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Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01948-0 Species in the Heliconius genus are among the longest-lived butterflies, thanks to a diet of pollen.

Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01963-1 Nature staff discuss preliminary data on the effects of GLP-1 drugs on male fertility, plus a two-year trial of a brain–computer interface.

Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10812-0 Author Correction: Autophagic cell death restricts chromosomal instability during replicative crisis

Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01967-x Researchers have tracked the electrical activity of individual brain cells during conversation in real time. Plus, the history of GPS and a cross-species transplant that could reveal clues about the origin of animals.

Nature, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01925-7 Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve.

Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01947-1 Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01871-4 Fillets of raw fish are irregular in shape and floppy in texture, but a robot with three arms has learnt how to manipulate a salmon loin.

Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01960-4 Proteins that ‘buffer’ the effects of mutations could help to treat diseases such as cancers. Plus, goats can follow human voices and the battle over a key ocean observatory project in the United States.

Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01869-y Sequencing shows duplication of genes that affect mitochondria, the organelles that provide energy for cells.

Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01841-w The UK’s share of EU research funding is climbing, but lost networks will be harder to recover.

Nature, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01910-0 Embryonic ‘organizer cells’ can tell embryos of various phyla what kind of body to build.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01868-z Analysis of wildfire in California suggests a net reduction in exposure to blaze-related air pollution.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01923-9 A two-drug combination induces hypothermia in mice by lowering metabolism and dilating blood vessels.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01870-5 Having a greater tissue volume in some parts of the cerebellum is linked to higher scores on cognitive tests.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01922-w Neural maps reveal the specialized cells that produce speech.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01941-7 Analysis shows evidence of deadly outbreaks 5,500 years ago — plus, a prototype dark-matter detector.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01938-2 Report shows region is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10650-0 Biochemical, structural and cell biological analyses reveal that UAP56 (DDX39B) assembles with a TREX-2–like module that redirects non-functional polyadenylated RNAs from export to degradation.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10682-6 A rice gene, CHPO, links chilling resilience with nitrogen-use efficiency, revealing a domestication-shaped regulatory mechanism that could guide breeding of climate-resilient, sustainable rice varieties.

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10660-y A spatially resolved map of the human proteome across a variety of healthy tissues and cancers provides wide-ranging insights in developmental biology and oncology, and could aid the identification of therapeutic targets and development of treatments for cancer.