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Science in 2026: what to expect this year
Nature, Published online: 01 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04114-0 More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on
Random heteropolymers as enzyme mimics
Breslow, R. Artificial enzymes. Science 218, 532–537 (1982). Article ADS PubMed CAS Google Scholar DeGrado, W. F., Wasserman, Z. R. & Lear, J. D. Protein
Seeding opportunities for Black atmospheric scientists
Vernon Morris (outlined) with alumni from the atmospheric sciences PhD programme he established at Howard University in Washington DC.Credit: Vernon Morris Changemakers This Nature Q&A
The Nature Podcast highlights of 2025
You have full access to this article via your institution. Download the Nature Podcast 24 December 2025 In this episode: 00:40 What a trove of
Explore 2025 with Leif Penguinson
For five years now, Briefing readers have eagerly awaited Fridays for a chance to put their penguin-hunting skills to the test. Each week, Leif Penguinson,
peer reviews created using AI can avoid detection
The difficulty of detecting AI-tool use in peer review is proving problematic.Credit: BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty It’s almost impossible to know whether a peer-review report has
I’ve earned my PhD — what now?
Illustration: David Parkins The problem Dear Nature, In December 2024, I finished my PhD in biomedical chemistry in Italy, and I now find myself in
Revised estimates of CO<sub>2</sub> sources and sinks improve global carbon accounting
Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03981-x Updated estimates of the worldwide sources and sinks of anthropogenic carbon dioxide provide a firmer basis for monitoring
Pancreatic cancer is evasive. Is the nervous system the reason why?
The neural network in a healthy pancreas (left) and in a pancreatic tumour (right).Credit: Ref. 4 When Jami Saloman gave capsaicin, the molecule that gives
AI is saving time and money in research — but at what cost?
More than 60% of researchers surveyed about AI say they use it for work.Credit: MD Abu Sufian Jewel/NurPhoto via Getty Scientists are increasingly using artificial
