Tuesday, 25 August 2026
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The future of peer review requires AI support, not AI bans ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02631-0 The future of peer review requires AI support, not AI bans
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Asthma in some boys stops at puberty: mouse results hint at why ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02611-4 Study suggests that male hormones have an effect on nerve endings in the lungs.
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The brain struggles to make new neurons in people with depression ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02661-8 High resolution, wide-coverage map of the hippocampus reveals possible pathways for therapy.
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Addendum: Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11017-1 Addendum: Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
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How tech-enhanced sleep could improve rest but erode privacy ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02573-7 Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed.
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China is changing the shape of global health. The terms are still up for negotiation ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02622-1 Health-care partnerships can provide other nations with cheap diagnostics, medicines and more — but global institutions should help to ensure that they also strengthen local capacity and preserve sovereignty.
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How one researcher captured a vanished world of UK government science ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02094-3 Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.
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Assessing students in the AI era ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02632-z Assessing students in the AI era
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Protecting education in the middle of war zones ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02634-x Protecting education in the middle of war zones
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Amend copyright licences to halt AI misuse and reassert human control ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02633-y Amend copyright licences to halt AI misuse and reassert human control
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Ancient surveying instrument found in Egypt ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02382-y The earliest known example of a tool used to build in a straight line, and remembering an early trailblazer in radio communication in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.
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A guide to securing your first research fellowship: what reviewers are looking for ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02115-1 How early-career researchers can strengthen their track record, boost their research proposal and assess institutional fit.
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These rodent OnlyFans stars are helping to fund scientific research ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02550-0 The platform, mostly known for its adult content, has provided a financial lifeline amid US federal-funding uncertainty. And now the marmots have their own cryptocurrency too.
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How to manage AI risks while reaping the benefits ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02567-5 As the world debates how to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe’s lawmakers are doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
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AI-detection tools have made huge leaps forward — how good are they? ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02569-3 Scientists and publishers are testing a new breed of software that promises impressive accuracy at spotting AI-written text.
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More than 18,000 questionable images found in antibody catalogues of 15 companies ↗Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02635-w Science sleuth’s findings raise questions for researchers working to improve the reliability of commercial antibodies.