Oldest known poison arrows show Stone Age humans’ technological talents Summary Traces of a toxic plant compound (buphandrine) were detected on 60,000-year-old microlith arrowheads from the Umhlatuzana rock shelter in…
Oral 4′-fluorouridine rescues nonhuman primates from advanced Lassa fever Summary Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09906-y Article Image: https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41586-025-09906-y/MediaObjects/41586_2025_9906_Fig1_HTML.png This Nature study tests the oral antiviral 4′-fluorouridine (4′-FIU,…
Stress controls heterochromatin inheritance via histone H3 ubiquitylation Summary This Nature study identifies a stress‑responsive regulatory hub (HRH) that controls heterochromatin propagation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The hub centres on the…
Evidence accumulation from experience and observation in the cingulate cortex Summary This Nature article examines how neurons in the cingulate cortex accumulate evidence both from direct experience and from observing…
ipRGC properties prevent light from shifting the SCN clock during daytime Article Meta data Article Date = 07 January 2026 Article URL = https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09894-z Article Title = ipRGC properties prevent…
Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses Article metadata Article Date = 2025 Article URL = https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09870-7 Article Image = (not provided) Summary This study shows that…
Albumin orchestrates a natural host defence mechanism against mucormycosis Summary This Nature study shows that human serum albumin (HSA) is a specialised host defence factor that selectively inhibits growth and…
A mechanical ratchet drives unilateral cytokinesis Article metadata Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09915-x Article Image: Figure 1 Summary This study uses zebrafish blastomeres to explain how an…
Distinct neuronal populations in the human brain combine content and context Article meta Article Date: 07 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09910-2 Representative image: Figure 1 Summary This study records 3,109…
Mimicking opioid analgesia in cortical pain circuits Summary This study pinpoints a μ-opioidergic neuronal ensemble in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) that drives the affective–motivational component of pain and is…
