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at 11/6/26 3:09pmNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03595-xAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.- — Preprint platform offers to pay researchers to review papers, but questions remain
- at 11/6/26 2:26pmNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03442-zA reviewer can earn US$200 through XSci’s scheme if they deliver their work within five days.
- — In Vivo CRISPR Base Editing of ANGPTL3 for Durable Lipid Lowering
- at 11/6/26 2:26pmNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11233-9In Vivo CRISPR Base Editing of ANGPTL3 for Durable Lipid Lowering
- — ‘Mathematics is more than a mechanical process’ — why I think the field will survive OpenAI’s disruption
- at 11/6/26 2:26pmNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03622-xArtificial intelligence could take the field into new territory, but researchers must create the rules and institutions that keep humans at its centre.
- — ESC (DC)2
- at 11/6/26 1:47pmNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03450-zSecurity issues.
- — Opportunistically Detecting Signs of Hypertension on a Consumer Smartwatch
- at 11/6/26 1:47pmNature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11336-3Opportunistically Detecting Signs of Hypertension on a Consumer Smartwatch
- — The palaeo cave art that hid in plain sight for 26,000 years
- at 11/6/26 1:12pmNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03585-zHundreds of engravings were spotted in a widely visited cave — some include signs of animation.
- — Hydrogen Derivatives Enable Cost-Effective Carbon Neutrality in China
- at 11/6/26 1:12pmNature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11351-4Hydrogen Derivatives Enable Cost-Effective Carbon Neutrality in China
- — Daily briefing: Toothbrush zaps bacteria to clear plaque
- at 11/6/26 12:25pmNature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03596-wThe manual toothbrush cleans by generating a bacteria-killing electrical charge. Plus, what ‘historic’ US mid-term results mean for science and a genetics lab run by AI-powered robots.
- — First-of-its-kind planetary wreckage holds clues to our Solar System’s fate
- at 11/6/26 12:25pmNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03537-7Astronomers spot an unprecedented double disk of debris around a dead star.
- — Briefing Chat: Meet the snakes that cartwheel away from trouble
- at 11/6/26 11:54amNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03632-9Nature staff discuss an acrobatic reptile defence strategy — plus, evidence of fossilized dinosaur blood cells.
- — These AI agents design your perfect robot-powered lab — and run it for you
- at 11/6/26 11:54amNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03587-xA team of artificial-intelligence agents simulates a laboratory of robots and instruments to ensure that the physical workspace functions smoothly and then directs that workspace’s operations.
- — Why not to wait even a few minutes before fleeing a tsunami
- at 11/6/26 9:38amNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03539-5Simulation shows that hesitating can be the difference between making it to safety and not.
- — The surprising reason women in academia do more parenting than men
- at 11/6/26 9:02amNature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03568-0Policies designed to keep women in the workforce could be entrenching gendered parenting roles.
- — Spider snooze stages
- at 11/6/26 9:02amNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03487-0How similar are vertebrate and invertebrate sleeping behaviours? An analysis of spiders offers insights about how sleep evolved.
- — The oracle of the second quadrant
- at 11/6/26 9:02amNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03369-5It all adds up.
- — A guide to Nature Index tables
- at 11/6/26 8:30amNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03344-0Information on the methodology used in the ranking for the 2026 Nature Spotlight: Neuroscience.
- — Ancient DNA charts spread of Celtic and Germanic languages
- at 11/6/26 8:30amNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03582-2Genomes from thousands of ancient individuals show how migrations helped shape Celtic and Germanic languages — plus, how the brain may regulate emotions differently than we thought.
- — Carbon radical generation by irreversible metal-to-ligand charge transfer
- at 11/6/26 8:30amNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11368-9Carbon radical generation by irreversible metal-to-ligand charge transfer
- — Cholera bacterium’s good deed: inspiring a glue with rare properties
- at 11/6/26 7:59amNature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03630-xAn adhesive that binds strongly even under water was inspired by a protein made by a feared pathogen.
- — Toothbrush zaps bacteria with electricity that’s made when bristles move
- at 11/6/26 7:59amNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03586-yInnovative polymer could give the manual toothbrush its first radical redesign in more than 1,000 years.
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