Can we have class outside? Seven tips to breeze through outdoor lectures

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02564-8Advocates say that delivering lectures and presentations al fresco can energize students and provide them with a complete experience.

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02564-8

Advocates say that delivering lectures and presentations al fresco can energize students and provide them with a complete experience.

Stunning fossil shows dinosaurs’ distinctive path to flight

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03126-8A fossil from a previously undiscovered species with feathery limbs, unearthed in China, adds to evidence that dinosaurs and birds evolved flight more than once.

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03126-8

A fossil from a previously undiscovered species with feathery limbs, unearthed in China, adds to evidence that dinosaurs and birds evolved flight more than once.

Can pancreatic cancer be stopped in its tracks? Radical tactic raises hopes

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03119-7With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03119-7

With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early.

Sign of the times: AI lingo muscles into esteemed dictionary

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03044-9‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to Merriam-Webster’s online catalogue.

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03044-9

‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to Merriam-Webster’s online catalogue.

Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the <i>CCR5</i> mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11149-4Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the CCR5 mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11149-4

Retraction Note: Ribosomal frameshifting in the CCR5 mRNA is regulated by miRNAs and the NMD pathway