Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10572-x

A fungal long non-coding RNA from Magnaporthe oryzae translocates into rice cells to sequester a host microRNA that normally represses PKR1, a negative immunity regulator, thereby facilitating infection and revealing a widespread RNA-based pathogen–host interaction mechanism.

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10566-9

The Small Auxin Up RNA (SAUR) protein ZmSAUR72 in maize (Zea mays) promotes silk growth via regulation of H+-ATPase activity, and is a key determinant of the anthesis-silking interval and thus resilience to drought.

Oncogenesis, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41389-026-00627-z

SHP1 expression in tumor-associated dendritic cells drives immunoevasion via impairing CD8⁺ memory T cell responses

Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10358-1

Analysis of 15,836 ancient West Eurasian genomes reveals hundreds of instances of directional selection, showing that sustained changes in allele frequency were widespread, rather than being rare over this period as previously assumed.

Nature, Published online: 14 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01216-1

China discontinues prominent journal ranking list

Nature Cancer, Published online: 03 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s43018-026-01145-y

Huang, Hou, Yang et al. demonstrate that leptomeningeal metastatic cells favor the formation of a premetastatic niche by remodeling the choroid plexus vasculature through the serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, which signals into endothelial cells through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 27 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03053-z

A long-read metagenome assembly method recovers circular and complete genomes better than existing tools.

npj Digital Medicine, Published online: 24 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02568-8

Performance of DeepSeek in the generation of in-training examination questions in radiology resident education

Oncogene, Published online: 24 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41388-026-03730-y

Non-classic deubiquitinase USP13 inhibits bladder cancer metastasis through destabilizing cytoplasmic KDM3A

Cell Death Discovery, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41420-026-02990-7

MAPK14/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis dysregulation drives podocyte ferroptosis via mediating glycerophospholipid metabolism

Cell Death Discovery, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41420-026-02999-y

Harnessing the immune microenvironment: advances in nasopharyngeal carcinoma immunotherapy