I caught my students using AI to cheat in an exam — here’s what universities must do to stamp this out

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02447-yWithout strong standards and smart oversight, artificial intelligence risks eroding the foundations of higher education.

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02447-y

Without strong standards and smart oversight, artificial intelligence risks eroding the foundations of higher education.

What to do when you have too many PhD projects on the go

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01681-8By ruthlessly narrowing down his priorities, Zachary Sentell managed to publish several papers in the final year of his PhD and graduate on time.

Nature, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01681-8

By ruthlessly narrowing down his priorities, Zachary Sentell managed to publish several papers in the final year of his PhD and graduate on time.

Briefing Chat: Is DNA repair the secret to a long life? Whales and mole rats offer tantalizing hints

Nature, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02488-3Nature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses.

Nature, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02488-3

Nature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses.

Heat waves have killed millions. Here’s how scientists tally lives lost

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02430-7Two very different methods are used to estimate the human toll of heatwaves such as those now hitting parts of Asia and Europe.

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02430-7

Two very different methods are used to estimate the human toll of heatwaves such as those now hitting parts of Asia and Europe.

Levitating sensor for magnetic fields could detect ultrafaint brain activity

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02458-9The device’s simple design could rival much more complex alternatives in biophysics research — and could even be used to search for dark matter.

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02458-9

The device’s simple design could rival much more complex alternatives in biophysics research — and could even be used to search for dark matter.