Can Rwanda sustain its rise in science and technology? Here’s what can help

Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01980-0An ambitious analysis challenges the view that a nation’s pursuit of economic growth alone can deliver long-term prosperity.

Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01980-0

An ambitious analysis challenges the view that a nation’s pursuit of economic growth alone can deliver long-term prosperity.

AI systems devise hypotheses and ways to test them

Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01873-2AI agents collaborate to generate biomedical hypotheses and analyse data, moving towards a laboratory discovery cycle with AI involved in every step.

Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01873-2

AI agents collaborate to generate biomedical hypotheses and analyse data, moving towards a laboratory discovery cycle with AI involved in every step.

Coffee is under threat: how scientists are fighting to save it from extinction

Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01965-zCoffee plants are critically endangered by climate change. Researchers are finding solutions to keep scientists supplied with their favourite discovery fuel.

Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01965-z

Coffee plants are critically endangered by climate change. Researchers are finding solutions to keep scientists supplied with their favourite discovery fuel.

How AI can crack open the ‘hidden curriculum’ for neurodivergent students

Nature, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01672-9Marisa Chrysochoou and Keivan Stassun argue that AI tools could help students to navigate academia’s unwritten rules.

Nature, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01672-9

Marisa Chrysochoou and Keivan Stassun argue that AI tools could help students to navigate academia’s unwritten rules.