Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02888-5Twenty-minute phone calls from tutors improved children’s maths learning during emergency school closures. Plus, Denisovans made excellent deer hunters and Beatles puns are here, there and everywhere in scientific literature.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01656-9A robotic device helps children with spinal muscular atrophy build up strength in their knees. Plus, a tough peer-review process could lead to a more-cited paper and chemists’ mission to replace ‘forever chemicals’.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01265-6Data generated by AI ‘teachers’ can subliminally pass on particular traits to ‘student’ models. Plus, sperm-whale communication is structured similarly to some human languages and the success of China’s ‘Great Green Wall’.

Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01207-2‘Partial reprogramming’, which winds back a cell’s biological clock, could enter clinical trials later this year. Plus, a single DNA tweak can make female mice grow testes and why obesity drugs are more effective in some people than others.

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00825-0New technique aims to prevent bats from spreading disease, the science behind health supplements and the ‘same-ifying’ effect of writing with AI.

Nature, Published online: 09 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00741-3The supplement’s anti-ageing effect was greater in people who were already biologically older than their years.