Monday, 31 August 2026
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Order from disorder: do we need a new law of physics? ↗Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02685-0 A radical proposal that evolutionary pressures apply to atoms as much as animals should provoke scientific debate.
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What’s your lab’s archetype? The answer could inform how you use AI ↗Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02543-z A white paper gives research groups four priority models, each of which uses artificial intelligence differently.
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The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour? ↗Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02669-0 Fear of a possible ‘negative’ leap second is accelerating plans to abolish the practice.
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Scale of snakebites estimated globally ↗Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02642-x Using available data and modelling to assess the incidence of snakebites and associated deaths provides information needed for efforts to tackle this public-health concern.
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Why are rich people so pessimistic? What the numbers say ↗Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02687-y Optimism about the future can seem in short supply nowadays, but people’s age, where they live and their expectations have a lot to do with it.