Wednesday, 19 August 2026
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Too much mate choice overwhelms frogs ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02554-w Female treefrogs select less carefully when hearing a chorus of males.
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A global atmospheric methane record from a tropical ice core ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10938-1 A 2,000-year Peruvian ice core record of atmospheric CH4 concentrations contains the first historical global CH4 record from the low latitudes, and implementation of a four-box model indicates higher equatorial CH4 strength than previous esti…
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Increasing CO 2 levels fertilize C 4 grass production ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10935-4 By combining a meta-analysis of CO2 enrichment experiments with three decades of southern African savanna observations, an increase in biomass production by C4 grasses under rising CO2 levels in water-limited environments is revealed.
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Wake-activated neuronal populations that regulate sleep drive ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10928-3 Whole-brain activity mapping, targeted cell manipulations and electrophysiology in mice identify wake-activated neuronal populations that are crucial for sleep drive and can persistently reduce daily sleep amount.
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Observation of conformal field theory spectra in a quantum simulator ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10904-x Measurements on an array of optically trapped neutral atoms at a quantum phase transition provide a direct observation of the universal excitation spectrum predicted by conformal field theory.
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Functional role of skull lymphoid structures in CNS immunosurveillance ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10951-4 Functional lymphoid structures within the skull bone marrow enable central nervous system immunosurveillance and shape immune responses to brain disease.
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Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10777-0 Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies
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Evidence for vacuum-enhanced superconductivity in NbSe 2 ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11037-x Evidence for vacuum-enhanced superconductivity in NbSe 2
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Reply to: Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10776-1 Reply to: Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies
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A black hole's spin could finally be measured by a high-speed star ↗Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02607-0 Star orbiting close to Sagittarius A* could reveal its spin — plus, how exoskeletons might change the way humans move.