- February 1, 2026
This robot hand detaches and walks by itself
Human hands are incredibly dexterous tools — but they have their limits. They are asymmetric, they have only a single
Five ways to make the academic workplace happier and healthier this year
Many doctoral students and early-career researchers do not feel empowered to report poor working conditions or supervisor misconduct.Credit: Getty When
Exceeding 1.5 °C requires rethinking accountability in climate policy
Around ten years after the Paris climate agreement was adopted, the world is again at a crucial moment. In 2015,
key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026
Membership at many of the high-level advisory coucils for the US National Institutes of Health is dwindling ― a decline
How six US researchers plan to protect science amid chaos and cuts
When Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November 2024, Nature asked six leading biomedical researchers to outline their
How do vaccine cutbacks affect public health? Ask Japan
Despite having a strong healthcare system, vaccine hesitancy and mixed messages from government have curtailed some immunization efforts.Credit: Carl Court/Getty
AI tools boost individual scientists but could limit research as a whole
Nature, Published online: 14 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04092-3 Analyses of hundreds of thousands of papers in the natural sciences reveal a
Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak is a nuclear-fusion research reactor in Hefei, China.Credit: Zhang Yazi/China News Service/VCG via Getty Researchers
Will mpox go global again? Research shows it’s evolving in curious ways
Mpox virus particles (purple) seem to be spreading more easily between people.Credit: NIAID/SPL As mpox continues to spark localized outbreaks
graduates anxious, but optimistic, about the future
Last year, Nature’s careers team spoke to five recent PhD students in North America, Israel and the United Kingdom to