Thursday, 15 October 2026
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World's timekeepers upend how they adjust time to avoid catastrophic 'negative second' ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03329-z Governments have voted to abolish the leap second immediately and to replace it with a leap hour.
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Orangutan mothers arrange play dates for their babies ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03238-1 Solitary primates spend energy and time travelling to patches of forest for get-togethers.
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Nearly half of reef-building corals face elevated relative risk of extinction ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11263-3 Nearly half of reef-building corals face elevated relative risk of extinction
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Margaret Hamilton obituary: computer scientist who pioneered software engineering and helped us get to the Moon ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03233-6 Programmer whose forward-thinking and reliable code helped to save the Apollo 11 mission.
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Is AI eroding PhD students’ critical thinking and analysis skills? ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03178-w An expert panel debates the impact of artificial intelligence on doctoral programmes.
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ArXiv versus AI slop: will capping preprint submissions work? ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03194-w Major preprint platform tightens its rules to curb a surge of submissions, including those generated by artificial-intelligence tools.
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Give me the good news: four science stories to brighten your day ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03152-6 Drugs that can reverse multiple sclerosis in mice and a new species of penguin are just the beginning.
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Daily briefing: Bleached corals revived by healthy neighbour’s touch ↗Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03336-0 Ghostly white corals are fully restored in eight weeks by contact with a healthy counterpart. Plus, arXiv is capping submissions per researcher and four good news stories to brighten your day.