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Why plastic lingers: Water chemistry slows nature's cleanup
Scientists have long known that sunlight helps break down plastic. So, why do plastic products linger for decades and even centuries in rivers, lakes, and oceans—even when bathed in direct sunlight? Northwestern University engineers have uncovered an unexpected answer.
'Our nature project has been amazing for wildlife'
Residents have spent the past year sowing wildflower meadows and encouraging no mow areas.
A vast whale necropolis has been found
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01581-x In the Indian Ocean, a deep-sea area roughly 1,200 kilometres long and 7 kilometres deep was found to harbour an ecological landmark site of whale remains.
Amplified Arctic iceberg traffic reshapes benthic biodiversity
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10630-4 Accelerated Arctic glacier disintegration and a more dynamic sea ice cover are increasing iceberg-delivered dropstones in the deep ocean, reshaping seafloor habitats and extending cryospheric impacts far beyond glaciers.
Building user-driven climate adaptation products
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10555-y A systematic review and analysis shows how user-centred design can be integrated into, and strengthen, co-production approaches for building user-driven climate adaptation products.
Confirmation that bryozoan animals were present during the Cambrian explosion
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01753-9 Bryozoans are marine invertebrates that live in colonies and have long been considered absent from the Cambrian explosion — a rapid evolutionary event that began around 538 million years ago. Newly discovered fossils from th...
Deep learning four decades of human migration
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10611-7 A global annual migration-flow dataset (1990–2024) is produced using deep-learning models and diverse sources to estimate movements across 230 countries with improved temporal resolution, coverage and uncertainty estimates.
Diverse binding poses of agonistic neurotoxins on human Na<sub>v</sub>1.6
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10661-x Structures of the distinct binding poses of three agonistic peptide toxins—bullet-ant-derived toxin δ-paraponeritoxin-Pc1a, cone snail ι-conotoxin RXIA and the globular β-scorpion toxin Cn2—on the human Nav1. 6–β1 channel com...
Doubting Thomas
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01718-y Family ties.
Five winning images of scientists at work
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01819-8 From sky to sea, and then back to the lab, here are the top images from Nature’s 2026 photo competition.
Gene ancestries reveal diverse microbial associations during eukaryogenesis
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10639-9 Phylogenomic reconstruction of the proteome of the last eukaryotic common ancestor sheds light on the origin of eukaryotes, indicating an important role of horizontal transfer of genes from diverse bacterial and viral donors.
Giant crustacean of the deep sea steals a trick from bacteria
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01832-x Organisms called bathynomids boast a bacterial gene that helps them to regulate their metabolism in the cold depths.
How I use AI to turn failed drugs into new medicines
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01626-1 By combining chemistry and biology with AI modelling, Layla Hosseini-Gerami is finding and reviving therapeutics with ‘huge potential’.
In situ nanocrystal confinement for efficient blue perovskite LEDs
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10596-3 Efficient blue perovskite light-emitting diodes with an external quantum efficiency of 21. 8% are achieved through in situ polymerization-driven nanocrystal confinement.
Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01816-x Peptide injections are the hottest trend in wellness. Researchers say enthusiasm for these unregulated drugs has got ahead of the science.
JUNO experiment ushers in next generation of neutrino experiments
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01585-7 The first measurements from the JUNO experiment demonstrate unprecedented precision and promise exciting results.
Light-induced quantum friction of carbon nanotubes in water
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10632-2 Near-infrared fluorescent carbon nanotubes exhibit light-induced quantum friction in water, in which exciton interactions slow nanoscale motion and enable optical control of diffusion and fluid dynamics.
Light slows down carbon nanotubes in water
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01701-7 Water-suspended carbon nanotubes move more slowly in green light, suggesting that excited electrons in the tubes couple to the water through ‘quantum friction’.
Measurement of reactor neutrino oscillation with the first JUNO data
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10538-z The first data of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory deliver high-precision neutrino oscillation parameters, improving measurements and demonstrating readiness to determine neutrino mass ordering.
Mitochondria directly interact with the nuclear pore complex
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10588-3 Mitochondria interact directly with the nuclear pore complex via VDAC1–RANBP2 binding to sustain nuclear ATP levels.
Mitochondria tethered to the nucleus secure its energy supply
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01587-5 Direct interactions between the cell’s powerhouses and nuclear pores might channel energy straight into the nucleus, fuelling cell division and differentiation.
Mutation-dependent responses to sleep and exercise in clonal haematopoiesis
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10634-0 Sleep and exercise can slow clonal haematopoiesis and limit mutant cell-driven atherosclerosis.