2026年9月29日

China now leads the world in trials for next-gen CAR-T therapies

Rachel Fieldhouse

Stephen Hawking biography explores an ‘exceptionally clear, uncluttered mind’

Neil Turok

Bigger than CRISPR? A guide to the latest genome editors

Heidi Ledford

Vaping in childhood has bigger health risks than we’d thought

Francis J. Gilchrist

Old hearts age backwards: transplanted organs adjust to host's biological age

Chris Simms

Paid to peer review: firms are paying researchers to assess manuscripts for journals

Miryam Naddaf

Using machine learning with biochemical analysis to identify suitable enzymes for bioremediation applications

Joseph Boctor

Author Correction: The dominant role of temperature in seasonal ozone sensitivity changes in China

Yafang Cheng

Contrasting aerosol–cloud feedbacks across a warming Arctic

Katrianne Lehtipalo

Abstract In the rapidly warming Arctic, the feedback between aerosols and clouds is a major source of uncertainty in projections of future climate. One source of this uncertainty is the role of new particle formation, which produces aerosol particles that can subsequently grow into cloud condensation nuclei, thereby influencing Arctic cloud formation. Here harmonized field aerosol observations across the Arctic spanning 2003–2024, alongside satellite-derived data, were analysed to quantify trends in new particle formation and estimate their climatic implications across the Arctic region. Three distinct aerosol regimes, with contrasting contributions of new particle formation to cloud condensation nuclei populations, were identified: the High Arctic, the Maritime Arctic and the Continental…

Microbial extracellular residues are a major source of mineral-associated soil carbon

Peng Cai

Sensing forces that shape tumours

Ian Y. Wong

Mechanical stress remodelling drives epithelial–mesenchymal transition in the tumour microenvironment

Jinwoo Cheon

An historic fishery collapse driven by socioeconomic and environmental factors

Marco Scotti

Abstract In the Late Middle Ages, the western Baltic herring fishery played a central role in Europe. Salted herring was the basis for welfare and political power. We make use of a 450-year time series of Baltic herring catches (1200–1650), to identify which factors drove the herring catch dynamics during different phases of our time series. By the year 1570, the fishery suddenly collapsed, causing large-scale dislocations in trade, with major social and political consequences. Using a recently established bioeconomic stock assessment method based on catch and price data, in tandem with a loop analysis, we find that a combination of climate change, overfishing and socioeconomic factors can explain the drastic collapse of the fishery. The results underline the need for interdisciplinary ap…

Making river cooperation fairer

Phoebe Koundouri

Global hydrological drought diverges from atmospheric drying

Dawen Yang