Agnes Gabriel writes about what her team's research, published in Nature Communications, about the 2025 Mandalay earthquake in Myanmar and what it teaches about the predictability of earthquakes. ⚒️🧪

Excited to announce that Nature Progress Sustainable Chemistry, a new open-access journal from @natureportfolio.nature.com, is now open for submissions! Publishing research across all aspects of sustainable and green chemistry. Visit the journal site to find out more. #Chemsky go.nature.com/3VT2XYY

Infections can leave lasting effects on health, ageing, and chronic disease risk after pathogens are cleared. A Comment article in Nature Microbiology argues vaccines should be assessed for preventing acute illness and reducing these long-term effects. go.nature.com/4dJYDBq 🧪

Flipping static charge on demand? With @andrissutka.bsky.social we show by applying electric fields during the contact-friction-separation cycle, we can dynamically control static charge. ⚡️🔬 Just published in @natureportfolio.nature.com #MaterialScience #Physics #ChemSky #SciSky #TENG

As battery use grows, worries about lithium shortages have loomed large. But projections suggest global supply can meet most demand through 2035 while becoming less geographically concentrated, reducing supply risks. @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Scientists have debated for decades whether the human brain sprouts new neurons throughout life. A feature in Nature asks what it would mean if our brains could grow new neurons and how much evidence is enough. #Neuroskyence 🧪

A study in Nature Neuroscience identifies a secreted phospholipase in the hippocampal dentate gyrus that mediates an aging-sensitive compensatory mechanism promoting cognitive resilience and neuroprotection. go.nature.com/3WgXLy3 #Neuroskyence 🧪

Concerns about privacy, reproducibility and cost are prompting scientists to use #AI models on their computers rather than in the cloud, according to a technology feature in Nature. #Academicsky 🧪

Don’t miss the first issue of Nature Mechanical Engineering. Register for our free journal content alert from launch, helping you to stay up to date with the latest mechanical engineering research. 🔗https://go.nature.com/4rfny53

The results of a study in Communications Earth & Environment suggest that delaying net zero emissions increases the frequency of extreme El Niño events in the tropical Pacific, comparable to 1997-98 or 2015-16, over subsequent centuries. 🌊🌏🧪

📢Webinar: Join Nature Medicine & Nature Reviews Nephrology for a discussion on approaches to financing #dialysis, a leading cause of catastrophic health expenditure Wednesday, Oct 21 With Valerie Luyckx, Ole Norheim, Laura Sola, Yot Teerawattananon @natrevneph.nature.com cassyni.com/events/5PxZX...

The Anthropocene is widely used without fixed definition. In this Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Perspective article the authors identify 1952, marked by a sharp increase in plutonium from nuclear tests, as a key point for defining the Anthropocene. go.nature.com/4i0IdFX 🌍🧪

Depression during pregnancy may influence infant brain development and emotional health. A study in Nature Communications shows that infants whose mothers received depression treatment had smaller right hippocampal volumes, which predicted lower negative emotionality. go.nature.com/4ifqcnE 🧪

Happy to be a part of a new @natureportfolio.nature.com paper, "High wind speed reduces water use efficiency across terrestrial ecosystems," led by Xiang Wang and Zheng Fu and with an international team www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nature's job satisfaction survey of nearly 4,000 scientists shows that meaningful work, flexibility and job security matter more than salaries do. #Academicsky 🧪

Who will win the €100,000 Early Career #EinsteinFoundationAward? Join us online Nov 10 (3-5pm CET) to discover up to six international finalist projects boosting research quality. ▶️ www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/... co-hosted with @bihatcharite.bsky.social + @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social

Figures should inform, not persuade. But can they be engaging? We argue that yes @natureportfolio.nature.com and explain 7 ways to for engage visually and reach audiences effectively and efficiently. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #DataVisualization 🧪📊 PS October = Breast Cancer Awareness 🎀