Tuesday, 22 September 2026
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Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02941-3 Nature examines whether the technology might spell the end for humans, and why AI companies are calling for a slowdown.
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Biosecurity must protect human functional capacity ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02996-2 Biosecurity must protect human functional capacity
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Dust in the wind is on the decline ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02979-3 The global decrease in atmospheric dust might be affecting Earth’s temperature.
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A global safety net for climate-risk intelligence is urgently needed ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02995-3 A global safety net for climate-risk intelligence is urgently needed
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Hundreds of ‘free’ academic journals have started charging fees ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02818-5 A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models — especially over the past few years.
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Watch scientists decipher burnt scrolls without unrolling them ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02920-8 By making and burning their own papyrus, researchers have come up with a method that might help to read glowing text from unopened scrolls from Herculaneum.
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The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02939-x From southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mounting and the window for action is rapidly closing.
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Why insects need their own protected areas ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02997-1 Why insects need their own protected areas
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About to give your first lecture? Read this first ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02369-9 Ten researchers and faculty members share what surprised them when they began teaching — and what they wish they had known before walking into the room.
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Why AI companies can’t be trusted to self-regulate ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03014-1 From aviation to banking, high-risk industries are subject to independent oversight and meaningful penalties. AI companies should be no exception.
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Nepal floods pose biggest test yet for UN climate loss and damage fund ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03000-7 Countries should not have to wait months to receive relatively small grants for responding to the immediate impact of extreme weather.
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This super-cold microscope could spur a quantum revolution ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02942-2 The instrument, which operates near absolute zero for hours, will soon ship to a few labs. Researchers are thrilled.
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All the ways a cell can die — and why the variety matters ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02929-z Scientists are poking holes in established ideas about how cells live and die, and are harnessing these discoveries to fight diseases from cancer to autoimmune conditions.
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What happens in Vegas: one lecturer’s hunt for a projector ↗Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02724-w Misadventures at a scientific meeting in Nevada, and ponderings on the idea that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.