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This AI ‘Raygun’ can shrink and supersize proteins — opening the door to easy editing

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02335-5 Model modifies existing proteins using probability approach.

Why tomorrow’s nanotechnologies need support today

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02179-z The field seems to be on the cusp of big advances, but a concerted effort is needed to realize its true potential.

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1038/s41586-026-10845-5 The piezochiral effect, a new member of the family of strain-responsive functionalities alongside piezoelectricity and piezomagnetism, is introduced, enabling control of chirality through mechanical strain, with…

Was art key to ancient humans' success? The secrets of Hohle Fels cave

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02359-x New discoveries at famous archeological site add to mystery of ancient human culture.

Diverse bacterial pattern recognition receptors sense the core phage proteome

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10852-6 Systematic analysis of prokaryotic STAND NTPases — relatives of animal and plant immune receptors — uncovers diverse antiviral sensors that detect most of the core…

Iran war live: US accuses IRGC of ‘surprise’ ballistic missile attacks

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Iran war live: US accuses IRGC of ‘surprise’ ballistic missile attacks

US claim comes as Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and Iran warns of 'any action' to maintain its control of Hormuz.

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Relatively few Black people benefited in the 1930s and 1940s from mortgages backed by the US government

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02246-5 Newly digitized mortgage records from 38 US states reveal the profound racial inequality of two mortgage programmes during the 1930s and 1940s. These loans, supported…

Plasmonic metamaterial time crystal

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10825-9 A plasmonic metamaterial driven at terahertz frequencies achieves strong, ultrafast temporal modulation and shows a transition to the photonic time crystal regime with…

Earliest siphuncle-bearing cephalopod from the early Cambrian

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10868-y Early Cambrian Eoceras shaanxiense gen. et sp. nov. preserves septa and a segmented tube resembling a primordial siphuncle, extending cephalopod origins and revealing…

Electric dipoles go sideways in thin ferroelectric film

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02127-x Coupling between horizontal and vertical electric polarization enables an unconventional ferroelectric material to be controlled using standard device geometry.

Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02282-1 Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.

How silicon-chip technology is being re-engineered for quantum computing

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02124-0 Two demonstrations of silicon-based quantum processors tackle the engineering challenges of building scalable quantum computers.