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Ancient ‘snowball’ Earth had frigidly briny seas January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04081-6Ocean temperatures well below freezing in Earth’s deep-past glacial phases imply some very salty waters.
Student mental health is in crisis — here’s how to help January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00084-zUniversities, governments, academics, health-care providers and students must work together to ensure timely access to suitable mental-health support.
‘We’re humans — brilliant and a mess’: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on trust and optimism January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00083-0Twenty-five years after its launch, the online encyclopedia now competes with chatbots — but its creator still has faith in humans when it comes to sourcing facts.
AIs are biased toward some Indian castes — how can researchers fix this? January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04041-0Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.
Fresh starts: how to thrive when you leave academia January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00085-yDo your New Year resolutions include a plan to leave higher education? These researchers explain how to reinvent your career.
US scientists push back as Trump eyes Greenland January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00068-zAn open letter organized by US-based researchers who work in Greenland opposes any takeover of the territory.
Same-sex sexual behaviour can help primates to survive — and reproduce January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00119-5Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry habitats and predator-rich landscapes.
Developing super-tortillas to address malnutrition in Latin America January 12, 2026
Nature, Published online: 12 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00087-wMexican food scientist Raquel Gómez-Pliego works to improve the nutritional value of foods through microbial fermentation.
Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off January 9, 2026
Nature, Published online: 09 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00062-5Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the brain pathway in monkeys that puts the brakes on motivation.
AI models were given four weeks of therapy: the results worried researchers January 9, 2026
Nature, Published online: 09 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04112-2Chatbots put through psychotherapy report trauma and abuse. Authors say models are doing more than role play, but researchers are sceptical.