Tuesday, 13 October 2026
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Preserve research data for tomorrow’s AI-enabled integrity checks ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03244-3 Preserve research data for tomorrow’s AI-enabled integrity checks
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Decentralized AI needs more evidence on energy use ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03245-2 Decentralized AI needs more evidence on energy use
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Daily briefing: What makes a happy scientist at work? ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03306-6 Hear how researchers answered Nature’s 2026 science-job satisfaction survey. Plus, a detector for AI-generated ideas and the winners of the economics Nobel prize.
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Can GLP-1s heal the brain? Obesity drugs get a makeover for addiction and depression ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03252-3 Compounds inspired by the blockbuster weight-loss drugs are also being trialled for schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease, among other conditions.
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Lead-tainted teeth reveal medieval mines’ unequal toll ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03236-3 Burials in the United Kingdom’s Peak District, one of Europe’s largest lead-production regions in centuries past, hint at social inequality.
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Why not every global problem can be tackled by an IPCC-like organization ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03234-5 Why not every global problem can be tackled by an IPCC-like organization
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Whistleblowing in universities is ‘extraordinarily risky’: stronger protections are needed ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03221-w Speaking out against misconduct is challenging without external adjudicators.
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Diversify Nobel-prize nominations before it’s too late ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03220-x International scientific organizations are ready to help the committees that award the prizes to invite a wider range of nominators.
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A mysterious jelly seems to be left behind by toads ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02974-8 A scientist puzzles over the origins of a curious gelatinous substance, and the complexities of measuring time, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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Atomic-scale spin sensing of a 2D d-wave altermagnet via helical tunneling ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11257-1 Atomic-scale spin sensing of a 2D d-wave altermagnet via helical tunneling
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Selective, Catalytic Oxidation of Polyethylene Surfaces ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11255-3 Selective, Catalytic Oxidation of Polyethylene Surfaces
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In the AI era, coding means thinking like a systems architect ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02715-x Programming is still an essential skill, but how you do it needs to change, says Jacques Cornwell.
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Author Correction: Parkinson’s disease as a somato-cognitive action network disorder ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11246-4 Author Correction: Parkinson’s disease as a somato-cognitive action network disorder
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What’s the secret sauce for happy scientists at work? These eight countries offer some clues ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03226-5 Meaningful work, flexibility and job security all matter more than salaries do, Nature’s job satisfaction survey shows.
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When microbes degrade plastic, where does it go? ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03246-1 When microbes degrade plastic, where does it go?
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Admire another researcher’s work? Tell them about it ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02668-1 A small act of appreciation won’t solve the structural problems of academic life. But it can’t hurt.
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Is this idea from AI or humans? A detector claims it can tell ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03247-0 A tool called IdeaLens helps to judge whether concepts — rather than just writing — in scientific papers are artificially generated.
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Inundated AI conferences impose submissions caps ↗Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03153-5 Researchers question whether these will work to stem the deluge of manuscipts.