Nature, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01251-yA congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little agreement on what reform would entail.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01134-2Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration’s cuts to science — whereas energy and AI are a pull for some Republicans.

Nature, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01147-xRepository would require US universities to register research fraud and workplace harassment.

Nature, Published online: 03 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01105-7The 2027 budget proposal would curb federal payments for scientific publishing and reduce funding for many US institutions.